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Summary
- Netanyahu describes the brutality of Saturday's attack on Israel and vows to "crush" Hamas, saying "any member of Hamas is a dead man"
- Israel has closed off a large area of land around Gaza, in what's seen as a prelude to a ground assault
- Gaza's only power plant runs out of fuel
- More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, with Israel's death toll climbing to 1,200 as the scale of Hamas' atrocities becomes clear
- Israeli airstrikes are pummeling Gaza, hitting residential buildings, schools and hospitals across the besieged Palestinian enclave
- US President Joe Biden has redoubled his support for Israel, describing the weekend assault by Palestinian militants as an "act of sheer evil"
- A massive military build-up of Israeli forces is continuing on Gaza's border
- More than 260,000 have been displaced in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes, says UN
- Israeli forces say they have been attacked by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon and shelled from Syria
- Israel has announced the formation of a new unity government incorporating Benjamin Netanyahu's longtime political rival Benny Gantz
That's the end of our live blog today, on the fifth day of conflict between Hamas and Israel.
We're back on Thursday morning at 06:00 with all the latest developments.
Israel orders military closures
In what is seen as a prelude to a ground assault on Gaza, the Israeli military on Wednesday closed off a large land area around the Palestinian enclave.
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Netanyahu: Hamas militants beheaded soldiers, raped women
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas militants beheaded soldiers and raped women during their attack on Israel last weekend.
Speaking in a late-night televised address, Netanyahu said boys and girls were shot in the head and people had been burned alive.
Netanyahu compared Hamas to the militant group ISIS that took over parts of Northern Iraq and Syria in 2014 and said that Israel would "crush and destroy" Hamas as the world destroyed ISIS. "Any member of Hamas is a dead man," he said.
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Gaza's only power plant runs out of fuel
Gaza's only power plant ran out of fuel on Wednesday afternoon, forcing it to shut down after Israel cut off supplies, the enclave's energy ministry said. Now only generators are left to power the territory - but they also run on fuel that is in short supply.
US working with Egypt to secure safe passage for Gaza civilians
The White House says Washington is working with Israel and Egypt to secure safe passage out of Gaza for civilians.
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Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,100
At least 1,100 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. Another 5,339 Palestinians have been wounded.
EU tackles misinformation on social media
The European Commission gave Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to detail how his company will prevent the spread of "manipulated" and "false" content about Hamas' surprise attack on Israel and the upcoming EU elections.
"I urge you to ensure a rapid, accurate and complete response (in the next 24 hours at the latest)," Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wrote to the president of US technology company META, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
The letter comes a day after the EU executive made a similar request to the owner of the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Elon Musk.
At least 22 US citizens killed in Israel-Hamas war
The number of US citizens confirmed to have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war has risen to 22, according to the State Department.
That's an increase from the 14 who'd been confirmed dead one day earlier.
‘We have to be crystal clear. There is no justification for terrorism," President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. "The United States has Israel’s back and we’re going to be working on this through the day and beyond."
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'Several children’ from France probably kidnapped: Borne
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Wednesday that ‘’several children’’ from France have probably been kidnapped from Israel. Speaking to the French Senate, she said the government is in touch with the families of the children concerned. She did not elaborate.
Among those believed kidnapped is a 12-year-old boy named Eitan who had been living in the Nir Oz kibbutz, according to family members who have spoken to French media.
France has said that 11 French citizens are confirmed dead in the fighting and 20 are unaccounted for, including several believed held hostage.
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11 UNRWA staffers killed in Gaza
At least 11 UNRWA staffers have been killed in Gaza since Saturday, according to the deputy director of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Jenifer Austin said in a statement on Wednesday that the dead include five teachers at UNRWA schools, one gynaecologist, one engineer, one psychological counsellor and three support staff.
She said some victims were killed in their homes with their families.
“UNRWA mourns this loss and is grieving with our colleagues and the families,” she said. “We call for the fighting to come to an end to spare more civilian lives lost."
The UN agency has around 13,000 staff in the enclave, and more than 175,000 people have taken shelter in its schools.
