Fifteen Israeli soldiers died on Tuesday during ground combat in the Gaza Strip, in the midst of the war against the Islamist group Hamas and other Palestinian militias in the enclave, the Israeli Army reported this Wednesday.
“The families of four fallen soldiers were notified,” the Army said on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
These are added to eleven others previously published, all of them “fallen in combat in the northern Gaza Strip” on October 31.
Israel declared war against Hamas on October 7 after an attack by the Islamist group that left more than 1,400 dead (330 of them soldiers), 5,400 wounded and 240 hostages. The counterattack by Israeli forces began immediately with incessant bombing and later, last Friday night, with a ground incursion into the north of the Palestinian enclave.
Some of the soldiers who died were in a vehicle that was hit by an anti-tank missile
During the night of Tuesday, “combined troops of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked several terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including operational command centers and Hamas terrorist cells,” a military spokesman said.
Some of the soldiers who died were in a vehicle that was hit by an anti-tank missile fired by Hamas militiamen and others died when the tank they were in ran over an explosive device, Israeli media explained.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant noted that “the fall of Israel Defense Forces fighters in battles against Hamas terrorists in Gaza is a hard and painful blow.”
“Unfortunately, the important achievements of powerful fighting deep in the Strip come at a high price. We are prepared and ready for a long and complex campaign that requires courage, determination and perseverance,” Gallant added.
Israeli forces bombed this Wednesday, for the second time in less than 24 hours, the city of Jabalia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, which Hamas controls. The attack caused “dozens of deaths and injuries,” according to the official Palestinian agency Wafa, which stated that the bombing targeted the Falujah neighborhood.
Israeli forces bombed the city of Jabalia this Wednesday, for the second time in less than 24 hours.
The day before, a first forceful Israeli bombardment on the Jabalia camp left at least 145 people dead, according to hospital sources linked to Hamas.
According to the Israeli Army, the attack targeted a Hamas militia commander, causing his death and that of around fifty militiamen hiding in tunnels in the area.
Israeli warplanes launched tons of explosives into the underground, causing the destruction of the foundations of the buildings in the area – with a high population density – and the demolition of many of the buildings, according to sources in Gaza.
On the other hand, Iran, the main sponsor of Hamas, hinted this Wednesday that it could intervene in Israel’s conflict with Gaza if a ceasefire is not reached soon, as it considers the entire region to be its “home.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdolahian, visiting Turkey, made that veiled threat: “This is our region, our home, and we will not wait for anyone’s permission to deal with what happens in our home.”
“This is our region, our home, and we will not wait for anyone’s permission to deal with what happens in our home”
“We hope that a ceasefire will soon come and that the genocide and violence of the United States and Israel will end. If the attacks on women and children continue, the cost they will pay will be very high,” the minister said at a press conference. along with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.
He did not specify how his country would carry out a possible intervention, but recalled the strength of the Islamist organization Hezbollah, which operates from Lebanon with the support of Tehran. “The Zionist regime talks about ending Hezbollah,” which “has become one of the strongest movements against the occupation (of Palestine) and the Zionist regime,” he said.
Abdolahian stressed, however, that his country will first try to exhaust all diplomatic resources to achieve an end to the war. “Yesterday I was in Doha with a large delegation and we had meetings with senior Qatari officials and with political leaders of Hamas. We have made proposals to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and we hope that we can carry them out and put an end to the killing,” said the minister. .
“If things continue like this, the resistance (in reference to Hamas) could react in another unexpected way and things could get out of control,” he insisted. For Iran’s envoy, “the responsibility will be that of the United States, Israel and those who support them”
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