US president says pause will allow time to rescue hostages, amid fresh Israeli airstrikes on enclave’s Jabalia refugee camp
Palestinians search among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, amid its war with Hamas.Palestinians search among the rubble following Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, amid its war with Hamas.
The call was a subtle departure for Biden and top White House aides, who throughout the crisis have been steadfast in stating they will not dictate how the Israelis carry out their military operations in response to the 7 October attack by Hamas that killed 1,400 people, most of whom were Israeli civilians. Israel’s retaliatory attacks have killed 8,796 Palestinians, including 3,648 children, the health ministry in Gaza has said.
“Scores” of Hamas fighters had been killed in the strike along with Biari, Hagari said, but declined to give an exact number or comment on civilian casualties. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general for UNRWA, the main UN agency in Palestine, said “the scale of tragedy in Gaza is unprecedented”, after visiting the besieged territory for the first time since 7 October. Lazzarini described his visit to the Gaza Strip as “one of the saddest days in my humanitarian work” and urged a “meaningful” humanitarian response to prevent people in Gaza from dying.“The levels of distress and the unsanitary living conditions were beyond comprehension,” he said.
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