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However, it does not appear as though any major ground offensive aimed at seizing and holding significant amounts of the territory is yet underway. Hamas’ initial surprise attacks on Israel earlier in the month killed more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians. In its Saturday statement, the UN added that a ceasefire could facilitate the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Saudi Arabia “condemns and denounces any ground incursions” by Israeli forces into Gaza due to the impact on civilians, the country’s Foreign Ministry wrote in a Saturday statement. Citing the UN resolution calling for a humanitarian truce, Abbas said Israel responded “with more bombing and destruction.”This story is developing and is being updated.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Daniel Hagari, ” Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Nic Robertson, Mohammed Saber, Hagari, ” Gallant, , Gonen, Romi Gonen, Yahya Al, Saudi Arabia “, Abdel Fattah Al, Sisi, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, United Nations, UN, Saturday, Israel’s, Netanyahu Saturday, CNN, Palestinian Ministry of Health, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Communications, IDF, Foreign, Palestinian, West Bank Locations: Gaza, Jerusalem, Israel, Hamas, Sderot, Ramallah, Egypt, United States, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Ramallah
CNN —Pro-Palestinian demonstrators across the globe took to the streets on Saturday to call for a ceasefire after Israel expanded its ground operation in Gaza. Major world cities, including London, Istanbul, New York, Baghdad and Rome, saw their centers filled with protestors, as Gaza experienced an intense bombardment and an electrical and communications blackout. People take part in a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, as Israel continues its heavy bombing of the Gaza Strip. Stefano Montesi/Corbis/Getty ImagesIn videos online, marchers who had taken over central London were heard chanting: “What do we want? People take part in a protest in support of the Palestinian people in New York on Saturday.
Persons: Stefano Montesi, I’ve, , Adam Gray, Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Biden, Yasin Akgul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ” Erdogan, Andrea Ronchini Organizations: CNN — Pro, Hamas, Reuters, ” Police, Getty, , Brooklyn Museum, Barclays Center, UK, Union, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health Locations: Israel, Gaza, London, Istanbul, New York, Baghdad, Rome, Palestine, Italy, Manhattan, AFP, Brooklyn, Palestinian, East, Asia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Hebron, Ramallah
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