Posted on 10/12/23
| News Source: i24
The death toll in Israel from the Hamas attacks has risen to over 1,300, as war enters sixth day
Israel entered its sixth day of war after Hamas's surprise combined attack from the Gaza Strip. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to arrive Thursday for face to face meetings with senior Israeli officials.
On Wednesday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed an emergency unity government after signing an agreement with State Camp chairman Benny Gantz. They will both serve on a small war cabinet alongside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and a spot reserved for opposition leader Yair Lapid if he decides to join the new government.
U.S. President Joe Biden, along with other senior American officials, have repeatedly warned other countries and organization to take advantage of the situation, and have sent at least one aircraft carrier as deterrence, with a second reportedly available for deployment. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a team of officials are in Israel today for a meeting with Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
International support after the horrific attack by the Hamas terrorists continues to pour in, as atrocities are still being revealed. Biden on Wednesday said there were confirmed pictured of children who were beheaded, as reported by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers.
On Saturday, Hamas terrorists infiltrated into Israel in a large-scale planned invasion. In the 5 days since, there have been repeated infiltration attempts and clashes on both the southern border with Gaza and northern border with Lebanon, as rocket barrages continue to hammer cities across Israel.