British Airways suspends flights to Israel
British Airways said it suspended all flights to Israel after a Tel Aviv flight was diverted back to London because of security concerns.
“Safety is always our highest priority and we’ve taken the decision to return our Tel Aviv flight to Heathrow,” a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Other airlines — including budget carriers EasyJet and Wizz Air — have cancelled or suspended flights on the route in light of the latest Gaza war. Virgin Atlantic and Israeli flag carrier El Al also still run flights, but availability is low.
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Sirens across northern Israel in face of apparent drone attack
Israeli media report that air raid sirens are sounding in every town in northern Israel after dozens of drones were launched towards the area from southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Hamas claims to have fired rockets at Haifa.
US Senators demand Iron Dome equipment for Israel
As the US ships arms supplies to Israel for its actions against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, several American senators from both major parties have come together to call on their government to send the Israeli military missile batteries for use in the Iron Dome – the system used to intercept rockets fired into Israeli airspace from Gaza.
Palestinians 'killed by West Bank settlers'
Reports from Palestinian and Israeli media as well as aid agencies have confirmed the killing of three Palestinians near the West Bank town of Hawara, apparently at the hand of armed Israeli settlers who fired on them deliberately.
Video has been circulating purporting to show the incident underway.
Analysis: What next for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has reached unprecedented levels in the wake of last weekend's attack on Israeli territory, with no light at the end of the tunnel for the local population. For decades, they have watched helplessly as hopes fade for a solution that could stabilise the region in the short term.
Hugh Lovatt, an expert on the Middle East and North Africa at the European Council on Foreign Relations, tells Euronews that there is as yet no end in sight.
"I don't think either side has the will to end the fighting at the moment," he said. "And I don't think going back to the way things were before that fighting is an option for either side right now."
Read the full Euronews analysis below.
Israeli ambassador denies humanitarian law breaches
In an interview on Wednesday, Ambassador Haim Regev rebuffed claims made the previous evening by the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, that some of Israel's actions, such as halting the supply of food, water and electricity to the Palestinian exclave of Gaza, "countered" international humanitarian law.
"We will use all the means to eliminate Hamas and to rescue our people. You cannot fight against terrorists with your hands tied behind (your back)," Regev said.
"We are going to be very tough, we are going to be very aggressive. We will do all it takes to release the hostages and to eliminate Hamas."
"We will do our best not to harm innocents. We will do all of this. We are a democratic country. We are bound to the international law," he added.
Read more from Euronews here.
Israel fends off rocket attacks
In both northern and southern areas of Israel, warning sirens are sounding as rockets are fired from Hezbollah and Hamas positions. Among the areas targeted are Tel Aviv and the southern city of Ashkelon; a handful of people have been taken to hospital with injuries.
Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency government
Israeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a deal with political rival Benny Gantz to form an emergency unity government while the country mounts its assault against Hamas.
Netanyahu has been widely criticised for his perceived strategic errors in the years leading up to this weekend's Hamas attack, as well as for the divisive effect of his aggressive state "reform" programme over the last year in particular.
Israeli Air Force details reconstruction of Gaza border reinforcements
Five days after Gaza's border fortifications were breached by Hamas militants who went on to murder hundreds of civilians in Israel, the Israeli Air Force has detailed its efforts to reinforce the boundary of the walled-off territory.
"In recent days, the engineering forces in the Gaza Division area are completing the efforts to repair and seal the breaches, along with the removal and recovery of the explosives that were buried along the fence at the border of the Gaza Strip," the force tweeted. "More work on the fence is expected in the coming days.
"As part of the engineering effort, about 4 companies of fighters participated on top of 30 artillery pieces and other heavy engineering tools, alongside tank forces deployed along the fence...The engineering forces of the Gaza Division will continue to operate as much as necessary in order to ensure maximum protection for the residents of the south."
Hamas founder reported killed
Numerous sources are reporting that Abdul Fattah Dukhan, one of the founders of Hamas, has been killed by an Israeli strike on the Gaza strip. The precise circumstances remain unclear.
