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Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed at least 13 people overnight, the Palestinian territory’s civil defence said Wednesday, a day after health officials in the Hamas-run enclave said more than 400 people were killed in the bloodiest single day of violence since the first months of the war in 2023. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Gaza civil defence says 13 killed in Israeli strikes overnight
Gaza’s civil defence agency says 13 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian territory since midnight.
Israel “carried out several air strikes… which resulted in the deaths of 13 people and wounded dozens, including women and children, in Khan Younis and Gaza City”, Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the agency, told AFP.
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Houthis launch fresh strikes on US warship
Yemen’s Houthis claimed on Wednesday to have carried out a fourth attack in 72 hours on an American fleet in the Red Sea, as the US military said its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels was ongoing.
The Houthis’ military spokesperson said cruise missiles and drones targeted the USS Harry S. Truman carrier group in an attack that was “the fourth within 72 hours”.
An hour earlier, the US Central Command confirmed its “continuous operations against Iran-back Houthi terrorists”.
The United States launched heavy strikes against the Tehran-sponsored group beginning Saturday, prompting mass protests in the war-torn country and retaliatory efforts that a US general said were widely missing their mark.
The Houthis said the US bombardment would not stop their support for Gaza.
“The US aggression will not deter the steadfast and struggling Yemen from fulfilling its religious, moral, and humanitarian duties toward the Palestinian people,” the Houthis said in a statement Wednesday.
Welcome to our liveblog, where we post the latest news on the Israel-Hamas war. To read all about yesterday’s key developments, click here.
- Israel launched a wave of air strikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January.
- More than 400 people were killed in the attacks, health officials in the Hamas-run territory said, and hundreds more injured.
- The White House said it was consulted by Israelis before resuming attacks against Hamas and Israel said the return to fighting in Gaza was “fully coordinated with Washington”.
- Hamas warned that Israel’s new airstrikes breached their ceasefire and put the fate of hostages in jeopardy.
- Netanyahu said the renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza were “only the beginning” of Israeli action in the Palestinian territory.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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