More than one million people have been forced from their homes in the northern Gaza Strip since Israel began its bombardment against Hamas, the UN said on Sunday, warning of dire conditions on the ground.
Israel declared war on the Islamist group last Sunday, a day after waves of its fighters broke through the heavily fortified border and shot, stabbed and burned to death more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians.
Israel also faced a grave warning about the wider security implications of putting boots on the ground in the densely populated enclave. "If Hezbollah chooses the path of war, it will pay a heavy price... but if it restrains itself, we'll respect the situation," he added. On Sunday, he pointed to "determination in every country I went to make sure that this doesn't spread," as he left Egypt.But on Sunday Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel's response had "gone beyond the scope of self-defence".
Hecht singled out Yahya Sinwar, the chief of Hamas in Gaza blamed for the October 7 attacks, calling him "a dead man walking". UNRWA commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini said Gaza was facing an "unprecedented human catastrophe" because of the blockade and bombings. Even everyday functions -- from going to the toilet, showering and washing clothes -- are almost impossible, locals said.
Blinken said he was confident the crossing "will be open" for aid into the strip, amid reports that Egypt was blocking the passage of Gazans with foreign passports until relief supplies are allowed in. Israel pushed on with its evacuation of those towns, packed buses taking families to hotels in Jerusalem and the Red Sea resort city Eilat.
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