Israel using white phosphorus on Lebanon - monitor
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has alleged Israel is using white phosphorus munitions on farms in southern Lebanon.
"The use of such munition is internationally prohibited under the Geneva Conventions against civilian targets or even military targets in civilian areas," it wrote in a post on X.
"Phosphorus munitions are an indiscriminate incendiary weapon that ignites on contact with oxygen. In closed spaces, the toxic fumes can cause asphyxiation & permanent respiratory damage," it added.
While phosphorus is not classified as a chemical weapon in international law, its use against civilian areas is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention because of its "indiscriminate" and "traumatic effects".
Phosphorus creates flash fires that are incredibly hard to put out. If people are hit with the chemical they suffer horrendous burns, which actually accelerate if they come into contact with water.
It can, however, be legitimately used by military forces for night illumination and smoke screens.
Jordan King calls again for Israeli-Palestinian talks
The King of Jordan renewed calls for Israeli-Palestinian talks as the ongoing war between Gaza and Israel continues, as it threatens regional security.
“There will be no security, no peace, no stability without just and total peace that comes through a two-state solution,” King Abdullah II said in an address to Jordanian parliament Wednesday.
He called for a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital based along on its pre-1967 borders.
Abdullah II on Tuesday dispatched medical and humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip through Egypt.
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Sirens blare in central Israel
Rocket warnings are wailing in the Tel Aviv area of central Israel.
Israeli schools switch to remote learning
Israel's school system - both schools and nurseries - will go remote, the education ministry has announced.
The online studies “will focus first and foremost on emotional and social aspects, in order to strengthen resilience, and on educational content appropriate for the situation”, it said in a statement.
Israel’s war footing has caused a massive deployment of reserve troops, which has depleted the teaching and administrative staff of schools around the country, report The Times of Israel.
Photos: Israel hammers Gaza
Which European countries are evacuating their citizens?
Thousands of foreigners have been stranded in Israel and Palestine after war broke out between Hamas and Israel on Saturday.
Some countries in Europe have started repatriation operations, others plan to do so soon.
Here is an inventory, according to the latest official information.
Denmark
The government plans to evacuate "in the coming days" Danish citizens from both Palestine and Israel.
Around 1,200 Danes are registered in Israel and 90 in the Palestinian territories.
Spain
A Spanish Air Force A330 landed at dawn on Wednesday at a military base near Madrid.
On board were "more than 200 Spaniards, citizens of the EU and third countries residing in Spain" evacuated from Israel, according to the Spanish Defense Ministry.
A second plane took off from Spain Wednesday morning to bring others back from Israel.
Finland
Finland has said it will organise the evacuation of its nationals and foreigners residing inside the country.
France
The French government announced on Tuesday "the establishment of a special flight by Air France this Thursday as part of an operation coordinated" by its crisis centre to repatriate citizens who have not returned already.
Iceland
Authorities said on Sunday they would send an airliner to bring home around 120 nationals stranded in Israel.
Norway
Norway is organising a repatriation flight on Wednesday evening for its citizens in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Some 500 people as registered in Israel, with around a hundred in the Palestinian territories.
Portugal
Portugal repatriated 152 of its nationals on Wednesday morning, as well as 14 other European nationals.
They returned aboard a TAP Air Portugal flight from Cyprus, after being transported by a Portuguese military plane deployed to Israel on Monday.
Sweden
Stockholm has implemented an air evacuation of Swedish citizens from Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Around 3,000 people with ties to Sweden are in Israel, plus 800 in the Palestinian territories.
The flight departure date is not yet known.
Switzerland
A first special plane repatriated nearly 220 Swiss nationals on Tuesday.
A second return flight between Zurich and Tel Aviv, with a capacity of 215 seats, is planned for Wednesday at the request of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
Around 28,000 Swiss nationals and their families are officially registered in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Gaza's only power plant out of service
The Gaza Strip’s sole power plant is now out of service due to a lack of fuel, the energy authority says.
