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07.43 GMT
At least
250 Palestinians reported killed by renewed Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
At least
250 Palestinians have been reported killed by renewed Israeli airstrikes on
Gaza overnight. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation
had been carried out “to achieve the war objectives set by the political
leadership, including the release of all the hostages”. Hamas described the
attack as a “blatant violation of all international and humanitarian
conventions.”
In a
statement Netanyahu said the attack had been agreed jointly with Israel’s
defense minister Israel Katz “after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our
hostages and rejected all the proposals it received from the US president’s
envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators.”
“Israel
will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,” the
prime minister’s office said.
The
Hamas-run government media office in the territory called on the international
community to “break their silence and take immediate action” to prevent the
Israeli attacks, and said rescue operations were being hampered by a lack of
fuel. Israel controls the entry of goods and services into the Gaza Strip, and
has been blockading humanitarian aid, having recently also cut off electricity
supplies.
Palestinian
health ministry officials claimed many of the dead were children, while the
Israeli military claimed it hit dozens of what it termed “terror targets”.
Access for international journalists to the Gaza Strip has been limited by
Israel, and it has not been possible to independently verify the casualty
figures being issued during the conflict.
In Israel
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum criticised the latest move, saying the
Israeli government had “chosen to abandon the hostages” adding that “military
pressure endangers both the hostages and the soldiers.”
59
hostages are believed to still remain in captivity in Gaza, having been seized
by Hamas and other groups during the deadly 7 October 2023 attack inside
southern Israel, when 251 people are believed to have been abducted. Not all of
the remaining hostages are thought by Israeli authorities to be alive.
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