US president says halt in hostilities needed to free hostages but stops short of pushing for full ceasefire
More foreigners and Palestinians with dual nationalities are preparing to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt. Video: ReutersIsrael’s military said it had surrounded Gaza City as its ground offensive against Hamas in the besieged enclave moved into a new phase despite mounting international pressure for a pause in the fighting.
Herzi Halevi, Israel’s top military commander, said that its ground offensive had moved into a new stage with its operation to encircle Gaza City, which was home to 500,000 people before the war began.
Israel has hit Gaza City alone with 10,000 munitions since Hamas’s rampage through southern Israel on October 7th, defence minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday.The response to the Hamas terror attack on October 7th has been fierce. In the weeks since then, Israel has unleashed a war against Hamas but in which thousands of civilians in Gaza have lost their lives.
Tensions also remain high at Israel’s border with Lebanon. Lebanon-based Hizbollah militants said they had launched two drones laden with explosives into a sliver of disputed territory called Shebaa Farms, at present occupied by Israel. It was the first time the Iran-backed group claimed to have used explosive drones against Israel.
Israel’s government has said that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains manageable, although the UN and others report widespread shortages of food, clean water and medicine.
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