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Rhetoric and death tolls mount in Israel and Gaza: Is this just the beginning?

By France24
11 October 2023   |   10:40 am
On In The Press for Tuesday, October 10, we bring you reactions from the Israeli and Arab-language dailies and beyond after the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli siege of Gaza. Also, we look at how Russia could benefit from the crisis. Plus, we explore the backlash after 30 Harvard student groups penned a letter solely blaming Israel for the unrest.

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