In New York s latest incidence of protest since the Israel-Hamas war started on 7 October, demonstrators entered The New York Times building, reading off the names of Palestinians killed in Gaza and calling for a cease-fire.
Israel-Hamas War Live: Hamas launched an attack on Israeli forces in the northern and southern regions of Gaza early on Tuesday, even as Israel intensified its ground operations within Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Hamas’s attack involved the use of machine guns and anti-tank missiles, and was launched even as an offensive by Israeli tanks and infantry on the main city within the Gaza Strip continued.
The Gaza health authorities said the Israeli air and ground attacks have led to the deaths of 8,306 people, including 3,457 minors, so far. The deaths of over 1,400 people were reported by Israeli authorities after the October 7 attack by Hamas, with the total death toll currently at 9,706.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a ceasefire would amount to surrendering to Hamas, whose gunmen killed 1,400 people and took more than 230 hostages.