Israel-Hamas War Day 70: Biden adviser Jake Sullivan to meet Palestinian President Abbas today | Top 10 updates
Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 is never repeated, senior officials said. Sullivan will discuss "ongoing efforts to revamp and revitalize" the Palestinian Authority and reining in "extremist settler violence" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, said one of the officials, who declined to be named. Here are the top 10 updates on the Israel-Hamas war, 1) The Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, in an interview on Thursday said the Biden administration must now “walk the walk" and take specific steps toward what has been an elusive two-state solution, including by applying pressure on Israel, AP reported.
2) This came after the United States shielded Israel against growing international calls for an immediate cease-fire, but is publicly disagreeing with its close ally on a post-war scenario. 3) “We are continuing until the end, there is no question. I say this even given the great pain and the international pressure.
Nothing will stop us," said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. 4) Heavy fighting has raged for days in Shijaiyah and other areas in and around eastern Gaza City that were encircled earlier in the war. Tens of thousands of people remain in the north despite repeated evacuation orders, saying they don’t feel that anywhere in Gaza is safe or fear they may never return to their homes.
5) More than 18,400 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory. Israel said 113 of its soldiers have died in its ground offensive after Hamas raided southern Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and taking about 240 hostages. 6) On Thursday, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan talked with Prime Minister Benjamin
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