Israel stepped up its ground and air offensive in the Gaza Strip overnight, rejecting the United Nations’ demand for a humanitarian truce.
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Israeli forces are inside Gaza and expanding their offensive on the besieged territory, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari told press in an update. He said troops are "still in the field and continue the war," and that there have been no IDF casualties so far. The targets included"terror tunnels, underground combat spaces and additional underground infrastructure," the military said, adding that"several Hamas terrorists were killed.", the IDF said that in the last 24 hours,"ground forces, accompanied by fighter jets and UAVs, conducted limited operations in the territory of the Gaza Strip.
Relentless bombardments on Gaza continued for hours overnight in what NBC News correspondent Ellison Barber said was"by far the heaviest and most sustained bombardment into Gaza to date." In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Eli Cohen said:"We reject outright the UN General Assembly's despicable call for a ceasefire. Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS."on Friday voted to adopt a resolution calling for an "immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.
"I directed the strikes in order to protect and defend our personnel," Biden said in a letter to the House Speaker. "The best time to leave a country is before a crisis if at all possible," the U.S. embassy in Lebanon said in a security alert. Francis delivered his remarks in the form of a prayer to the Virgin Mary and didn't mention by name the conflict that exploded when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated by sealing off the Gaza Strip and battering the Palestinian territory with airstrikes.
On October 7th, Hamas killed over 1,000 Israeli civilians in the worst terrorist attack in the country's 75 year history. The militants appear at ease in the videos, slowly searching houses filled with signs of everyday life — a freshly-made breakfast, an iPad, a pair of shoes — as Israelis civilians hid in nearby safe rooms. Hamas members appear amazed and elated by the success of their operation and the slow response of Israeli security forces.
The White House confirmed that about 85 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza but added that the region desperately needs fuel.
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