Palestinians in Gaza are marking Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that follows the fasting month of Ramadan, under the shadow of six months of war and a growing humanitarian crisis. People prayed alongside the rubble of mosques and buildings, while a doctor in Rafah told The Washington Post: “This is a sad Eid in Gaza; you can see it in everyone’s eyes.” Later Wednesday, Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, said that three of his sons had been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike, and said Haniyeh’s sons were “military operatives.”
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End of carouselPresident Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach in Gaza a “mistake” and repeated his call for a cease-fire of at least six weeks. Biden’s criticism came in an interview recorded with Univision that aired Tuesday night; he said Wednesday that U.S. support for Israel remains “ironclad.”
Suhaib al-Hams, a doctor at the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, said there were “no appearances of Eid” where he was working. Instead, he told The Post, “the hospital is full, completely full of patients with diseases. The medical staff are doing their best. … May God help us all.”
Iran and Israel exchanged threats Wednesday, as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated that his country would retaliate over an attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus last week. Tehran has blamed the attack on Israel. Israel’s foreign minister replied: “If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack Iran.”
As more aid trucks begin to enter Gaza — still far below the level aid groups say is required — nearly the entire population of the enclave is at risk of famine, Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Vice President Harris met Tuesday with family members of American hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and underscored that the Biden administration is prioritizing the hostages’ release and the return of the remains of those who have been killed, according to the White House. The sides are “still negotiating,” Biden told reporters Wednesday.
At least 33,482 people have been killed and 76,049 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants and says the majority of the dead are women and children.
Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including more than 300 soldiers, and says 260 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
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End of carouselPresident Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach in Gaza a “mistake” and repeated his call for a cease-fire of at least six weeks. Biden’s criticism came in an interview recorded with Univision that aired Tuesday night; he said Wednesday that U.S. support for Israel remains “ironclad.”
Suhaib al-Hams, a doctor at the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, said there were “no appearances of Eid” where he was working. Instead, he told The Post, “the hospital is full, completely full of patients with diseases. The medical staff are doing their best. … May God help us all.”
Iran and Israel exchanged threats Wednesday, as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated that his country would retaliate over an attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus last week. Tehran has blamed the attack on Israel. Israel’s foreign minister replied: “If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack Iran.”
As more aid trucks begin to enter Gaza — still far below the level aid groups say is required — nearly the entire population of the enclave is at risk of famine, Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Vice President Harris met Tuesday with family members of American hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and underscored that the Biden administration is prioritizing the hostages’ release and the return of the remains of those who have been killed, according to the White House. The sides are “still negotiating,” Biden told reporters Wednesday.
At least 33,482 people have been killed and 76,049 injured in Gaza since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants and says the majority of the dead are women and children.
Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including more than 300 soldiers, and says 260 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.
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