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Israel Hamas war: Khan Younis 'encircled' as Israel mourns – DW
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Israeli troops are conducting further ground operations around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Meanwhile, Israel has mourned the heaviest daily troop loss of the campaign so far. DW has the latest.
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Violence has spread beyond Israel and Gaza to the wider region, after Iran carried out strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, and the US struck Houthi targets again in Yemen amid ongoing shipping attacks in the Red Sea. Follow live updates.
The UN health agency said Gaza's remaining hospitals can't cope with the growing number of wounded people in the war between Israel and Hamas militants. This as the region teeters towards a major escalation. DW has more.
Hamas militants are keeping up a stiff resistance across the Gaza Strip to Israel’s offensive. The war shows no sign of ending and has inflamed tensions across the Middle East, with a dizzying array of strikes and counterstrikes in recent days.
Iranian sources say Israeli airstrike targeted members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps meeting in Syria. Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell has accused Israel of creating Hamas. Follow DW has more.
Israel says its forces have killed 15 Palestinian gunmen in Gaza's north. Violence is also increasingly gripping the West Bank. DW has more on Israel's war against Hamas.
Several Iranian military advisers and members of Syrian forces are reported to have been killed in what Iran said was an Israeli missile strike on a building in Damascus. The Israel Defense Forces declined to comment. Follow for live updates.
Iran vowed retaliation for a strike in Damascus that killed senior military officials, American and Iraqi soldiers were injured on a U.S. base in Iraq, and the U.S. carried out its seventh strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The death toll in Gaza during the latest Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 25,000, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the enclave. Follow for live updates.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Khan Younis fighting rages; Biden envoy McGurk heads to Middle East for hostage talks; U.S. vows response after Iraq base attack.
Israel has reported the highest number soldiers killed in a single day in Gaza. Meanwhile, the US and UK have again launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. DW has more.
The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza's second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south.
The UN says staff, patients, and displaced people are trapped inside the few remaining hospitals in Khan Younis. Meanwhile, the WFP warns Gazans are facing an increasing risk of famine. Follow DW for more.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: 21 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza attack; IDF says Khan Younis encircled and Houthis vow retaliation for U.S., U.K. strikes.
Israeli troops are conducting further ground operations around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Meanwhile, Israel has mourned the heaviest daily troop loss of the campaign so far. DW has the latest.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said the death toll had risen after one of its centers was hit in Khan Younis. The UNRWA called for more to be done to protect civilians. DW has more.
