![]() ![]() His comments pointed to a potentially grueling and open-ended new phase of the war after three weeks of relentless bombardment. It “will take a long time” to dismantle Hamas’ vast network of tunnels, he said, adding that he expects a lengthy phase of lower-intensity fighting as Israel destroys “pockets of resistance.” The overall number of deaths far exceeds the combined toll of all four previous Israel-Hamas wars, estimated at around 4,000.ĭefense Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday that Israel expects a long and difficult ground offensive into Gaza soon. Palestinian militants have fired thousands of rockets into Israel. Among those killed were at least 310 soldiers, according to the military. 7 attack, according to the Israeli government, and at least 229 hostages were taken into Gaza. More than 1,400 people were slain in Israel during Hamas’ Oct. warned that its aid operation helping hundreds of thousands of people was “crumbling” amid near-depleted fuel. A blockade on Gaza has meant dwindling supplies, and the U.N. The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has soared past 7,300, more than 60% of them minors and women, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. ![]() ![]() Asked about the report, the Israeli military reiterated early Saturday that it had been carrying out targeted raids and expanding strikes with the aim of “preparing the ground for future stages of the operation.” The Hamas media center reported heavy nighttime clashes with Israeli forces at several places, including what it said was an Israeli incursion east of the refugee camp of Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. Israel says its strikes target Hamas fighters and infrastructure and that the militants operate from among civilians, putting them in danger. “We’ve been seeing these horrible things and massacres when it’s live on TV, so now what will happen when there’s a total blackout?” she said, referring to scenes of families that have been crushed in homes by airstrikes over the past weeks. Wafaa Abdul Rahman, director of a feminist organization based in the West Bank city of Ramallah, said she hadn’t heard for hours from family in central Gaza. ![]()
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