Israel braced to invade Gaza with Middle East to erupt into deadly wars on three fronts
12.10.2023 - 09:07
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Israel is braced to invade Gaza as war in the Middle East is set to erupt.
The Israeli government is poised for a ground offensive on the besieged Gaza strip while Hezbollah has threatened Israel from the north. It came after Hamas struck a children's hospital in Israel on Wednesday, while Israel hit back with another attack on Gaza.
Hezbollah has threatened to launch more strikes on Israel from Lebanon and Syria, with many fearing bloodshed will only get worse with Tel Aviv preparing for a ground offensive, reports the Mirror.
King Charles branded last week’s Hamas raid on Israel “appalling” and Pope Francis called for peace. The militant group on Wednesday launched a rocket attack on a children’s hospital in Ashkelon, 45 miles south of Tel Aviv. People were pictured running for cover as the missiles rained down on an array of other targets.
And Israel continued its retaliation strikes on Gaza, even though Hamas is holding an estimated 150 hostages snatched from Israel last week. Entire neighbourhoods were demolished, as hospitals ran low on supplies and Gaza’s only power plant ran out of fuel. Pictures emerged of children left injured by the strikes while other parts of Gaza city were under rubble.
The Israeli blockade of the enclave, condemned by the UN, is only making things worse for the 2.1million people living there in poverty.
Saturday’s attack on Be’eri kibbutz in Israel by Hamas sparked the latest bloody conflict. It left 1,200 people dead, including many at a music festival. Officials said 17 Brits are among those missing.
Ayelet Svatitzky, originally from Wakefield, West Yorks, told how Hamas taunted her by sending pictures of her mother Channah Peri, 79, and brother Nadav Popplewell, 51, being snatched, before