Israel expects to launch a long and difficult ground offensive into Gaza soon to destroy Hamas and dismantle a vast network of tunnels used by the territory's militant rulers.
soon to destroy Hamas, the country's defence minister said on Friday, describing a campaign that will require dismantling a vast network of tunnels used by the territory's militant rulers.
After three weeks of war sparked by a bloody Hamas incursion into southern Israel, the Palestinian death toll has soared past 7300, according to officials in Gaza. More than 1400 people were slain in Israel during Hamas' October 7 attack, according to the Israeli government, and at least 229 hostages were taken into Gaza. Palestinian militants have fired thousands of rockets into Israel, including one that hit a residential building in Tel Aviv on Friday, wounding four people.
Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant meets soldiers on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023 in Sderot, Israel The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which provides basic services to hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza, said it has been forced to ration fuel among lifesaving machines in hospitals, bakeries, and desalination plants, and only has enough for a few more days.
The military said the soldiers exited the territory without suffering any casualties. It reported an earlier, hours-long raid into northern Gaza on Thursday. Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed ally of Hamas in Lebanon, has repeatedly traded fire with Israel along the border, and Israel has carried out airstrikes targeting Iran-linked groups in Syria. The United States has sent two aircraft carrier strike groups to the region, along with additional weaponry and personnel, in part to deter Iran and its allies from entering the war.
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