-
Palestinians in Gaza reported intense bombardments near the southern towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, killing dozens of people in the besieged enclave, where Israel told civilians from the north to seek shelter ahead of an expected ground offensive.
The U.N. humanitarian chief said the United Nations is in “deep discussions” with the Israelis and Egyptians about getting aid through the Rafah crossing after he claimed humanitarian rules of war are being violated. He also called for the immediate release of all hostages taken from Israel, many of them children, women and the elderly.
-
Israel has maintained punishing airstrikes across Gaza as a ground invasion loomed, while Hamas militants kept up a barrage of rocket attacks, and tensions mounted near the Israel-Lebanon border. This has become the deadliest of the five Gaza wars for both sides with nearly 2,778 people killed and 9,700 wounded in Gaza and over 1,400 Israelis killed, the vast majority massacred in Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault.
|
