Israel vows Hamas' destruction after deadly assault

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 12, 2023 12:51 pm

ISRAEL vowed to completely destroy Islamist group Hamas on the eve of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected visit Thursday as Washington underscores support for the Jewish state in a war that has seen the death toll spiral into the thousands.

Just ahead of Blinken's trip, Washington urged its ally to show restraint in its response to Hamas's surprise attack -- the worst in the country's 75-year history -- which Israeli forces said killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians.

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