Gunfights Heard Near Border Between Israel and Gaza | VOA News

▶️ VOA’s Yan Boechat reports from Sderot, close to the border between Israel and Gaza, where sounds of bombs, planes and drones could be heard, Oct. 17, 2023.

👉Palestinians in Gaza have been without electricity and under a complete Israeli siege with no food, fuel or water allowed into the Hamas-controlled territory since Oct. 9. Israel says it imposed the blockade in response to the deadly terrorist attack Hamas launched on Israeli towns on Oct. 7, which killed more than 1,400 Israelis. Nearly 200 others were taken hostage by the terror group.