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Mon 09 Oct 2023 11:28 am - Jerusalem Time

Gaza under ‘non-stop bombardment’

  • Israel says it struck more than 500 targets in the Gaza Strip, while fierce battles with Hamas fighters continue in several areas in southern Israel.
  • The intense bombardment has so far displaced more than 120,000 people in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
  • The Israeli army 100,000 reserve troops have amassed near Gaza, where Palestinian fighters say they are holding 130 people captive.
  • The latest death toll stands at 493 Palestinians, according to health officials, and more than 700 Israelis, according to media reports.
  • Hamas’s surprise attack came after Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in recent days and a record number of Palestinians were killed by Israel in recent months.

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Gaza under ‘non-stop bombardment’

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