2023-10-13 16:58:37
As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to escalate, the Israeli military has signaled preparations for a planned ground offensive once morest the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which currently rules the enclave. Israel announces ‘time for war’ as tanks line up near Gaza Strip Meanwhile, a journalist was killed and 6 people were injured in Israeli shelling near the Lebanese border.
The administration has advised all Israelis abroad to exercise caution following attacks by the terror group Hamas. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will also visit Israel on Friday. There he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, the European Commission said it has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to see if the platform helped spread misinformation related to the Middle East conflict.
The Israeli government on Thursday provided U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO defense ministers with graphic images depicting children and civilians reportedly killed by Hamas in a devastating weekend attack in Israel. Amid these developments, the position of Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group similar to Hamas, remains uncertain regarding its involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Israel and the Islamic extremist rulers of the Gaza Strip.
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