gaza: Israeli ground forces move into southern Gaza
Israel has vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for the militant group's unprecedented October 7 attacks that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw around 240 hostages taken, according to Israeli authorities. Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says nearly 15,900 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory, about 70 percent of them women and children -- a toll that has sparked global alarm and mass demonstrations.