Now 100 days old, the latest Israel-Hamas war is by far the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflict between the bitter enemies. The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a deadly attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and a ground offensive that have wrought unprecedented destruction, flattening entire neighborhoods.
Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday left about 70 people dead, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza, as the Israeli military also expanded its ground offensive. Israel's president and prime minister both warned the country to brace for a lengthy conflict in speeches on Sunday, and urged unity and determination. "Let's be very clear: this will be a long war," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The war against the Pales
The Israeli military has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, as leaders of Islamist Palestinian militant groups visited Cairo to hold talks about the course of the war in Gaza. "Let's be very clear: this will be a long war," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Officials from the Palestinian militant faction Islamic Jihad, including leader Ziad al-Nakhalah, arrived in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the "current situation" in Gaza, Egyptian state-affiliated al-Qahera