Earlier, the Palestinian health ministry said it had begun rationing its limited power to continue emergency services and save lives for as long as possible.
Israel on Monday imposed a “total siege” on the besieged Palestinian enclave, stopping food, water and fuel from coming in.
Israeli city hit in rocket attack
Rockets have been fired on the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, injuring two.
Purported video footage of the attack's aftermath shows cars on fire and several damaged buildings, as firefighters try to put out blazes.
At least two people have suffered injuries in the attack that was claimed by Hamas.
Israeli emergency responders say the wounded are a 60-year-old male hit by shrapnel and a 40-year-old female. Both are reportedly in hospital.
Sirens have sounded out in the area since this morning.
UK's top diplomat touches down in Israel
James Cleverly, the British foreign secretary, has travelled to Israel to show solidarity with the Israeli people, according to the UK foreign office.
His visit comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced he would also arrive in Israel on Thursday.
Palestinian authorities demand international protection for Gazan citizens
With extensive damage and loss of life already meted out in Gaza by Israeli strikes – and more expected in the coming days – official Palestinian agencies are increasingly calling for international assistance as civilians remain trapped in harm's way.
Norway calls on international donors to keep up Palestinian aid
Norway, which chairs the donors' group for Palestine, called on the international community on Wednesday to maintain its financial aid to the Palestinians following the offensive launched by Hamas against Israel.
"The situation will only deteriorate further if the international community suspends or reduces its aid at this critical time," its head of diplomacy, Anniken Huitfeldt, said in an email to the AFP news agency.
After the bloody Hamas attack on Israel on Saturday, several countries such as Germany, Sweden and Denmark announced a suspension of their development aid – but not their humanitarian aid – to the Palestinians.
"As chair of the International Donors' Group, Norway encourages the international community to continue its financial assistance to the Palestinian people", said Huitfeldt.
"This includes support to the Palestinian Authority channelled through the World Bank, assistance through international organisations such as UN agencies and support to humanitarian organisations and Israeli civil society", she added.
Norway, for its part, is maintaining its aid, while "constantly examining the viability of continuing the projects under way" in the Gaza Strip, which is being bombarded by the Israeli army.
"There is no reason to suspect that any financial aid from Norway has benefited Hamas or affiliated groups", said the minister.
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European Parliament president demands release of Israeli hostages
On Wednesday, a "solemn moment" was held in front of the European Parliament in Brussels in solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks in Israel. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was joined by the Presidents of the European Commission and Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, as well as Haim Regev, Ambassador of Israel to the European Union.
"October 7th is a date that will go down in global infamy," Metsola said. "The world has witnessed Jews being murdered simply because they were Jewish, again, in Israel.
"We are here to express our solidarity, to condemn the appalling acts of terror and murder, and to demand the immediate release of hostages. Europe stands ready to help broker resolutions, but I've said it before and it bears repeating, there is no justification for terrorism. Hamas is a terrorist organisation, they do not represent the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. They do not offer solutions, they offer bloodshed.
"This is not a time for whataboutism. We have to be clear about what we are talking about: this is terror in its worst form," Metsola added.
France calls for de-escalation in Israel and Palestine
The French government this morning said all efforts must be made to "avoid a situation of escalation" in the conflict that has pitted Israel against the Islamist organisation Hamas since Saturday, saying it wanted "a political resolution of the conflict" to "seek a lasting peace".
"Everything must be done to avoid an escalation in the Middle East, to protect civilians and to avoid a conflagration", over and above support for Israel, said government spokesman Olivier Véran, also calling for the conflict not to be "imported" into France.
‘We have to monitor closely Iran’s posture,’ warns Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, released on Wednesday morning a short statement about the Israel-Hamas war in which she included a pointed warning about Iran’s malicious influence in the region.
Iran's government has historically been a military and financial backer of Hamas, which the EU and the US consider a terrorist organisation, but so far has denied involvement in the latest escalation of violence.
“The current situation will have a major impact on the region. We will have to work to contain its destabilising effects, including on the ongoing rapprochement between Israel and its Arab neighbours,” von der Leyen said.
