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Today’s key points:
– In Israel are according to the latest figures at least 1,300 people killed by the attacks of Hamas. The vast majority of the victims were citizens. Being in the Gaza Strip At least 2,215 people died by Israeli airstrikes that followed the attacks, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Among the dead are 724 children. Again 8714 people are injured touched.
– The Israeli army is ready for one intensive and coordinated attack on Gaza, by air, sea and land. The army leadership said this in a statement. The ground offensive is necessary to reach Hamas members in the heart of Gaza, Israel said.
– In an unprecedentedly fierce message condemns the World Health Organization WHO Israel’s call for evacuate hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip. The forced evacuation represents many patients equivalent to a death sentence, says the WHO. Aid organizations and the UN are also very critical.
– The Israeli one Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has Saturday visited places in the south of Israel which were the scene of Hamas’ bloody attacks a week ago. Netanyahu looked in the kibbutzim Be’eri and Kfar Azza destroyed houses and encountered soldiers.
– In the meantime a lot of diplomatic consultation takes place internationally about the situation in Israel and Gaza. The United States is working with the governments of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the United Nations to mitigate the impact of the violence on civilians, reports US President Joe Biden.