Gaza is in a near information blackout with phones and internet cut; Australia abstained from a UN vote for a truce because it did not recognise terror group Hamas as the perpetrator of the October 7 attack; Iran and its proxies in Syria fire back at US airstrikes. Follow updates here.
Jerusalem — Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas tunnels and underground bunkers in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said Saturday, signalling a further escalation in its campaign to crush the territory’s ruling militant group after its bloody incursion in southern Israel three weeks ago. Fighter jets hit dozens of underground targets, the military said.
The cutoff meant that casualties from strikes and details of ground incursions could not immediately be known. Some satellite phones continued to function. Already plunged into darkness after most electricity was cut off weeks ago, Palestinians were thrown into isolation, huddling in homes and shelters with food and water supplies running out. Attempts to reach Gaza residents by phone were largely unsuccessful early Saturday.
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