Under a barrage of rockets, hundreds of Hamas gunmen stormed into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Oct. 7, on motorbikes, paragliders and four-wheel drives, unleashing death, destruction and despair on nearby towns and villages.
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Israel's government showed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO defence ministers graphic images of dead children and civilians on Thursday, saying they were killed by Palestinian group Hamas as it builds support for its response.
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'Now is the time for war,' says Israel's military chief
Israel's military chief said, "Now is the time for war," as his country amassed tanks near the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned ground invasion to annihilate the Palestinian militant Hamas group that rules the enclave.
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After last Saturday's surprise attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, Shelby Ungerman and Toronto community members started a bread-baking drive, selling traditional Jewish challah to help raise more than C$12,000 in 48 hours for Israel.
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Wall Street falls as Treasury yields rise, investors digest inflation data
Markets ·October 12, 2023 · 11:08 PM UTC · agoWall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday after a U.S. Treasury auction sent bond yields higher while investors were already digesting data that showed consumer prices rose more than anticipated in September.
