According to the Israeli government, there won’t be a humanitarian reprieve allowing fuel, electricity, water, or food to enter the Gaza Strip until all hostages held by Hamas militants are released.
In response to the horrific massacres that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas carried out in 20 Israeli communities over the weekend—during which dozens of hostages were also taken—Israel is getting ready to invade Gaza on foot.
This is the most significant escalation in the region in fifty years.
On Thursday, October 12, Israel Katz, the minister of energy, stated on social media that until the “abductees” were set free, “no electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened, and no fuel truck will enter.”.
At least 33 persons were killed by Israel Defense Forces strikes in two hours on Thursday night, according to Al Jazeera, increasing the number of fatalities in Gaza to 1,354.
According to the article, civil defense organizations retrieved the deceased people’s bodies after fighter jets attacked homes in multiple locations. In certain regions, locals were using their bare hands to search through debris in search of bodies and survivors.
As part of a Middle East tour, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down in Tel Aviv on Thursday, demonstrating Washington’s support for Israel following the arrival in Israel on Wednesday night of the first plane carrying US amunitions.
At a joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, Blinken remarked, “You might be strong enough on your own to defend yourself.”.
However, you will never, ever have to as long as America remains.
We’ll be by your side no matter what.
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As of Wednesday night, Netanyahu is in charge of a newly established unity government and war cabinet that includes opposition members, with the goal of “crushing and destroying” Hamas.
The UN announced late on Wednesday that 339,000 people had been displaced by the airstrikes in just 24 hours, with two-thirds of them crammed into UN schools.
According to Palestinian media, a senior commander from Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the brother of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif were killed in a bombing
