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.
700 Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes as Gaza authorities appeal for aid
With international aid agencies warning of a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron flew to Israel to offer it support. Macron told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that France stood “shoulder to shoulder” with Israel in its war with Hamas but that it must not fight “without rules”.
Hamas threat to stream live execution of Jewish hostages puts social media on the edge
Adam Hadley, founder and executive director of Tech Against Terrorism, a United Nations-affiliated nonprofit that tracks extremist activity online, tells Wired that while maintaining secrecy around content moderation methods is important during a sensitive and volatile conflict, tech companies should be more transparent about how they work.
Pentagon wants Israel to delay ground assault in Gaza to enable US negotiate hostage release
Israel is preparing a large-scale ground operation in an environment in which Hamas militants have had years to prepare tunnel networks and set traps throughout northern Gaza’s dense urban blocks. Glynn and the other military officers who are advising Israel “have experience that is appropriate to the sorts of operations that Israel is conducting,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday. The advisers will not be engaged in the fighting, the unidentified US official said.
Israel says it’s determined to root out Hamas as US and Obama warn the war could suck in more rivals
Israeli Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi issued a statement suggesting that Israel had no intention of curbing its strikes on the densely populated Gaza Strip and hinting that it was well prepared for a ground assault.
US defence and foreign secretaries warn America will respond if US military or citizens become targets of Israel-Hamas war
Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on a near-daily basis since the war began, and tensions are soaring in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces have battled militants in refugee camps and carried out two airstrikes in recent days.