Israel pounds Gaza as death tolls on both sides rise sharply

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GAZA — The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza on Wednesday (Oct 11) after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up.

Palestinians gather in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Oct 10, 2023, to express their support for the Gaza Strip.

Fears of a regional conflagration have surged ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza. In response to Saturday's attack, Israel imposed a"total siege" on Gaza, suspending supplies of food, water, electricity and fuel to the already blockaded enclave. US President Joe Biden condemned the Hamas attacks as"sheer evil", and Netanyahu said the militants committed"savagery never seen since the Holocaust", including the beheading of soldiers.

The military said its forces had dislodged holdout Hamas fighters from more than a dozen communities near the border and were largely back in control. Relatives of Americans believed held in Gaza called on the Biden administration to bring them home safely.Many other nations have reported citizens killed, abducted or missing, including Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Ukraine.

Eight Palestinian journalists have also been killed in the strikes, according to media unions and officials. After Israel imposed a total siege on Gaza, European Union foreign ministers called for humanitarian corridors for those trying to flee.

 

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