UN chief urges ‘unimpeded’ humanitarian access as Gaza reels from Israeli attacks
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Israeli jets have targeted Gazans in retaliation for a weekend Hamas attack that breached the border fence, killing 1,200 people, injuring over 2,700, and taking hostages in Israel.
Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza has risen to 1,200, with around 5,600 wounded, according to Palestinian media.
Israel vowed to completely destroy Hamas on the eve of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken´s expected visit Thursday as Washington underscores support for the Jewish state in a war that has seen the death toll spiral into the thousands.
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Biden makes U-turn on remarks based on lies
The White House has retracted comments made by US President Joe Biden about seeing images of alleged atrocities by Palestinian resistance fighters in Israeli settlements around Gaza.
On Wednesday, in broad statements regarding his administration's support for Israel amid its conflict with Hamas and efforts to release US hostages, Biden said, "I never really thought that I would see and have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children."
However, a White House spokesman clarified that these allegations were based on Israeli media reports. Israeli officials and media made unsubstantiated remarks about beheadings, rape, and other allegations.