RAFAH, Palestinian Territories - Israel's military said Thursday its forces have surrounded Gaza City in the Hamas-run and densely populated Palestinian territory as they pressed their assault against the Islamist group.
This picture taken from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on November 2, 2023, shows Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
Leaving on a new Middle East tour, Biden's Secretary of State Antony Blinken said"we are determined to deter any escalation" in the Israel-Hamas war. A list of those approved to travel shows hundreds of US citizens and 50 Belgians along with smaller numbers from various European, Arab, Asian and African countries.
Lebanon's Hezbollah said it attacked 19 Israeli positions along the border simultaneously on Thursday, ahead of a speech by its leader Hassan Nasrallah on the Israel-Hamas war. Some 332 soldiers have already died in the October 7 attacks and in the Israeli offensive the Hamas assault triggered.
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