A strike inside Syria early Friday killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and some members of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, a Hezbollah spokesperson told The Washington Post; Syrian state news agency blamed Israel for the attack. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the families of soldiers held captive in the Gaza Strip that continued military pressure was the only way to secure the hostages’ release, reiterating Israel’s intention to launch an offensive in the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.
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The Palestinian Authority’s recently appointed prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa, on Thursday announced the names of 22 ministers who would join him as members of a new cabinet. The Biden administration has expressed hope that a reformed Palestinian Authority, which runs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, could govern postwar Gaza.
Israeli forces are carrying out operations around al-Amal Hospital in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. And their raid on al-Shifa Hospital in the north continues, spokesman Daniel Hagari said Thursday. He added that the Israel Defense Forces had identified 513 people at al-Shifa Hospital it suspected of being “terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.”
At least 32,623 people have been killed and 75,092 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 253 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
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The Palestinian Authority’s recently appointed prime minister, Mohammad Mustafa, on Thursday announced the names of 22 ministers who would join him as members of a new cabinet. The Biden administration has expressed hope that a reformed Palestinian Authority, which runs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, could govern postwar Gaza.
Israeli forces are carrying out operations around al-Amal Hospital in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. And their raid on al-Shifa Hospital in the north continues, spokesman Daniel Hagari said Thursday. He added that the Israel Defense Forces had identified 513 people at al-Shifa Hospital it suspected of being “terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.”
At least 32,623 people have been killed and 75,092 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 253 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
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