Opinion: Netanyahu is to blame for the catastrophe
Israel-Hamas war: Israel has no plans to release hostages: A U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told X
“It is critical that aid begins flowing into Gaza as soon as possible,” Blinken said at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. There are also discussions to possibly establish areas to help keep civilians safe, he said.
Hamas spokesman, Ghazi, did not apologize for the group’s attack on Israel, as Palestinians struggle to find safe passage and health care.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported there were deaths and injuries from Israeli strikes. The latest reports say that many people were killed and many others were wounded when Israel hit the south of Gaza in advance of a ground attack on the north. The ministry reported that people are trapped under the rubble of homes that have been bombed.
Of that attack, which started this latest conflict, Hamad said: “We want to get the attention of the world. We are subjected to torture and collective punishment all the time. That’s our message for the world.”
Those hostages include some military personnel, children and one Holocaust survivor, Israeli military spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said early Tuesday morning during a briefing on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Hamad said he was more concerned with Palestinian civilians than the hostages. Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are struggling as Israel shut off the supply of food and power to Gaza’s main electricity grid days ago. Hospitals are struggling to care for thousands of injured people as fuel for generators is running out.
After meetings with Israeli officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the U.S. and Israel had agreed to develop a plan to get aid from “donor nations and multilateral organizations” to the besieged Gaza Strip
Israel’s Osama Mazini: When the Israeli Army and Country Acceded to Israel and What Has It Learned About the Palestinians
Israel’s military said Tuesday that it killed Osama Mazini, a Hamas official who Israel says was responsible for prisoners taken by Hamas and who directed terrorist strikes against Israel.
President Biden will travel to Amman, Jordan and Tel Aviv, Israel on Wednesday in response to growing fears of violence in the region. Biden will make a show of support for the country in Israel. In Amman, Biden will meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
U.S. officials have said they believe at least a few Americans are being held hostage by Hamas, and Biden will seek an update on the hostage situation while he is in the region, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
Mr. Netanyahu has held the prime minister’s office for more than a decade. While the head of the Shin Bet security service and the commander of military intelligence have publicly taken responsibility, the prime minister has glaringly failed to do so. But if the army and country were unprepared for the Hamas invasion — as they clearly were —- there is no place else for the buck to stop.
That moment repeats on a loop in my mind — when I wake up at night and when the sirens repeat. A century has passed since then and no time at all. The news comes in jagged pieces that one’s mind cannot fit together: The rave in the countryside, where Hamas men hunted down and slaughtered young Israelis. Hamas is taking grandmothers and young children as hostages, butchering families. Our army, which we relied on, was in disarray and it took three days to regain control of the area. The counting of bodies and attempts to identify them has been going on for over a week. How did this happen? It echoes in everyone’s conversation. The response is that Hamas doesn’t want the occupation but it dislikes our existence here.
