The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 29th day on Saturday, was sparked by the Palestinian Islamist movement’s bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israeli soil from its controlled Gaza Strip.
In retaliation, Israel declared a war to “annihilate” Hamas and relentlessly bombed the Gaza Strip, a completely besieged territory where 2.4 million Palestinians are crowded. The Israeli army is also carrying out increasingly in-depth ground operations there.
Here are the latest developments:
6:42 am | According to the latest Hamas report, 9,488 people, including 3,900 children, were killed in the Gaza Strip
According to Hamas’ latest report, 9,488 people, including 3,900 children, mostly civilians, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7 in retaliatory attacks by Israel, which it said wanted to “destroy” the Islamist movement. Palestinians.
According to authorities, more than 1,400 people have been killed on the Israeli side since October 7, most of whom were civilians on the day of the Hamas attack.
According to the army, 341 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the start of the war.
12:38 am | The United Nations condemns the ambulance bombing that killed fifteen people in Gaza on Friday
An attack confirmed by the Israeli army, which said it used the vehicle to attack members of Hamas, which the Palestinian Islamist organization denied.
Arab countries meet in Amman with Blinken
Amman announced a meeting of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in the Jordanian capital on Saturday, attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a representative of the Palestinian Authority.
Mr. Blinken, who arrived in Amman from Tel Aviv on Friday evening, will also meet King Abdullah II on Saturday.