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Added on the 27/10/2023 13:00:25 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of Rafah in the south of Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war that has killed thousands and devastated the Gaza Strip enters its seventh month, with talks towards a truce and a hostage release deal expected to resume in Cairo. IMAGES
The White House says it is "seriously concerned" about reports that a Palestinian teenager with dual US citizenship has been killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. "We're seriously concerned about these reports. The information is scant at this time, we don't have perfect context about exactly what happened," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Strikes hit Gaza's Khan Yunis as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its 100th day. The conflict, triggered by the deadly Hamas attacks of October 7th that killed around 1,140 people, has caused a humanitarian crisis in Gaza with more than 23,000 people reported killed and much of the besieged Palestinian territory reduced to rubble. IMAGES
At least 120,000 people attend a rally for hostages in Tel Aviv according to the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum Headquarters. The hostages were taken by Hamas following the militant group's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel. Marking the 100 days mark since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the rally will go on for 24 hours until the evening of 14 January. IMAGES
Images show smoke rising in Khan Yunis, seen from Rafah, and daily life in Rafah amid the ongoing battles between Hamas and Israel. Israel continued to pounded Gaza nearly 12 weeks into the war, triggered by Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks on Israel, that has devastated much of the besieged Palestinian territory and forced many hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. IMAGES