Israeli air strikes intensify on Gaza strip as Palestinian death toll rises to over 2,600



Hopes for a brief ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow foreign passport holders to leave the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in were dashed on Monday (October 16), with Israeli bombardments intensifying ahead of an expected ground invasion.

Residents of Hamas-ruled Gaza said the overnight strikes were the heaviest yet in nine days of conflict. Many houses were flattened and the death toll rose inexorably, they said.

Video footage showed explosions and thick clouds of smoke rising above the Gaza skyline.

Diplomatic efforts have been underway to get aid into the enclave, which has endured unrelenting Israeli bombing since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants that killed 1,300 people – the bloodiest single day in the state’s 75-year history.

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32 thoughts on “Israeli air strikes intensify on Gaza strip as Palestinian death toll rises to over 2,600”

  1. I wonder if HAMAS is now thinking about how their very tiny victory over Israel was worth the catastrophic payback Israel is giving back. It's like bringing a chihuahua to a Pitbul fight

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  2. I like how Muslims built a mosque on Israels foundation stone of Abraham which signifies Israel start as a people and as a remembrance of their ancestors. This was erected for Mohammed who on a magic carpet ride landed on the same spot which gave Muslims the right to all land, money, women, slavery beginning in the year 666 BC. Not the only one by the way, Muslims have taken over or claimed all of Israels holy ( historical places of their people) sites up until today under the compassionate watchful eye of the UN and every people in the World. Unbelievable for many who have watched this disgusting takeover and trying to make the World believe this is in some way right.

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  3. So a horrible terror group of country X deliberately kills 1400 civilians of country Y in sadistic fashion – so now country Y is justified in killing an indefinite number of civilians fr country X as collateral while “taking out” the terror group? .. that’s the rationale?

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  4. Godless Europe ensured the safety of Ukrainian children and mothers. And what did the holy Arab hypocrites do for Palestine? Nothing. Koran, Mohamed, what are you talking about?

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