The decision on when forces would go into Gaza would be taken by Israel's special war cabinet, PM Netanyahu said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A Palestinian man carries a wounded baby that he recovered from the rubble of a destroyed area in Gaza City, on Oct 25, 2023.Palestinians search for bodies and survivors among the rubble of a destroyed area following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, on Oct 25, 2023.Palestinians carry a wounded man on a stretcher away from a fire burning at a destroyed area in Gaza City, on Oct 25, 2023.
Israeli retaliatory strikes have killed over 6,500 people in Gaza, the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip said on Wednesday.Over 7,600 rockets have been fired towards Israel since Oct 7 out of Gaza, according to Israeli government data, while there have been repeated clashes along the northern border.
Israel has resisted both, arguing that Hamas would only take advantage and create new threats to Gaza civilians.Members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society distribute aid to people in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, in this handout picture released on Oct 25, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERSIsrael has vowed to wipe out Hamas, which rules Gaza.
More than half the estimated 220 hostages held by Hamas have foreign passports from 25 different countries, the Israeli government said. Many are believed to have dual Israeli nationality.This is so that the US can rush missile defences to the region to protect US forces there, reflecting its concern about the Gaza war spreading around the Middle East.
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