Hamas killed 1,200 individuals and kidnapped 253 others in its Oct 7 assault on Israel, based on Israeli tallies. The hostages are principally Israeli however embrace some overseas nationals.
In response, Israel has overrun Gaza, killing greater than 34,000 Palestinians, native well being authorities say, in a bombardment that has diminished a lot of the enclave to a wasteland. Multiple million individuals face famine after six months of warfare, the United Nations has stated.
On Wednesday, Palestinian medics stated Israeli navy strikes throughout the Gaza Strip killed 15 Palestinians, together with 4 in Rafah.
UN Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres stated on Tuesday there had been incremental progress in the direction of averting “a completely preventable, human-made famine” within the northern Gaza Strip, however referred to as on Israel to do extra.
The primary shipments of assist instantly from Jordan to northern Gaza’s newly opened Erez crossing had been to start out on Tuesday, items had been additionally arriving by way of the port of Ashdod, and a brand new maritime hall could be prepared in a few week, Blinken stated.
