Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early this morning and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his top generals and his war cabinet to assess the escalating conflict.
Israel's attacks concentrated on central and northern Gaza, Palestinian media reported. A strike on a house near the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, killed several Palestinians and wounded others, according to media reports.
Israel has amassed tanks and troops near the fenced border around Gaza for a planned ground invasion aiming to annihilate Hamas. "What we're seeing ... is the prospect of a significant escalation of attacks on our troops and our people throughout the region," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told ABC's"This Week" programme yesterday.
In neighbouring Syria, where Hamas' main regional backer Iran has a military presence, Israeli missiles hit Damascus and Aleppo international airports yesterday, putting both out of service and killing two workers, Syrian state media said. A second convoy of 14 aid trucks entered the Rafah crossing to besieged Gaza last night, and US President Joe Biden and Mr Netanyahu affirmed in a call"there will now be continued flow of this critical assistance into Gaza," the White House said.
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