Israel - Hamas War : China sends six warships, Israeli military warns of wider conflict
Without providing a timeline, the Israeli military said that it will begin the next phase of the Gaza assault against Hamas, which the US and EU have branded as a terrorist organization. The health Ministry, which is controlled by Hamas, reports that over 4,300 people have died in Gaza. This includes the disputed death toll from an explosion at a hospital.
As the two-week-old confrontation with Hamas threatened to turn into a larger conflict, Syrian state media said that Israeli bombings had targeted the international airports in Damascus, the northern city of Aleppo, and an allegedly militant-used mosque in the occupied West bank early on Sunday. It stated that one person was killed and that the runways were rendered unusable due to damage from the hits.
According to the Israeli military, terrorists from Islamic Jihad and Hamas owned the mosque compound and were plotting another attack, which was one of several they had carried out in recent months. According to Israeli military statements, people are not the goal of any strikes against Hamas militants or their facilities. In addition, it stated that Israeli attacks overnight killed scores of Palestinian militants, including the deputy commander of Hamas rocket forces, and verified that 212 individuals are being held captive in Gaza.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated in a briefing that israel has been hitting fighters attempting to launch missiles across the Lebanese and that it has also targeted a location in lebanon from where a missile was fired at an Israeli aircraft. According to the health Ministry, Sunday's deaths elevated the total number of Palestinian deaths in the West bank since the conflict began on october 7 to 91. The majority seem to have died in violent protests or during combat with Israeli soldiers.