Since Hamas’s shocking attack on October 7, which Israeli officials say has killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, Israel has bombed the besieged Gaza Strip.
More than 240 Israeli and foreign hostages were also kidnapped by Hamas during the attack, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected offers for a ceasefire until the Islamist group released them all.
Israel says it has attacked 12,000 targets in the Palestinian territory since October 7, in one of the worst bombing campaigns in recent memory.
The health ministry in Gaza, which is run by Hamas, says Israeli attacks and an intensified ground campaign have killed more than 9,480 Gazans, mostly women and children.
Hamas said in a statement posted on Telegram that Israel had “directly” bombed civilian homes, and said most of the dead were women and children.
As the war enters its fifth week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to continue his Middle East tour on Sunday with a visit to Turkey, where Ankara has criticized Israel and Israel as the death toll in Gaza rises. Has toughened its tone against its Western supporters.
Blinken faced a rising wave of anger at meetings with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan on Saturday, where he called for a “humanitarian pause” to ensure aid to desperate civilians, a day after Netanyahu gave brief consideration to the idea. Confirmed US support.