JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED - Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 people in its surprise weekend assault on Israel, threatened to execute the hostages if Israeli air strikes continue 'targeting' Gaza residents without warning.
JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED - Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 people in its surprise weekend assault on Israel, threatened to execute the hostages if Israeli air strikes continue"targeting" Gaza residents without warning.
He also vowed to"strengthen other fronts in the north against Hezbollah", where militants and Israeli forces exchanged fire for a second day. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was"deeply distressed" by the siege announcement, and warned Gaza's already dire humanitarian situation will now"only deteriorate exponentially".
Israel has long prided itself on a high-tech military and intelligence edge in its many conflicts. But it has been shaken to the core by the Hamas strike, and now faces the threat of a multi-front war. It was the second day of an exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which on Sunday said its strikes were"in solidarity" with the Hamas attacks.
Among the hostages were children and a Holocaust survivor in a wheelchair, Israeli officials have said, while foreign or dual nationals have been reported abducted or missing by countries including Thailand, Germany, Argentina, France and the United States.But for now, its people appear to have put aside divisions over plans by Netanyahu's hard-right government for judicial reforms.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees said it was sheltering more than 137,000 people in schools across Gaza.
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