Blinken flags risks of wider war to Arab partners as Israel marches south; clash with Hamas enters 4th month
Gaza Strip, let's take stock of the situation. The Israeli military has reportedly signaled that they have wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there. Israeli defense forces spokesperson Rear Adm.
Daniel Hagari, said late Saturday that forces would “continue to deepen the achievement" there, strengthen defenses along the Israel-Gaza border fence and focus on the central and southern parts of the territory. US Secretary of State of State Anthony Blinken on Sunday fulfilled yet another urgent diplomatic mission to West Asia, to meet with Arab partners to press for their help in tamping down resurgent fears that Israel’s three-month war against Hamas in Gaza could spread. Biden administration has urged Israel to wind down its blistering air and ground offensive in Gaza and shift to more targeted attacks against Hamas leaders to prevent harm to Palestinians.
Blinken assured Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday that Washington opposes the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza or the occupied West Bank. reported Reuters. According to Gaza Health ministry, Israel's retaliation has killed more than 22,800 Palestinians, and wounded more than 58,000.
The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October had killed 1,200 people. Israel Defense Forces troops operating in Gaza City's Daraj and Tuffah districts have claimed that they discovered components used by Hamas to produce precision-guided missiles and other strategic weapons with direct assistance from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nahal Brigade troops found "components proving terrorists of the Hamas terror organization learned under Iranian guidance how to operate and build precision components and strategic
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