U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said part of the motivation for Hamas' latest attack on Israel could have been disrupting a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia ties, adding Washington will announce new aid for Israel on Sunday.
Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns as the country suffered its bloodiest day in decades on Saturday and subsequently battered Palestinians with air strikes in Gaza on Sunday, with hundreds killed on both sides and spiraling violence threatening a major new Middle East war.
"We are looking at specific additional requests that the Israelis have made. I think you're likely to hear more about that later today," Blinken told CNN. The attack by Hamas launched at dawn on Saturday represented the biggest and deadliest incursion into Israel since Egypt and Syria launched a sudden assault in an effort to reclaim lost territory in the Yom Kippur war 50 years ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says his Security Cabinet has declared the country at war following a deadly Hamas assault in southern Israel. The decision, announced on Sunday, formally authorizes 'the taking of significant military steps,' it said it a statement.Israel says it is at war as its soldiers battle Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel and launch airstrikes on Gaza, the day after an unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas fighters.
When the discovery of fossilized footprints made in what’s now New Mexico was made public in 2021, it was a bombshell moment for archaeology, seemingly rewriting a chapter of the human story. Now new research is offering further evidence of their significance.Terence Davies, filmmaker of the lyrical 'Distant Voices, Still Lives,' dies at the age of 77
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israel's Netanyahu vows to defeat Hamas but acknowledges the war will take timeJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat the Hamas militant group after a deadly incursion into southern Israel but says the war will “take time.
Read more »
Israel's Netanyahu vows to defeat Hamas but acknowledges the war will take timeJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat the Hamas militant group after a deadly incursion into southern Israel but says the war will “take time.
Read more »
Israel\u0027s Netanyahu vows \u0027mighty vengeance\u0027 against HamasExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Israel\u0027s Netanyahu vows \u0027mighty vengeance\u0027 against HamasExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Canadian politicians condemn unprecedented Hamas attack on IsraelThe attacks pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country is now at 'at war'' in a televised address, where he announced a mass army mobilization.
Read more »