Israel launches navy assault on Gaza amid escalating tensions – reviews
Israel has launched an assault on Gaza, based on Israeli media, amid escalating tensions and mutual accusations with Hamas over breaches of the US-brokered ceasefire aimed toward ending the battle within the territory.
There was no quick remark from the navy on the reported assault.
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Netanyahu says Rafah crossing to remain closed till Hamas returns our bodies of hostages as ceasefire tensions rise
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed till additional discover, Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has stated, including its reopening will depend upon Hamas handing over the our bodies of deceased hostages as the 2 sides continued to commerce blame over ceasefire violations.
Hamas, in a press release late on Saturday, stated Netanyahu’s determination to maintain the crossing closed “constitutes a blatant violation of the ceasefire settlement and a repudiation of the commitments he made to the mediators and guarantor events.”
As of Saturday night, Hamas had handed again 12 of 28 deceased captives, saying it could want specialist restoration tools to retrieve the remaining from the ruins of Gaza.
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Israel recognized the physique of a deceased hostage at this time, after Hamas handed over two our bodies of what the militant group stated are deceased hostages to the Crimson Cross late Saturday evening.
Late on Saturday, the US state division stated it had obtained “credible reviews indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas towards the folks of Gaza.”
Hamas has rejected the accusations, calling them “false” and blaming Israel for sponsoring “prison gangs” chargeable for killings, kidnappings and looting in Gaza. The group stated its police forces have been pursuing these accountable and urged Washington “to cease echoing the occupation’s deceptive narrative”.
Gaza’s media workplace has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire with Hamas 47 instances for the reason that truce got here into impact in early October.
Vehicles carrying humanitarian assist and gasoline line up on the crossing into the Gaza Strip on the Rafah border on the Egypt aspect. {Photograph}: ReutersShare
