2023-12-26 21:46:33
Almost three months after Hamas attacked Israel, the fighting does not stop. This Tuesday, the Israeli authorities took stock of the situation and assured that they are fighting a “war on multiple fronts”, as confirmed by Yoav Gallant, the Israeli Minister of Defense.
“Israel is being attacked from seven fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Judea and Samaria (Israeli term for the West Bank), Iraq, Yemen and Iran. We have already responded and taken action in six of them,” he said before the Knesset, chamber that holds the Legislative power, as reported by The Guardian citing Reuters.
The Israeli president’s statements have come after attacks have been carried out in the last 24 hours against “more than a hundred terrorist targets” of Hamas that have caused the death of dozens of people in various parts of the Strip.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), for its part, have attacked a house in the city of Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, where there have been at least five dead, several injured and people missing, according to the agency. Palestinian news outlet Maan News, linked to Hamas.
It is worth mentioning that, with this balance, the number of fatalities in this city in the last 24 hours has reached fifty. Of these, the majority were located in the vicinity of the European Hospital. In this way, this conflict has already become one of the most destructive of this 21st century.
According to estimates, more than 20,600 people have died in the conflict in which another 55,000 have been injured. As a result, 85% of the 2.3 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip have been forced to leave their homes.
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