Gaza death toll rises to 1,417
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Gaza death toll rises to 1,417
The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza keeps increasing.
The latest death toll provided by the enclave’s health ministry stands at 1,417. More than 6,200 have also been wounded.
Israeli air raids have killed at least 151 Palestinians today, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports.
Wafa reported that the Israeli bombardment went on for hours, with dozens of missiles and bombs hitting tower buildings and homes throughout the Strip.
In Israel, the number of people killed in Hamas’s attack has reached 1,300, with more than 3,200 others wounded.
Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,354: Hamas ministry
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to at least 1,354, the Hamas health ministry said, with dozens killed since this morning following a massive Israeli bombardment of the enclave.
Israel will not supply water, fuel to Gaza until hostages freed: minister
Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz vowed today his country would not allow basic resources or humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas released the people it abducted during its surprise weekend onslaught.
"Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electric switch will be turned on, no water tap will be opened and no fuel truck will enter until the Israeli abductees are returned home," he said in a statement.
Rockets fired at Tel Aviv after Israeli strikes on Gaza 'civilians': Hamas
Hamas militants today fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli air strikes that targeted "civilians" in two Gaza refugee camps, the Palestinian group said.
"Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to (Israeli strikes) targeting civilians in Al-Shati and Jabalia camps," Hamas said, referring to its armed wing, in a text message sent to journalists.
Israel conducts 'large-scale strike' on Gaza as Blinken heads to region
Israel's military said it was conducting a "large-scale strike" on targets belonging to Hamas in Gaza today, but gave no details, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region to meet leaders on both sides of the conflict.
Israeli jets have pounded Gazan targets for days in retribution for a weekend attack by Hamas militants who breached the border fence enclosing the enclave and rampaged through towns and villages, killing 1,200 people, injuring over 2,700, and taking scores of hostages, the Israeli military said.
Brazil calls UN Security Council meeting on Israel-Hamas war
Brazil, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, called a Friday meeting of the body to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, its foreign affairs ministry said Wednesday.
Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira has interrupted an Asia trip to travel "to New York to participate in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called by Brazil... to address the situation in the Gaza Strip," the ministry said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia 'making unremitting efforts' to reduce Gaza tensions: crown prince
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that the kingdom is "making unremitting efforts" regionally and internationally to stop the intensification of the Israeli-Hamas war, the Saudi state news agency reported on Wednesday.
In a statement, the crown prince asserted the need to stop any Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, the agency said. Saudi Arabia firmly supported the Palestinian cause and attempts to achieve a comprehensive and just peace, it said.
More than 338,000 people displaced in Gaza: UN
More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave.
"Mass displacement across the Gaza Strip continues," the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement sent today.
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