Evidence shows US was expanding military base in Israel’s Negev Desert two months before Gaza war
Although President Joe Biden and the White House insist that there are no plans to send US troops to Israel amid its war on Hamas, a secret US military presence in Israel already exists. And the government contracts and budget documents show it is evidently growing.
Gaza receives largest aid shipment as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
Israel has allowed only a trickle of aid to enter. On Sunday, 33 trucks carrying water, food and medicine entered the only border crossing from Egypt, a spokesperson at the Rafah crossing, Wael Abo Omar, said.
Israeli airstrikes kill over 8,000 in Gaza; thousands break into food warehouses
The bombardment over the weekend – described by Gaza residents as the most intense of the war – knocked out most communications in the territory late Friday, largely cutting off the besieged enclave’s 2.3 million people from the world. Communications were restored to much of Gaza early Sunday.
Israel says ground campaign against Hamas is ‘second stage’ of annihilation of the militant group in Gaza
Western countries have generally backed what they say is Israel’s right to self-defence. But there has been a mounting international outcry over the toll from the bombing and growing calls for a “humanitarian pause” to allow aid to reach Gaza civilians and ease the humanitarian crisis.
Israel launches second phase of attacks in Gaza but families of 230 hostages in Hamas’ hands are worried
Anxiety over Hamas’ hostages reached a fever pitch on Saturday, as Israel intensified its air campaign and sent troops into Gaza with heavy firepower. Crowds protested outside Israel’s Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, demanding that Netanyahu and other officials address the fate of their loved ones.
Israel vows to ‘obliterate’ Hamas as Palestinians appeal to UN to prevail on Tel Aviv to ‘stop the bombs’
Israel’s Erdan said the country’s action has nothing to do with the Arab-Israeli conflict or the Palestinian question. “This is not a war with the Palestinians. Israel is at war with the genocidal Jihadist Hamas terror organisation,” he said.
Israel ready for ground invasion of Gaza as Russia fears the war will suck in entire Middle East
Gaza’s war has already sparked conflict beyond the Palestinian territories. Israeli warplanes struck Syrian army infrastructure on Wednesday in response to rockets fired from Syria, an ally of Iran. Israel has also targeted Syria’s Aleppo airport and Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Waiting to die: Gaza families wear bracelets so they’re identified if they’re killed, avoid mass graves
Israel’s military intensified its bombing of southern Gaza overnight after one of the deadliest days for Palestinians since October 7. World leaders have called for a halt to fighting to allow aid into the besieged enclave, which is running out of water, food, fuel and medicines.
UN refugee agency warns it’ll abandon relief operations if Israeli airstrikes persist
Israeli soldiers gather in a staging near the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, on October 24, 2023. Credit: AP
US, Russia lead calls to pause war in Gaza as Qatar urges Hamas to free Israeli hostages
A total of 704 Palestinians, including 305 children, were killed on Tuesday, the health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said, a toll the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said was the highest reported in a single day since the conflict began nearly three weeks ago. Reuters could not independently verify these figures.
