Israel intensified its bombing campaign of Hamas targets in Gaza, including several commando raids that also served as reconnaissance missions.
The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that it has escalated air strikes on Gaza, as bombings could be seen from the Israel-Gaza border.
The IDF said early Tuesday it had launched 400 air strikes over the past day. The IDF also confirmed that it made targeted commando raids inside Gaza. Those raids have been seen as not only aimed at military targets but as reconnaissance missions to locate some of the 220 people believed to be held hostage by Hamas.
Monday night, Hamas released two elderly female hostages. Hamas says they did it for humanitarian reasons, but the women's husbands, who were also taken hostage, are still being held by Hamas. Ten Americans are also believed to be currently held hostage by Hamas. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to New York City and will meet at the United Nations with other top diplomats on the situation in the Middle East.
Aside from the violence, there is growing concern about the health of the 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. A third aid convoy made it into southern Gaza Monday through Egypt. But humanitarian groups say it is nowhere near enough, even before Israel tightened its blockade of Gaza restricting all shipments of food, water and fuel.
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