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Jerusalem — Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza Tuesday after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute some of the around 150 hostages it abducted in a weekend assault if air strikes continue without warning.
The Israeli army said Tuesday it had “more or less restored control” over the Gaza border after Saturday’s mass breach by Palestinian gunmen. “Hamas terrorists bound, burned and executed children. They are savages. Hamas is ISIS,” Netanyahu said. Palestinians in the coastal territory braced for what many feared will be a massive Israeli ground attack aiming to defeat Hamas and liberate the hostages.Middle East tensions have spiked as Israel’s arch enemy Iran praised the Hamas attack, although Tehran denied any direct role in the military operation.
On Monday, the Israeli army said its soldiers had “killed a number of armed suspects” who had crossed the border from Lebanon and that Israeli helicopters were striking targets in the area. “We are deeply concerned about Hezbollah making the wrong decision and choosing to open a second front to this conflict,” a senior US defence official said.
“Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks, fired on a group of 20 civilians,” he said. Israeli strikes have levelled residential tower blocks, a large mosque and the territory’s main bank building.
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