Israel Poised To Invade Gaza As Worries Of Regional Escalation Grow

REHOVOT ISRAEL - OCTOBER 24: Avida Becher (L) reads a eulogy at the joint funerals of his wife Dana and son Carmel Becher, who were killed during the Hamas attack of 7/10 on Kibbutz Be'eri on October 24, 2023 in Rehovot, Israel. Carmel's father was injured during the attacks in which he witnessed the deaths of his wife and son, and has since had a leg amputated. The family chose to bury Carmel with his favourite surf board. As Israel seems poised to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at the country's northern border with Lebanon. Countries have scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Israel, and Israel has begun relocating residents some communities on its northern border. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of residents of northern Gaza have fled to the southern part of the territory, following Israel's vow to launch a ground invasion. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)