2023-10-28 21:16:19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, answering questions from journalists after meeting with relatives of hostages taken by the Hamas group, said that the ground operation in the Gaza Strip is the second stage of the war with “very clear goals”, writes Time.
Netanyahu noted that Israeli ground forces entered the territory, which he called the “bastion of evil” (referring to the Gaza Strip) to eliminate Hamas and return the hostages home, writes the BBC.
Netanyahu said that Israeli soldiers and commanders “are now in the Gaza Strip, they are deployed everywhere.”
He also rejected accusations of war crimes against Israel. Similar statements are made by some leaders of the Muslim countries of the world, including the President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan (he spoke about this on Saturday during a rally of solidarity with the Palestinians in Istanbul).
At his press conference, Netanyahu did not name any names, but said: “There is no need to accuse us of war crimes. If you think you can blame our soldiers for war crimes, this is hypocrisy. We are the most moral army in the world.”
He noted that the IDF is taking precautions to protect the civilian population and accused Hamas of crimes against humanity, as he said the group uses its own people as human shields.
Israel’s war with Hamas. The main thing
On October 7, Israel was hit by a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, and Hamas militants broke into the country, killing at least 260 participants of the music festival and taking hundreds of hostages. Some people were shot just in the streets. The invasion from the Gaza Strip took place on the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched the military operation “Iron Swords” in response to the attack. On October 8, Israel officially declared a state of war. Hamas has warned that it will kill one of the hostages every time the Israeli military bombards civilian targets in Gaza. Iran has declared that it does not take part in the war, but has openly declared its support for the actions of Hamas. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said: “We kiss the hands of those who planned an attack on the Zionist regime.” Jordan has said it will allow its territory to be used if US military aircraft need a base to support Israel. The number of wounded Belarusians on October 10 is 3 people. The condition of one of the injured women is serious. On October 10, dozens of dead bodies, including small children, were found in Kibbutz Kfar Az near the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Yaav Galant said on October 11 that the army is moving to a full-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip. On October 11, the Lebanese armed group “Hezbollah” fired anti-tank missiles at Israeli military positions and claimed to have killed and wounded them. As of October 17, it is known that three Belarusian citizens have died in Israel since the beginning of the war. Israeli authorities confirmed the death of more than 167 foreigners from 42 countries, many of whom also had Israeli citizenship. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, as a result of Israeli retaliatory strikes in the Gaza Strip, 2,808 people were killed and 10,850 were injured. More than 400,000 people left northern Gaza after warnings to Israel about the attacks. The World Health Organization stated that since the start of Israel’s retaliatory strikes, 34 attacks on medical facilities in the Gaza Strip were recorded, 19 hospitals and 20 ambulances were damaged, and a total of 10 medical workers were killed and 16 injured in Gaza. Israeli casualties as of October 29: over 1,400 dead, including at least 333 soldiers, 3,800 wounded, and nearly 200 hostages. On the part of the Palestinian Authority, the number of victims reached 8,005 people.
It is not always possible to independently verify information about military actions provided by officials of various parties.
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