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Escalating Tensions in Israel-Hamas Conflict:
Biden Urges Solution While Israeli Forces Gather
IN the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, US President Joe evacuation order from Israel. The hospital, supported by the
Biden has voiced the need to eliminate the Gaza-based Red Crescent, refused to comply, deeming the order impos-
Hamas but also emphasized the importance of a “path to sible.
a Palestinian state.” He warned against a potential Israeli
re-occupation of Gaza, emphasizing it would be a “big The Gaza health ministry has reported a grim toll, with 2,670
mistake.” With the backing of an increasing presence of US Palestinians killed and 9,600 wounded since the conflict
warships in the region, Israeli forces have been positioning began. This surpasses the casualties from the 2014 Gaza
themselves along Gaza’s border, gearing up for what they war, marking this as the deadliest of the five Gaza wars for
describe as an extensive campaign to dismantle the mili- both sides. On the Israeli side, over 1,400 fatalities have
tant group. Despite a week of intense airstrikes that have been recorded, mostly civilians, in Hamas’ assault that began
devastated entire neighborhoods, they have not managed on October 7. At least 155 others, including children, have
to suppress the rocket fire launched by militants into Israel. been captured by Hamas and brought into Gaza, according
to Israel. This conflict is also the deadliest for Israel since
On the ground, the situation remains volatile, with fresh the 1973 conflict with Egypt and Syria.
airstrikes resounding in the Gaza Strip, lighting up the
night sky as the Israel-Hamas conflict entered its tenth day. The situation in the region remains fluid, with international
Reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent indicate that five stakeholders continuing to seek a resolution to the esca-
airstrikes were conducted near al-Quds Hospital, despite an lating violence.
