Republic Reports from Israel-West Bank Border

Republic Media Network's Gursimran Singh Reports from Israel's border with West Bank where the Israel Defence Forces have beefed up security deployment at checkpoint 300 which is one of the busiest check points connecting Jerusalem from Israel to Bethlehem in West Bank, has been closed for people from West Bank to enter Israel 

In the latest from the war Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants. The war is rapidly raising the death toll in Gaza, and the U.S. fears could the fighting could spark a wider conflict in the region.

Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been running out of food, water and medicine since Israel sealed off the territory following the Hamas attack on Israeli towns Oct. 7. The aid convoys allowed into Gaza so far have carried a fraction of what’s needed, and the U.N. said distribution will have to stop if there’s no fuel for the trucks.