Israel stepped up its Gaza invasion preparations as Hamas said bombing raids of the territory were killing hostages seized in its murderous October 7 attack.
| Israel’s campaign of air strikes has killed hostages being held in Gaza, militant group Hamas has claimed, as Israeli forces carried out a targeted raid in the north of the Palestinian enclave.crossed the border into Gaza on Thursday night in the biggest raid so far as Israel Defence Forces prepare for a ground invasion to destroy Hamas militants who carried out the October 7 attacks that killed 1400 people.
Hamas’ claim came after the Israel Defence Forces launched the limited ground incursion into Gaza, and reported the death of another Hamas commander, one of more than 20 that Israel says it has eliminated.The Thursday night raid was meant to “prepare the battlefield” for the next stage of the war, Israel’s military said, adding that its soldiers had left the area at the end of the operation.
Mr Netanyahu has been under domestic and international pressure over his war plans. Hardliners in his government are demanding tougher action, but world leaders are urging Israel to delay the long-expected ground operation in Gaza to allow time for hostage negotiations.The US has asked Israel to hold off so it can better deploy air defence systems to the region, amid concerns that the war between Israel and Hamas risks triggering a wider conflict, and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Their joint statement said Israel’s right to self-defence did not justify breaking the law and neglecting Palestinians’ rights. The Arab ministers condemned forced displacement and collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. Mourners collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids Thursday in Khan Yunis, Gaza.“Hezbollah now is working against the occupation,” Ghazi Hamad said at Hamas’s office in Beirut, AP reported. “We appreciate this. But … we need more in order to stop the aggression on Gaza … We expect more.”on Wednesday between senior Hamas members and their counterparts from Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, to discuss co-ordination of the “resistance axis”.
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