Paper Talk: British teen missing in Hamas attack dead
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Several of the front pages focus on two British teenage sisters who are missing after the Hamas attack on Israel.
The paper’s front pages were published before the Family of the British girls announced that the youngest sister – aged 13 – was dead, along with her British-born mother. Her sister, 16 and their father remain missing.
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The Daily Telegraph says Noiya, 16 and Yahel, 13 had been at home in Israel, a few miles from the Gaza border, when they disappeared.
A relative told the Times that the family wants the British government to do whatever it can to help find them.
The Daily Mirror and the Sun claim to have seen intelligence documents which reveal that Israeli troops will face a maze of underground tunnels full of booby traps if they were to storm Gaza.
The Sun says Hamas fighters could be working on plans to lure Israeli soldiers into traps, as part of the second phase of their offensive.
The i newspaper reports that Israel is preparing to fight Hamas in underground tunnels, and troops are trying to establish where hostages may be.
The Guardian says the US’s goals of unwavering support for Israel and protecting civilians in Gaza may be irreconcilable. The paper says Antony Blinken’s commitment to approve Israel’s attempt to wipe out Hamas is at odds with calls for a safe space of Palestinians in Gaza.