LOADING ERROR LOADINGRAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution. The U.S., Israel’s top ally, instead hopes to broker a cease-fire agreement and hostage release between Israel and Hamas, and envisions a wider resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel’s military rarely comments on individual strikes and blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the militants operate in dense residential areas. The Gaza Health Ministry said 70 medical personnel were among those arrested, along with patients in hospital beds. AdvertisementThe Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 250 hostage.

Source: Huffington Post February 18, 2024 17:22 UTC