Middle East crisis live: Israeli and Palestinian forces fighting ‘above and below ground’ in northern Gaza
Israel’s military says ‘large number’ of militants dead in Shujaiya area near Gaza City amid reports of bodies in streets See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageIsraeli man attacked in West BankThe Times of Israel reports that an Israeli man, who mistakenly entered Qalandiya, a town in the West Bank, was attacked by local residents on Saturday night.Israel’s foreign minister said Iran’s message of an “obliterating war” made it worthy of destruction. “A regime that threatens destruction deserves to be destroyed,” Israel Katz said in a post on X on Saturday. He also said Israel would act with full force against Iran-backed Hezbollah if it did not stop firing at Israel from Lebanon and move away from the border. Iran’s UN mission said on Friday that if Israel embarked on a “full-scale military aggression” in Lebanon, “an obliterating war will ensue”.Four bodies were pulled from an apartment after an Israeli strike in central Gaza, the territory’s civil defence agency said on Saturday. Further south, in the Rafah area, witnesses reported dead and wounded after a new Israeli incursion. Tarek Qandeel, director of the medical centre in al-Maghazi, central Gaza, said it was seriously damaged when a neighbouring house was bombed, making it the latest Gaza medical facility affected by the war. Continue reading...
Israel’s military says ‘large number’ of militants dead in Shujaiya area near Gaza City amid reports of bodies in streets
Israeli man attacked in West Bank
The Times of Israel reports that an Israeli man, who mistakenly entered Qalandiya, a town in the West Bank, was attacked by local residents on Saturday night.
Israel’s foreign minister said Iran’s message of an “obliterating war” made it worthy of destruction. “A regime that threatens destruction deserves to be destroyed,” Israel Katz said in a post on X on Saturday. He also said Israel would act with full force against Iran-backed Hezbollah if it did not stop firing at Israel from Lebanon and move away from the border. Iran’s UN mission said on Friday that if Israel embarked on a “full-scale military aggression” in Lebanon, “an obliterating war will ensue”.
Four bodies were pulled from an apartment after an Israeli strike in central Gaza, the territory’s civil defence agency said on Saturday. Further south, in the Rafah area, witnesses reported dead and wounded after a new Israeli incursion. Tarek Qandeel, director of the medical centre in al-Maghazi, central Gaza, said it was seriously damaged when a neighbouring house was bombed, making it the latest Gaza medical facility affected by the war. Continue reading...
