Israel presses Gaza assault as top US official visits
Friday, 15 December 2023 Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza on Friday despite mounting international calls for restraint, with key backer the United States saying the war to crush Hamas must not lead to a long-term Israeli occupation of the territory. The United States, which provides billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, has strongly backed its response to Hamas's attacks, but has voiced increasing concern over civilian casualties and the long-term plan for Gaza.
Israel has long been pounding Gaza, calling its ground invasion an operation to eliminate Palestinian terror group Hamas. However, some experts say Israelβs ultimate objective is to confiscate Gaza's multi-billion-dollar gas resources. Gaza Marine is a natural gas field located 36 km off...
"They bombed the infrastructure at the entrances.. there are now two craters in the southern entrance," says a resident of Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza's Deir el-Balah. Fighting between Israel and..
Palestinian rescuers mourn one of their fellow first responders killed in a strike near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah. Fighting between Israel and Hamas is raging in..
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls South Africa's accusation of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip "false", after Pretoria launched a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against..
Friday, 15 December 2023
![Damage in Gaza's Al-Maghazi refugee camp after Israeli strikes [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362972521-Damage-in-Gaza-Al-Maghazi-refugee-camp.jpg)
![Palestinian rescuers mourn colleague killed in strike on central Gaza [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362970735-Palestinian-rescuers-mourn-colleague-killed-in-strike-on.jpg)
![Netanyahu says South Africa wrong to accuse Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231231/1362967225-Netanyahu-says-South-Africa-wrong-to-accuse-Israel.jpg)
