People in Gaza spent Wednesday night in darkness, surrounded by the ruins of destroyed neighborhoods. The latest conflict, which has claimed at least 2,500 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate.
The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Gaza, but the political leadership has not yet decided on one, Lt. Col. Richard Hecht told reporters Thursday as the latest Israel-Palestinian war rolled into a sixth day of fighting since Hamas launched its attack Saturday.
The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said Israeli strikes demolished two multistory houses without warning, killing and wounding "a large number" of people, mainly civilians. At least 1,354 people have been killed in Gaza, according to authorities there. Israel says hundreds of the dead inside Gaza are Hamas members.The Israeli military says it is preparing for a possible ground operation in Gaza but that political leadership has not yet decided on one. Lt. Col. Richard Hecht told reporters Thursday that forces "are preparing for a ground maneuver if decided.
"This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty — not just hate, but pure cruelty — against the Jewish people," Biden told Jewish leaders gathered at the White House. Turkey is holding negotiations for the release of civilian hostages held by Hamas, a Turkish official said Wednesday. Two Brazilian citizens were killed as the result of the Hamas attack on Israel, according to that country's foreign ministry, which also said that three people with dual Brazilian-Israeli citizenship were missing after they disappeared at a music festival outside of Kibbutz Re’im.
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