Flares seen over Gaza as Israel-Hamas war intensifies

(26 Oct 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Southern Israel - 26 October 2023
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1. Wide of a flare seen over Gaza
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2. Various of flares seen over Gaza
STORYLINE:
At least two flares were seen over the Gaza Strip as the sun rose as the Israel-Hamas war entered its 20th day Thursday.

The war started after Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip blew through Israel’s highly fortified separation wall on October 7, and attacked an open-air music festival and Israeli border communities. They killed scores of people and abducted men, women, and children - including elderly and disabled.

Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion, vowing to destroy the militant group.

The war is the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Hamas-run Health Ministry says at least 6,546 Palestinians have been killed and 17,439 others wounded. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, according to Israeli officials.

The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify the death tolls cited by Hamas, which says it tallies figures from hospital directors.

Israel’s military on Wednesday raised the number of remaining hostages in Gaza to 222 people, including foreigners believed captured by Hamas during the incursion. Four hostages have been released.

AP video shot by Nicolae Dumitrache

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