One month on, Israel’s deadliest Gaza war set to intensify
The Hindu
Israel's deadliest war in Gaza enters second month, with PM Netanyahu vowing no ceasefire until Hamas releases its 240 hostages. UN rights chief decries "carnage" as death toll soars above 10,000, mostly civilians. Israel vows to destroy Hamas, while US Sec. Blinken suggests PA retake control of Gaza after fighting ends. Pro-Palestinian protests around the world call for ceasefire.
Israel’s deadliest ever war in Gaza, sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, entered its second month on November 7 as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed there would be no ceasefire until the militant group releases its 240 hostages.
Mr. Netanyahu also said Israel would assume “overall security” in Gaza after the war ends, while allowing for possible “tactical pauses” before then to free captives and deliver aid to the besieged territory of 2.4 million people.
The Gaza death toll has soared above 10,000, mostly civilians, said the Hamas-run health ministry, as UN rights chief Volker Turk decried a month of “carnage, of incessant suffering, bloodshed, destruction, outrage and despair.”
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