Death toll in Gaza Strip continues to rise, Israel says it will launch “major ground operation”
China News Service, Beijing, October 15th Comprehensive news: According to the official Palestinian news agency “Wafa”, as of the evening of the 14th, Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours killed 400 Palestinians and injured nearly 1,500 others. Al Jazeera said that since the beginning of this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the two sides have increased conflicts in the West Bank, resulting in 55 Palestinian deaths and thousands of injuries. The Israel Defense Forces said on the 14th that it would launch a “major ground operation” in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Times of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the 14th saying that it was completing preparations for a “major ground operation” in the Gaza Strip and would continue to conduct large-scale air strikes against targets there. The Defense Ministry said it was finalizing the call-up of hundreds of thousands of reservists and that logistics departments were preparing the weapons needed for a ground attack.
The IDF also stated that they will expand their offensive by implementing a wide range of offensive operations plans, including joint strikes on the Gaza Strip from three fronts: air, sea and land.
According to Reuters, Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Politburo, said in a televised speech on the 14th that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will not leave the land for Egypt.
Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Galante called on millions of people in the area to evacuate to southern Gaza.
According to a report by CNN on the evening of the 14th, the Israel Defense Forces is investigating the death of a Reuters reporter in an attack. “A report was received indicating the death of a journalist in the Lebanese area and the incident is under investigation,” the IDF said in a written statement.
On the afternoon of the 13th, Lebanese Hezbollah attacked multiple positions in Israel and launched anti-tank missiles that hit the fence of a community on the border between the two countries. In response, the IDF used tanks and artillery shells along the border between the two countries. A local Lebanese cameraman from Reuters was killed in the attack. The Lebanese military issued a statement saying that the missile that hit the reporter’s vehicle came from the direction of Israel.
According to Reuters, the Syrian Ministry of National Defense said that Israel launched an air strike from the Mediterranean direction on the Aleppo International Airport in Aleppo Province in northern Syria at around 23:00 on the 14th, damaging airport facilities and causing the airport to cease services.
The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that Syria had fired two rockets into the Golan Heights, prompting sirens to sound. According to reports, both rockets landed in open areas and did not cause any damage.
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2023-10-15 08:17:00
