Morning Brief: Israel-Hamas war latest, Netanyahu boasts 'immense international support', and more
Morning brief
Israel-Hamas war latest:As Israel pounds Gaza with thousands of strikes, Gazan authorities said Friday at least 1900 people have died in the city, with over 7700 people getting injured. On Israeli side, at least 1300 people have been killed. Track live updated on WION website.
Netanyahu: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahuhas described Israel's retaliatory response as 'fight for the homeland, adding that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are "fighting like lions.”Reflecting on cumulative response of the West for the ongoing state of war in Israel, Netanyahu said thatIsrael is garnering "immense international support" in its fights against Hamas.
Israel-Hamas war:A top-secret document has revealed Hamas' detailedplan of the October 7 attack, where it revolved around "killing as many people as possible" and targeting civilian targets and children.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in his latest address to the nation said: "We will eliminate Hamas, we will defeat Hamas. It will take time."
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A ‘top secret’ document allegedly prepared by the terrorist group Hamas has revealed that it had a detailed plan ready to target elementary schools and a youth centre in the Israeli kibbutz of Kfar Sa'ad, and the plan involved killing “as many people as possible.”
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A Chechen-origin man fatally stabbed a teacher on Friday (Oct 13) in northeastern France. The attack was quickly denounced by French President Emmanuel Macron as an act of “Islamic terror.”
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Following a trip to Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended his Middle Eastern itinerary to include visits with major Arab nations.