US EditionIsrael launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers
The airstrike followed a militant attack that wounded five Israeli soldiers, highlighting ongoing tensions despite a fragile ceasefire and recent hostage remains exchanges.
- Late on Wednesday, Israel's military launched an airstrike in southern Gaza after militants wounded five Israeli soldiers earlier, calling it a ceasefire violation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel will respond accordingly.
- The fragile ceasefire that began in early October has governed recent exchanges and requires returning hostages taken on the October 7, 2023 attack before releasing Palestinian prisoners or deploying an international stabilization force.
- Forensic testing earlier Wednesday found partial remains handed over on Tuesday did not match the last two hostages, while Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants carried a white body bag believed to contain remains.
- Israel said Palestinians cannot return through Rafah until remains are returned and require Israeli security approval; COGAT will coordinate with Egypt and a European Union mission, while Egypt demands two-way movement.
- The World Health Organization reports more than 16,500 sick and wounded need evacuation, Gaza Health Ministry says over 360 Palestinians died since Oct. 11, and two hostage bodies remain: Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak.
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'Won't tolerate harming of...': Israel conducts airstrikes in southern Gaza; 5 killed
Israel on late Wednesday (local time) conducted airstrikes in Gaza's Khan Younis targeting a Hamas militant, a day after five of its soldiers were injured in an attack. The strikes, which hit the coastal al-Mawasi area, claimed five lives and left more than 30 people injured, according to Palestinian officials. The dead includes two children aged eight and 10, and two women aged 30 and 46. A 36-year-old man was also killed in the strike. The Ha…
Five Israeli soldiers were wounded in a confrontation in Rafah, which made the IDFs react with air attacks in Khan Younis. From Washington, Trump says that the ceasefire in Gaza continues.
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Israel says it has launched an airstrike in southern Gaza as retaliation for an earlier attack by militants in Rafah
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has launched an airstrike in southern Gaza as retaliation for an earlier attack by militants in Rafah.
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