“We will also have to monitor closely Iran's posture, given its long-standing support to Hamas. Over the coming days we have to be united and coordinated.”
The statement was released after the weekly meeting of Commissioners which was attended by attended by Haim Regev, Israel’s Ambassador to the EU and NATO.
Von der Leyen used the occasion to express her solidarity and firm support for the country.
“We have to be clear in defining this kind of horror. It is terrorism. And it is an act of war,” she said, referring to the multipronged attack launched by Hamas.
“This was the worst attack inside Israel since the creation of the State.”
The president also underlined the bloc’s humanitarian aid to the Palestinians would continue flowing while a review of development funds, worth €681 million across the past three years, takes place.
The issue of EU assistance caused a public storm earlier this week after two Commissioners sent contradictory messages.
“Our humanitarian support to the Palestinian people is not in question. Yet it is important that we carefully review our financial assistance for Palestine,” von der Leyen said. “EU funding has never and will never go to Hamas or any terrorist entity. So we will now again review the entire portfolio in light of an evolving situation on the ground.”
Turkish president denounces IDF's actions
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said this morning that Israel is not behaving "like a state" in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army is launching new raids in response to the weekend's massive attack by Hamas.
"Israel must not forget that if it acts like an organisation rather than a state, it will end up being treated like one", said the Turkish head of state, denouncing the Israeli army's "shameful methods".
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Gaza death toll now well over 1,000, say authorities
The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 1,055 on Wednesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, following an increase in Israeli bombardments on the Palestinian enclave controlled by the Islamist movement Hamas.
"We have at least 1,055 martyrs and 5,184 people suffering from various injuries", said the ministry in a new death toll revised upwards, four days after the major offensive launched by Hamas against Israel.
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Scandinavian countries offer to evacuate citizens
Three Scandinavian governments said Wednesday that they will offer to evacuate citizens permanently living in Norway, Sweden and Denmark via the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, stressing that those who want to be evacuated must pay for themselves.
Sweden's Foreign Minister, Tobias Billström, told Swedish news agency TT that they have been “following the situation in Israel and Palestine hour by hour, together with the other Nordic countries."
“Last night a decision was made that assisted exit should be carried out, in cooperation with other countries,” Billström said according to TT. The foreign ministry in Oslo called it “an offer in addition to the scheduled flights that still depart from Israel.”
In Copenhagen, the foreign ministry said that the opportunities to leave “are still present, but are dwindling.”
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Gaza can't reach people trapped under rubble, say officials
Amid unrelenting Israeli bombing, many injured and dead are stuck under rubble that Gaza lacks the equipment to handle, officials said on Wednesday.
With streets badly damaged and intense airstrikes ongoing, ambulances and rescue teams cannot reach people trapped under crumbled buildings in northern Gaza, Eyad Bozum, the Interior Ministry spokesperson, said in a statement.
Bozum pointed to heavy airstrikes also in the southern town of Khan Younis and in an area east of the Jebaliya refugee camp in Gaza's north.
Hezbollah claims responsibility for firing on Israeli army
Hezbollah has said it fired an anti-tank missile at a position of the Israeli Defense Forces near the Lebanese border.
Israeli jet attacked targets in southern Lebanon in response.
Israeli forces and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have repeatedly exchanged fire in recent days along the border.
Hezbollah has also repeatedly targeted a strip of contested territory in the Golan Heights, raising concern about a possible escalation.
Israel bombs Gaza university
Israeli fighter jets have struck the Islamic University in Gaza City.
The Palestinian WAFA news agency reported that violent occupation airstrikes completely destroyed buildings at the Islamic University, adding that no one could enter them due to the burning fires and the scattering of stones and rubble in the surrounding roads.
Israel's army said it had "recently" attacked the university, claiming it served as an "important centre of political and military power" for Hamas.
Euronews cannot independently verify this claim.
Deliberately targeting a university or any civilian institution during armed conflict is generally considered a war crime under international humanitarian law.
