At least 200 people have been killed in Hamas attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has therefore asked opposition parties to form a “broad emergency government”. Meanwhile, Doctors Without Borders reported that hospitals are being bombed in the Gaza Strip. Nevertheless, the United States has said it will “ensure that Israel has everything it needs to defend itself against the terrorists.”
Netanyahu is said to have made an offer during a meeting with Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid and Benny Gantz of the Party of National Unity. Earlier on Saturday, opposition leader Lapid called on Netanyahu to form an emergency government in the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel. On
Gantz has said he is considering Netanyahu’s proposal and that an emergency government should only be about the security situation.
Netanyahu, leader of the conservative Likud party, heads a far-right coalition. It has been called the most right-wing government in Israel’s history.
Doctors Without Borders: Gaza hospitals hit by attacks
Doctors Without Borders reports that a hospital and an ambulance at another hospital in the Gaza Strip have been hit by Israeli airstrikes. A nurse and an ambulance driver were killed.
“Health facilities should not become targets,” the international aid organization declares on messaging service
Israel stopped all power supplies to the Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon. As a result, large parts of the area are deprived of electricity, which may also cause problems for aid stations and hospitals.
US supports Israel
The United States wants to support Israel in the fight against the Palestinians. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the Pentagon “will in the coming days ensure Israel has everything it needs to defend itself and defend civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.”
The United States has traditionally been Israel’s most important ally. Washington previously condemned the attacks by the “Hama terrorists.” “We stand firmly with the government and people of Israel and express our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks,” the White House said.