Abbas calls for emergency UN session after scores dead in Israeli raid on Nuseirat

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for an emergency UN Security Council session over a deadly Israeli air raid on al-Nuseirat refugee camp near where four Israeli hostages were freed the same day. Hamas said more than 200 people were killed while a Gaza health official said almost 100 dead were recorded by a local hospital. It was not immediately clear if the hostage rescue and the Israeli strikes were part of the same operation. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Jun 8, 2024 - 23:00
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Abbas calls for emergency UN session after scores dead in Israeli raid on Nuseirat
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for an emergency UN Security Council session over a deadly Israeli air raid on al-Nuseirat refugee camp near where four Israeli hostages were freed the same day. Hamas said more than 200 people were killed while a Gaza health official said almost 100 dead were recorded by a local hospital. It was not immediately clear if the hostage rescue and the Israeli strikes were part of the same operation. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.