At least 1.9K dead as world leaders condemn Hamas for Israel attack. Here’s the latest

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The United Nations’ human rights commission of inquiry says it is investigating “war crimes committed by all sides” of the rapidly escalating violence in Israel and Gaza following Saturday’s surprise attack by Hamas militants, which has ignited fears of a bigger regional escalation.

Tuesday’s announcement from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, came shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed America’s unequivocal support for Israel to defend itself and condemned the attack as an act of “pure, unadulterated evil” — solidifying Western unity as Israel’s government vows a “complete siege” of Gaza.

Israel’s military said Tuesday it had regained effective control over its south and the border with Gaza, four days after Hamas fighters stormed into the country and brought gun battles to Israel’s streets in the deadliest attack in decades. Over 1,900 people have been killed in the region since the violence began.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the country was “at war” over the weekend, and foreign governments are trying to determine how many of their citizens are dead, missing or in need of medical help or flights home.

Here is what you need to know this Tuesday.

The U.N. Human Rights Commissioner said the independent commission of inquiry has been collecting and preserving evidence of “war crimes” committed by both Hamas and Israeli forces since Saturday’s attack by Hamas.

“There is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed” in the days since the assault, the office said in a statement.

“Reports that armed groups from Gaza have gunned down hundreds of unarmed civilians are abhorrent and