'They shot children' - survivors describe deadly Hamas assault
For 15 hours, Inbal Reich Alon was locked in a shelter while Hamas gunmen killed and kidnapped dozens of Israelis around her home, just outside the Gaza Strip.
This 58-year-old woman remembers hearing explosions on Saturday morning.
She initially thought the noise was "a storm", not the large-scale Hamas offensive that killed more than a thousand people. But soon Alon realised her small, close-knit community was under attack.
She and her family took refuge in a safe room in their house, originally designed to protect residents from rocket fire, then attackers set the building on fire.
"We had no idea what was going on", she says, adding that for hours her husband and children "didn't let go" of the door handle of the shelter, which does not lock, as is typical in this type of structure.
UN has 12 days of food and water supplies left in Gaza
The UN agency for Palestine reportedly has less than two weeks’ worth of food and water for some 180,000 people sheltering it is schools in Gaza.
“We’ve got supplies for 12 days for food and water. Roads are blocked, we don’t have telephone lines, we have had networks hit by air strikes. It is really difficult for us to know what’s happening,” Jennifer Austin, Deputy Director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Gaza, told Al Jazeera.
“We are relying on our staff, who are themselves refugees, who are going out to provide a service. It is really unprecedented situation we are facing. We don’t turn anyone away,” she added.
Zelenskyy condemns Hamas attack on Israel
Ukraine's president has denounced Hamas' assault on Israel, calling for international support.
Speaking outside of the Brussels HQ of NATO, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “I remember the first days of our full-scale war. It began from terroristic attacks from Belarus by missiles, then the Russian army. That was the biggest tragedy. We had so many deaths, so many. And it was very important not to be alone. Very important, and it can help to save your nation. Save the lives of people. So my recommendation to the leaders [of the world] is to go to Israel and support people. Just people. I’m not speaking about any institutions. Just to support the people who have been under terroristic attacks. The people who are dying now. It’s very important. Unity is more important than to be alone, it is stronger.”
Israeli forces sharing ‘doctored’ footage - monitor
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has claimed Israel manipulated footage which showed a “deeply disturbing potential war crime.”
“The IDF posted a doctored video alleging eliminating combatants. But their own footage shows said individuals unarmed, raising their hands up & kneeling down to surrender before IDF soldiers execute them from the back,” the monitor said on X.
“The crime scene has then been doctored and assault rifles appear to have been added to the bodies. These individuals may have been civilians who crossed the fence after its collapse. Their killing as they surrendered is an act of extrajudicial execution that constitutes a war crime.”
Photos: Another night of deadly strikes in Gaza
Multiple Hamas infiltrators killed in past day - IDF
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said this morning that 18 militants had been killed by Israeli forces in the past day.
“These are the same terrorists who did not flee back to Gaza. That’s why the scans are taking place with a large number of troops,"
Israel yesterday revealed 1,500 militants' bodies had been found on its territory since Saturday's deadly attacks, though said its border with Gaza was secure.
Sweeps of the area are still ongoing, however.
Israel using white phosphorus bombs on Gaza - reports
Palestine's Wafa news agency has reported that Israeli forces dropped white phosphorus bombs on the al-Karama neighbourhood in Gaza last night.
Euronews cannot independently verify this.
While phosphorus is not classified as a chemical weapon in international law, its use against civilian areas is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention because of its "indiscriminate" and "traumatic effects".
Phosphorus creates flash fires that are incredibly hard to put out. If people are hit with the chemical they suffer horrendous burns, which actually accelerate if they come into contact with water.
It can, however, be legitimately used by military forces for night illumination and smoke screens.
The Palestinian foreign ministry posted a video on X purporting to show the bombing of al-Karama with phosphorus.
Israel has faced similar accusations in the past.
A report by Human Rights Watch claimed Israeli forces extensively used white phosphorus munitions in its 22-day military operation in Gaza between December 2008 to January 2009.
Netanyahu leading Israel 'into a war' - Israeli analyst
A Middle East analyst has said Israel's prime minister is "leading the country into a war".
