The Israeli army announced, on Sunday, the killing of 8 officers and soldiers in battles in the Gaza Strip, which brings the number of its deaths since October 7 to 485 officers and soldiers.
He confirmed that the families of the dead had been notified, and information and details, including their ranks and photos, had been published on Its official website is in Hebrew.
The eight dead officers and soldiers were between 19 and 30 years old, and were killed in battles in the southern and central Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, Israeli forces clashed with Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip in an attempt to achieve their elusive goal of complete control over it, according to Reuters.
Thick smoke rose over the city of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, which also includes the largest refugee camp in Gaza. Residents reported continued air strikes and shelling from Israeli tanks, which they said had penetrated into the city.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, said that it destroyed five Israeli tanks in the area, causing their crew members to be killed and injured, after reusing two unexploded rockets fired by Israel earlier.
The chief Israeli army spokesman said on Friday that army forces have achieved almost complete operational control over northern Gaza and are preparing to expand the ground attack to include other areas in the Strip, with a focus on the south.
Later, on Saturday, residents and Palestinian media reported that Israeli tanks bombed the Juhr al-Dik area in the central Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that at least 201 were killed during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 20,258 during the 11-week conflict, and it is believed that thousands of other bodies are still under the rubble. The conflict led to the displacement of most of the Strip’s population of approximately 2.3 million people.
Israeli operations continue in response to the attack by Hamas militants on October 7th on Israel, which it says led to the death of 1,200 people and the detention of 240 hostages and their return to the Gaza Strip.
Hamas said on Saturday that it had lost contact with a group responsible for five Israeli hostages due to the Israeli bombing.
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2023-12-24 05:15:43
