"The Israeli military began a ground offensive targeting Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly squeezing in on the Palestinian territory's largest city that has seen block after block already destroyed in the Israel-Hamas war. Residents still in the city were warned they must leave and head south. The push marks yet another escalation in a conflict that has roiled the Middle East as any potential ceasefire feels even further out of reach despite months of diplomacy."
"Earlier in the day, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that "Gaza is burning" while independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council announced that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, joining a rising international chorus of such accusations. Israel fiercely rejected the claim, calling the experts' report "distorted and false." Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left Israel and arrived in the energy-rich nation of Qatar for talks with its ruling emir."
Israeli military began a ground offensive targeting Gaza City, slowly advancing into the largest city where blocks have already been destroyed. Remaining residents were warned to leave and head south. Israeli media suggested the offensive could take months while the military offered no timeline. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared "Gaza is burning." UN Human Rights Council experts concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a finding Israel called "distorted and false." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Qatar for talks after a recent Israeli strike angered Qatari authorities. Several Arab and Muslim nations denounced the strike, and Egypt labeled Israel the "enemy." Rubio said a negotiated settlement remains the best option and warned against a protracted war.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]