Gaza’s Health Ministry said 266 Palestinian had been killed by Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GAZA/JERUSALEM - Concerns about the risk of the Israel-Hamas war mushrooming into a wider Middle East conflict rose on Sunday, with theGaza’s Health Ministry said 266 Palestinians, including 117 children, had been killed by Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours in the enclave, to which Israel laid “total siege” after a deadlyhit Damascus and Aleppo international airports
With violence around its heavily guarded borders increasing, Israel on Sunday added 14 communities close to Lebanon and Syria to its evacuation plan in the north of the country. A Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system and additional Patriot air defence missile system battalions will be sent to the region, and more troops will be put on standby, Mr Austin said.
Elaborating on Israel’s strategy in remarks to Fox TV on Sunday, military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Conricus said it was “to have a weakened, tired and dislocated Hamas in preparation for our next stage of military operations”.
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