Israel announces emergency government
Israel kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced and emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has already killed thousands.
The veteran right-wing leader was joined by the centrist Benny Gantz, a former defense minister, in the government and war cabinet as both put aside bitter political divisions that have roiled the country and sparked mass protests.
Their joint announcement came after Israel soldier sweeping battle-torn southern towns said they had found a total of 1,200 bodies, mostly civilians slain in the Hamas fighters’ onslaught, the worst attack in Israel’s 75-year history.
Israeli military also confirmed there are 2,700 wounded.
Gaza’s health ministry reported at least 1,100 people killed and another 5,339 wounded in Israel’s withering campaign of air and military strikes on the crowded Palestinian enclave, where black smoke billowed into the sky and entire city blocks in ruins.
Nine United Nations staffers working with the UN Palestinian refugee agency have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip since Saturday, the United Nations wrote on X social media platform.
The Red Cross also said five members of the International Federation of Red Cross (IDRC) network had been killed in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. Including four paramedics as ambulances were hit.
Source(s) & Courtesy: CGTN
