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The destructive conflict has triggered a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and concerns about a potential regional escalation heightened after US and British forces targeted pro-Hamas Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday, in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping.
The devastating conflict has unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and fears of a regional escalation intensified after US and British forces struck pro-Hamas Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday following attacks on Red Sea shipping.
About 1,140 deaths, mostly civilians, have been reported in Israel, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.
At least 23,843 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, were killed according to the latest toll from the territory's health ministry.
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Health officials in Gaza said that Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people in the besieged territory, 99 days into the war.
The Israeli army said its forces had struck dozens of rocket launchers that were "ready to be used" in central Gaza, and eliminated four "terrorists" in air strikes on Khan Younes, Gaza's main southern city.
The military also reported that its engineers had destroyed a Hamas "command center" and weapons found there, after a raid in central Gaza.
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An Israeli siege has sparked acute shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel in Gaza, where the health system is collapsing.
Visiting the devastated Gaza Strip, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said "The massive death, destruction, displacement, hunger, loss and grief of the last 100 days are staining our shared humanity."
An entire generation of children in Gaza is being "traumatized", diseases are spreading and the clock is "ticking fast towards famine," he warned.
The Hague-based International Court of Justice this week heard arguments in a case launched by South Africa -- and welcomed by Gazans -- accusing Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention.
The case seeks a halt to the military campaign, which Israel stressed to the court was in self-defense and not aimed at Palestinian residents.
But Netanyahu insisted no court or military foe could stop Israel from achieving its aim of destroying Hamas.
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
The devastating conflict has unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and fears of a regional escalation intensified after US and British forces struck pro-Hamas Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday following attacks on Red Sea shipping.
About 1,140 deaths, mostly civilians, have been reported in Israel, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.
At least 23,843 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, were killed according to the latest toll from the territory's health ministry.
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Attacks persist
Health officials in Gaza said that Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people in the besieged territory, 99 days into the war.
The Israeli army said its forces had struck dozens of rocket launchers that were "ready to be used" in central Gaza, and eliminated four "terrorists" in air strikes on Khan Younes, Gaza's main southern city.
The military also reported that its engineers had destroyed a Hamas "command center" and weapons found there, after a raid in central Gaza.
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A stain on humanity
An Israeli siege has sparked acute shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel in Gaza, where the health system is collapsing.
Visiting the devastated Gaza Strip, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said "The massive death, destruction, displacement, hunger, loss and grief of the last 100 days are staining our shared humanity."
An entire generation of children in Gaza is being "traumatized", diseases are spreading and the clock is "ticking fast towards famine," he warned.
'No one will stop us'
The Hague-based International Court of Justice this week heard arguments in a case launched by South Africa -- and welcomed by Gazans -- accusing Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention.
The case seeks a halt to the military campaign, which Israel stressed to the court was in self-defense and not aimed at Palestinian residents.
But Netanyahu insisted no court or military foe could stop Israel from achieving its aim of destroying Hamas.
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
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