Palestinian media reported at least 11 people were killed in an Israeli strike.
An Israeli soldier secures an area, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel October 21, 2023.Israel pounded southern Gaza with air strikes early this morning and said it would intensify its attacks in the enclave’s north, as Washington pledged more air defences to the Mideast in response to recent attacks on US troops in the region.
Israel started its “total siege” of Gaza after an October 7 cross-border attack on southern Israel by militants of Hamas killed 1 400 people, mainly civilians. “Following detailed discussions with President Biden on recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region, today I directed a series of additional steps to further strengthen the Department of Defense posture in the region,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.
A deadly blast at the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza on Tuesday was likely caused by an errant rocket fired from Gaza, not an Israeli strike, Canada’s National Department of Defence said, reaching similar conclusions to the US and France. Hamas said it fired rockets towards Tel Aviv on Saturday in response to Israeli air strikes that Gaza’s Health Ministry and Hamas media said killed at least 50 people and injured dozens.
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