JERUSALEM: Israel bombed Gaza overnight, saying it had targeted an elite Hamas unit that led the deadly weekend attacks, while the
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023. As Israeli warplanes pummel Gaza to avenge the Hamas attack, Palestinians say the military has largely unleashed its fury on civilians. Israel has unleashed the most powerful bombing campaign in the 75-year history of its conflict with the Palestinians, vowing to annihilate the Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.
No decision on a ground assault had been made"but we're preparing for it", military spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht said early on Thursday .The latest strikes overnight were focused on Hamas's"Nukhba Force", which spearheaded Saturday's attacks, Hecht told reporters. Palestinian gunmen were still trying to infiltrate Israel by sea and the military was still working to secure the Gaza fence, Hecht said.
A girl reacts as Palestinians gather to fill water from public taps amid the conflict with Israel in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct 11, 2023. Israel's leaders on Wednesday formed a unity government, promising to put bitter political divisions aside to focus on the fight against Hamas. With Palestinian rescue workers overwhelmed, others in the crowded coastal strip searched for bodies in the rubble.
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