More than 700 Israelis, most of them civilians, were killed in the attacks which erupted outside the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning.
The combined death toll from the Hamas attack on southern Israel has climbed to more than 1 100 as fighting headed into a third day. The US said it’s moving a six-vessel aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean and is augmenting its fighter aircraft squadrons in the region.
The greenback — long regarded as a haven in times of trouble — rose versus the euro and pound as trading began in Sydney, while riskier currencies including its Australian counterpart slipped. The yen — another favored refuge for investors — rallied. Israel says ‘every inch of Gaza’ is part of Hamas ‘war machine’ Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, said “every inch of Gaza has become part of Hamas’ war machine,” vowing that his country would “obliterate” all of the group’s terror infrastructure.
US sends warships, munitions in show of force A six-vessel US naval group including the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is headed to the eastern Mediterranean to “bolster regional deterrence efforts,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement. Additional US equipment and resources, including munitions, will arrive in the coming days, he said.
US checking reports citizens killed, taken hostage US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is “working very actively” to verify reports that “several Americans” are among the dead.
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