Health officials in Gaza report surging death toll as fighting continues in Gaza Strip and fears of wider conflict rise.
Health officials in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday reported a surging death toll as Israel i leader Benjamin Netanyahu , who has faced increasing domestic criticism, rejected calls for “Palestinian sovereignty” after the war. While fighting raged across the besieged Gaza Strip, a strike in Syria blamed on Israel and missiles fired at US-led coalition forces in Iraq raised further fears of a wider conflagration.
Gaza’s health ministry reported at least 165 people killed over the previous 24 hours — more than double Friday’s figure. An AFP correspondent reported gunfire, air strikes and tank shelling, especially in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis city
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