<b>Hello from The National in Abu Dhabi. Here’s your curated morning newsletter with the must-read</b> No parent should ever have to see their child’s ashen face in a body bag, or under the rubble of destroyed residential buildings. Neither should any child have to endure the injustice, hunger, and misery of being orphaned, witnessing killing after killing, and being robbed of a future, as thousands of children have for far too long in Gaza. But the images and videos of yet another horrific Israeli attack on northern Gaza on Saturday, this time claiming at least 87 Palestinian lives in the residential area of Beit Lahia and wounding dozens more, has again provided a glimpse of the scale of human tragedy still unfolding a year after the heinous Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent start of the Gaza war. The attack on Beit Lahia, though, appears to have dispelled any notion of the war imminently coming to a halt. In the photo, supporters and relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since the October 7 attacks hold placards and wave national flags during a demonstration outside the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv on October 17, 2024, calling for their release. I'm adding this text to see if it getting updated in the inbox. Thanks for your patience. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on October 17. His death, described by Israel as a “heavy blow” to Hamas, follows a year-long pursuit. Sinwar, believed to have orchestrated the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack that left around 1,200 people dead in southern Israel, was targeted in a military operation in southern Gaza. He had been Israel’s most-wanted figure throughout the conflict, with a $400,000 bounty on his head.
