As the conflict between Hamas and Israel enters its sixth day, with a combined death toll of over 2500, people in Gaza continue to go without water or electricity as Israel bombs the strip in what United Nations experts described as “indiscriminate military attacks,” and Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave a statement during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while the White House corrects US President Joe Biden’s claim of seeing photographs of beheaded children. ِAt least 1417 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the bombing, of which 447 were children and 218 women, with at least 6868 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Additionally, 31 people have been killed in the West Bank, and over 600 injured. In its 12 October situation update, the ministry revealed that “the health system has begun to collapse” with no ICU beds available for the wounded and the number of injured people “greater than the hospitals’ clinical capabilities.” Al Jazeera reports that over 600 Gazan workers in Israel were forced to flee to the West Bank under…
Over 1400 Dead in Gaza Bombing, Blinken in Israel, Egypt Denies Rafah Closure: Escalation Day 6
October 12, 2023