Writing in Haaretz, one of Israel's largest newspapers, Zvi Bar'el called Benjamin Netanyahu a "gang leader", urging him to resign.
"Israel is now headed by a corrupt leader, a criminal defendant who just a moment ago was investing all his effort in carrying out a judicial coup. He has turned Western governments against him and undermined relations with the U.S. administration. He has marked the army, the Shin Bet security service and a majority of the public as enemies of the people. And now he’s leading the country into a war in which nobody even knows the precise goals, much less the outcome."
12 hours of diesel left in Gaza
Approximately 300,000 litres of diesel are left in the Gaza Strip, says an official in the Palestinian enclave.
That's enough to keep Gaza's power plant running for a maximum of 12 hours.
Palestinians shot dead in Jerusalem
Two Palestinian young men were killed last night by Israeli police during confrontations in East Jerusalem.
Palestine's foreign ministry claimed Israeli forces shot directly at the men, leaving them to die without medical assistance.
Tensions are at fever pitch in the hotly disputed city.
Number killed in Gaza rises - health ministry
At least 950 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its bombing campaign on Saturday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Scenes coming out of Gaza will be difficult to cope with, warns IDF
An Israeli army spokesman has said violence in the Gaza Strip will escalate, suggesting viewers may find it hard to deal with.
In a video update, Jonathan Conricus said he hoped support for Israel would continue even once the fighting got worse.
"We hope that remains that way even when the fighting will intensify and the scenes coming out of the Gaza Strip will be more difficult to understand and cope with," he said.
With Israel massing its army on the border, fears are growing of a ground invasion of Gaza, with potentially devastating consequences for civilians.
Israel names more fallen soldiers
The Israeli Defence Force has announced the names of 14 additional troops killed in the recent outbreak of violence with Hamas.
It said the families of these "martyrs" had been notified.
Israel hit hundreds of 'targets' overnight in Gaza
The Israeli Defence Force said "dozens of warplanes" attacked more than "200 targets in Gaza's Al Furkan neighbourhood overnight.
It described this as the third attack in the area during the last day, during which the IDF attacked some "450 targets".
The IDF added that Israeli warplanes also hit more than 70 targets throughout Darje Tupah, which it called a "terrorist nest" for Hamas.
Banks and places the IDF says were used by Hamas to direct attacks against Israel were reportedly struck.
"The IDF will continue to act powerfully against the infrastructures of the terrorist organization Hamas, which aim terror against the State of Israel, and continues with extensive waves of attacks in the Gaza Strip even at this time," it wrote in a tweet this morning.
Journalist in Gaza recounts strike
An Al Jazeera reporter in the Gaza Strip has detailed experiencing Israeli bombing.
"This is torture," wrote Maram Humaid on X this morning. "Sound of bombing are getting closer and louder. The smell of gunpowder is everywhere and the dust fills the air."
After sharing this tweet, she reported: "A huge bomb hit very close to our home without warning. I woke up to the shattered glass smashing on my head. I immediately covered my 2-month baby with my body, picked him up and ran away."
"STOP the War. We’re dying," she added.
Photos: World rallies for both Israel and Palestine
More than 260,000 displaced in Gaza, says UN
Some 263,934 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, amid unrelenting Israeli airstrikes, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
This number is expected to increase they said in a statement.
Around half of those living in Gaza are children, with almost 40% under the age of 15, as per CIA data.
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Israeli death toll leaps
The number of Israelis killed in Hamas' shock assault on Saturday has climbed to 1,200, a spokesperson from Israel's army said Wednesday morning.
This figure stood at 1,000 yesterday.
The attack left "more than 2,700 injured" on the Israeli side, added Jonathan Conricus in a video published on X.
'Safe passage' for Gazans being discussed
Washington is talking with Israel and Egypt about a humanitarian corridor for Gaza civilians as Israeli bombs continue to rain down on the Palestinian enclave.
"We are focused on this question, there are consultations going on," US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters at the White House.
Sullivan did not give more information, saying only that discussions "among the operational agencies" were happening.