Israel is escalating its policy of collective punishment and continuing its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion in order to occupy Gaza.
The war is rapidly raising the death toll in Gaza, and the U.S. fears the fighting could spark a wider conflict in the region.
Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been running out of food, water, and medicines since Israel sealed off the territory following the Hamas attack on Israeli towns on Oct. 7, 2023.
The aid convoys allowed into Gaza so far have carried a fraction of what’s needed, and the U.N. said distribution will have to stop if there’s no fuel for the trucks.
The war, on its 18th day Tuesday, is the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Hamas-run Health Ministry said at least 5,791 Palestinians have been martyred and 16,297 wounded. In the occupied West Bank, 96 Palestinians have been killed and 1,650 wounded. These innocents have been the victims of Israel's collective punishment since Oct. 7, 2023, under the pretext of Hamas's attack on Israel.
Israel-Hamas War Latest High Lights
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF), on the 17th day of its bloodiest war against Palestinians under the pretext of the Hamas attack, said it carried out strikes at more than 400 "terrorist" targets in the past 24 hours yet those who killed 40% are children. The Israeli forces' statement came hours after Hamas said that over 140 people were killed in the Israeli air strikes on the besieged territory of Gaza during the night. Earlier in the day, the Israeli military said that it has been preparing for "unrelenting attacks to dismantle Hamas".
US President Joe Biden stressed the need to sustain "a continuous flow" of humanitarian assistance into Gaza in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking on the hostages being held by Hamas, the US President said that talk about a ceasefire could only be possible after all the hostages are freed. One wonders how it is possible when Israel keeps bombing the built areas!
Hamas officials in the Palestinian enclave claimed on Monday that Israeli strikes have killed at least 5,087 people in Gaza since the war erupted on October 7 and 40% are children. On the other hand, the Israeli administration asserted that the Hamas attack has claimed over 1400 lives, adding that the "terrorist" outfit has taken more than 200 hostages.
White House says that US President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman held a call on Tuesday to discuss the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
AFP reports that Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United Nations Security Council of deepening the crisis in Gaza by bowing to the "Israeli regime".
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