Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip as the Israeli military continues to signal it plans an offensive on the city of Rafah.
Tents being constructed near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip are seen on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the southernKhan Younis has been targeted by repeated Israeli military operations over recent weeks.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a US$26 billion aid package on Saturday that includes around $9 billion in humanitarian assistance for Gaza, which experts say is on the brink of famine, as well as billions for Israel. The U.S. Senate could pass the package as soon as Tuesday, and U.S. President Joe Biden has promised to sign it immediately.
Hezbollah said the strike it launched was “in response to the Israeli aggression on the town of Adloun” and the “assassination” of Azqul. It said the strike targeted a location about 15 kilometres from the border and was the deepest it had launched since the outbreak of the war. The Health Ministry said a child also was shot in the stomach in Jericho and was in critical condition. No further details were available.
Türk deplored three strikes in Rafah in recent days that reportedly killed mostly women and children. He said that “the world’s leaders stand united on the imperative of protecting the civilian population trapped in Rafah.” The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and allied groups have been clashing with Israeli forces along the border for more than six months against the backdrop of Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military says it has killed 13,000 militants, without providing evidence to back up the claim.BEIRUT — An apparent Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon killed at least one person Tuesday, officials said. Images from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the AP show the tent compound starting to be fully under construction on April 16 just west of Khan Younis. Images taken Sunday show the tent compound in the time since has grown.
Netanyahu has said he would order to military to evacuate civilians from Rafah for the offensive, but it is not clear where they could go.The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings.Canadian pet owners are finding companionship beyond dogs and cats.
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