Hamas vows 'full force'; Israel says troops still on the ground in Gaza

A child walks at the site of an Israeli air strike on a house, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct 27.A view of the site where Palestinian houses were destroyed by Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct 27.Israel said on Saturday morning its troops, sent in on Friday night, were still on the ground.

The head of the World Health Organisation , Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the blackout was “making it impossible” for ambulances to reach the injured in Gaza. “In addition to the attacks carried out in the last few days, ground forces are expanding their operations tonight,” he said. "Netanyahu and his defeated army will not be able to achieve any military victory," referring to the Israeli prime minister.Israel says 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed and more than 200 taken hostage, some of them foreign nationals or with dual Israeli nationality.

Mr Kirby would not comment on the expanded ground operation. But he said Washington supported Israel's right to defend itself and added:"We're not drawing red lines for Israel." Medecins Sans Frontieres said it had been unable to reach some Palestinian colleagues, and said it was particularly worried for"patients, medical staff and thousands of families taking shelter at Al Shifa hospital and other health facilities."

Israeli leaders have vowed to wipe out Hamas and kill the leaders and planners of the Oct 7 assault that surprised and shocked Israel. Israel has said it is preparing a ground invasion, but has been urged by the US and Arab countries to delay an operation that would multiply the number of civilian casualties in the densely populated coastal strip and might ignite a wider conflict.

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