Israeli airstrikes hit a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing dozens of people, health officials said. Palestinian officials put the number of casualties.
The Palestinian Authority's television channel accuses Israel of carrying out a "deliberate assassination" of one of its journalists. An Israeli airstrike struck.
Israel military spokesman said that IDF was targeting tunnels and other facilities used by Hamas, and hinted at a possible ground invasion of the enclave.
Israel Hamas War Live News Updates: According to top administration officials, the Biden administration is worried that Israel does not have realistic military goals in the Gaza Strip and that the Israel Defense Forces are not yet prepared to invade the region on foot with a well-thought-out plan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has emphasized the necessity of carefully considering how Israeli forces may carry out a ground invasion of Gaza, where Hamas maintains complex tunnel networks beneath highly populated regions, in phone conversations with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. Officials from the Biden administration maintained that they supported the ground assault and that the US had not given Israel instructions. However, Lt. Gen. James Glynn, a three-star Marine, and other officers have been dispatched by the Pentagon to assist the Israelis in overcoming these obstacles.The Israeli military is preparing for what they call "unrelenting attacks" to dismantle Hamas, wh