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Israel launches fresh Gaza attacks amid rocket fire – updates | Israel launches fresh Gaza attacks amid rocket fire – updates |
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Latest news after IDF says ground forces have joined the attacks on Gaza Strip but have not entered the enclave | Latest news after IDF says ground forces have joined the attacks on Gaza Strip but have not entered the enclave |
In a tweet in Hebrew and Arabic, French president Emmanuel Macron has called for an immediate ceasefire, saying that “the cycle of violence in the Middle East must stop”. | |
A fresh barrage of airstrikes has begun in Gaza, the IDF has tweeted. | |
The new attack follows a pre-dawn Israeli offensive on Hamas targets in the enclave using artillery and extensive airstrikes. Today is the fifth day of hostilities, which show no sign of abating. | |
Israel’s Iron Dome has just intercepted a Hamas drone, according to the IDF. | Israel’s Iron Dome has just intercepted a Hamas drone, according to the IDF. |
Good morning to those just joining us. I’m Bethan McKernan, one of the Guardian’s Middle East correspondents, bringing you the latest after a night during which there was confusion over whether Israel had put boots on the ground in Gaza and the IDF was forced to retract an earlier statement. | Good morning to those just joining us. I’m Bethan McKernan, one of the Guardian’s Middle East correspondents, bringing you the latest after a night during which there was confusion over whether Israel had put boots on the ground in Gaza and the IDF was forced to retract an earlier statement. |
If you see news or video footage you think we may have missed, please let me know on bethan.mckernan@theguardian.com or on Twitter @mck_beth. | If you see news or video footage you think we may have missed, please let me know on bethan.mckernan@theguardian.com or on Twitter @mck_beth. |
With that awful news, that is it from me, Helen Sullivan, for today. My colleague Bethan McKernan, the Guardian’s Middle East and Turkey correspondent, will be taking you through the next few hours of developments. | With that awful news, that is it from me, Helen Sullivan, for today. My colleague Bethan McKernan, the Guardian’s Middle East and Turkey correspondent, will be taking you through the next few hours of developments. |
The death toll has risen overnight to at least 119 Palestinians, including 31 children and 19 women, according to Gaza’s health ministry. There have been 830 injuries. | The death toll has risen overnight to at least 119 Palestinians, including 31 children and 19 women, according to Gaza’s health ministry. There have been 830 injuries. |
Israel’s death toll has risen to eight. | Israel’s death toll has risen to eight. |
In the northern Gaza Strip, Rafat Tanani, his pregnant wife and four children were killed after an Israeli warplane reduced the building to rubble, according to an AP report citing local residents. | In the northern Gaza Strip, Rafat Tanani, his pregnant wife and four children were killed after an Israeli warplane reduced the building to rubble, according to an AP report citing local residents. |
Sadallah Tanani, a relative, said the family was “wiped out from the population register” without warning. “It was a massacre. My feelings are indescribable,” he said. | Sadallah Tanani, a relative, said the family was “wiped out from the population register” without warning. “It was a massacre. My feelings are indescribable,” he said. |
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the death toll has climbed to 109 Palestinians, including 28 children and 15 women, with 621 people wounded, according to the Associated Press. | Gaza’s Health Ministry says the death toll has climbed to 109 Palestinians, including 28 children and 15 women, with 621 people wounded, according to the Associated Press. |
The Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups have confirmed 20 deaths in their ranks, though Israel says that number is much higher. Seven people have been killed in Israel, including a 6-year-old boy and a soldier. | The Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups have confirmed 20 deaths in their ranks, though Israel says that number is much higher. Seven people have been killed in Israel, including a 6-year-old boy and a soldier. |
Helen Sullivan with you for our live coverage of the attacks on Gaza. If you see news or video footage you think we may have missed, let me know on Twitter on @helenrsullivan or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com. | Helen Sullivan with you for our live coverage of the attacks on Gaza. If you see news or video footage you think we may have missed, let me know on Twitter on @helenrsullivan or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com. |
Many thanks to those who have sent information throughout the night. | Many thanks to those who have sent information throughout the night. |