Tag: Israel
Israel says it has hit 600 Hamas targets in the past 24 hours – BBC News
The Israel Defense Force has announced it has hit 600 Hamas targets in the past 24 hours. That compares to the 450 they said they had struck the previous day. Meanwhile, thousands of people in Gaza have broken into aid depots to take supplies in what the UN called a “worrying sign of civil order starting to break down”. People took flour, wheat and hygiene…
Israel vows to demolish Hamas as troops prepare to move on Gaza – BBC News
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “demolish Hamas” as his troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Hamas militants. It appears that Israel’s armed forces are now fully prepared for a ground campaign. It follows the attacks in southern Israel by Hamas gunmen that has left more than 1,400 Israelis dead. BBC’s defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale, takes a look…
“700 killed in 24 hours” as UN accuses Israel of breaking international law – BBC News
The head of the United Nations has accused Israel of “clear breaches of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in Gaza”. More than 5,700 people are reported to have been killed by the Israeli attacks in Gaza, among them around 2,300 children, according to the Palestinian authorities. Israel has stepped up its airstrikes in Gaza and the authorities there say that 700 people have…
Israel strikes: Gaza 'pushed into abyss', says UN – BBC News
The Israeli military will attack by land, air and sea, the Israel Defence Forces said in a statement ahead of an expected ground offensive – but gave no timings or specifics. Israel has warned 1.1m Palestinians living in north Gaza to evacuate south, and thousands have been fleeing by vehicle or on foot. The US has sent a second aircraft carrier to the region to…
Israel intensifies airstrikes in Gaza as communications cut off – BBC News
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Gaza, with communications cut off. The BBC’s Rushdi Abualouf, speaking via satellite phone from Khan Younis in Gaza, said people are “in panic” after internet and phone lines were cut. “People are afraid of the next stage of the [Israeli] operation”, he said. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Gaza #Israel #BBCNews
Israel agrees to daily four-hour military pauses in northern Gaza, White House says – BBC News
The US understands that Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, White House spokesman John Kirby has told reporters. He said an announcement would be made three hours beforehand. Earlier today, the Israeli military said “there are tactical, local pauses for humanitarian aid for Gazan civilians”, and made clear “there is no ceasefire”. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Israel #Gaza…