Rallies held around the world for Palestinians, Israel as conflict deepens | Globalnews.ca
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that the week-long bombing of Gaza is merely the start of a harsh response to Hamas. This comes after Hamas launched a land-sea-air assault on Israel, resulting in over 1,300 casualties. The Israeli army has initiated “localised” raids into Gaza with the objective of eliminating terrorists, weapons, and locating missing individuals. Allegations suggest that Hamas took around 150 hostages during their attacks. The violence has led to the deaths of at least 1,900 Gazans, including over 600 children, in a series of Israeli airstrikes. The escalating tensions have triggered protests in various Middle Eastern and global cities in support of Palestinians and condemnation of Israeli airstrikes. Furthermore, Israel is facing a separate conflict with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group on its northern front. Amid the hostilities, the United Nations criticized the Israeli military’s advice to 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza to relocate to the south within 24 hours, labeling it as “impossible” and a crime against humanity. The World Health Organisation has reported that Gaza’s hospitals are overwhelmed due to the high number of casualties, with the health system near collapse. Israel has mobilized 300,000 reservists in an effort to fulfill Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal of reducing Gaza to ruins in response to Hamas’s attacks.
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