has told Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and other groups not to join the fight. Israel has frequently traded fire with Hezbollah, and Israeli warplanes have struck targets in the occupied West Bank, Syria and Lebanon in recent days. That is raising fears of the war spreading beyond Gaza and Israel, as Iranian-backed fighters in the region are warning of possible escalation, including targeting U.S. 7 rampage into southern Israeli communities. Israel is widely expected to launch a ground offensive in Gaza, vowing to destroy Hamas after its brutal Oct.
Hamas released an American woman and her teenage daughter last week. Hamas and other militants in Gaza are believed to have taken roughly 220 people, including an unconfirmed number of foreigners and dual nationals. In a statement, Hamas said it had released them for humanitarian reasons. 7 rampage through towns of southern Israel. The two women, along with their husbands, were snatched from their homes in the kibbutz of Nir Oz near the Gaza border in Hamas’ Oct. The release of the two hostages, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, was confirmed by the International Committee of the Red Cross. WATCH: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria amid fears of widening war
Gaza hospitals are struggling to keep generators running to power life-saving medical equipment and incubators for premature babies. said its distribution of aid would grind to a halt within days when it can no longer fuel its trucks. With Israel still barring entry of fuel, the U.N. The United States advised Israel to delay an expected ground invasion to allow time to negotiate the release of more hostages.Ī third small aid convoy from Egypt entered Gaza, where the population of 2.3 million has been running out of food, water and medicine under Israel’s two-week seal. The death toll in Gaza was rising rapidly as Israel ramped up airstrikes, flattening residential buildings in what it says was preparation for an eventual ground assault. RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops.
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