[1/8]Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon in southern Israel October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Acquire Licensing Rights
Oct 10 (Reuters) – Israel says it has razed sections of Gaza as it takes revenge for the worst Hamas assaults in the 75-year history of its conflict with the Palestinians.
Hamas militants holding Israeli soldiers and civilians hostage had threatened to execute a captive for each home in Gaza hit, but as night fell on Tuesday there was no indication they had done so.
A ground offensive now looks inevitable.
HUMAN IMPACT
* A 21-year-old Israeli woman said she had “no tears left” after her father, sister, grandmother and cousin went missing on Saturday and video showed her 12-year-old brother being taken by gunmen.
* Gazans like Plestia Alaqad, 22, are running for their lives. After her apartment block was hit, she took refuge in a friend’s home but then got a call it would be targeted too. After a brief stay in a hospital, where she charged her phone, she headed to another home.
* Gazan rescuers pulled the body of a 4-year-old girl and other dead from the rubble of a municipal building where she and many others were sheltering. “They tried to escape death only to find it,” said volunteer Mohammad al Najjar.
* The distraught parents of a Thai seized in Israel sent a plea: “Help the hostages as soon as possible.” His parents recognised their son in a photo shared on social media of…
