The Israeli army lost 24 soldiers in Gaza, the most in a single day since the war began. While Palestine stated 195 Gazans have died in the past one day of attacks.
Foreign news agencies reported that The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, that they lost 24 soldiers on Monday. It was the largest single-day loss of troops since they launched their offensive on Gaza in October last year. Meanwhile, the government is under intense pressure to find a way to end this conflict.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said 21 reservists were killed at around 4:00 p.m. after Palestinian fighters fired RPG missiles at a tank and two buildings they were trying to destroy. will explode Near Kibbutz Kissufim On the Israeli side of the border Make the landmine that was planted working before time
The IDF said the soldiers were participating in an operation to return villagers in southern Israel. After tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes following the massive attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
“We tried to search for the victims until the middle of the night,” Hagari said in a televised statement, pointing out that it would be difficult to extract the bodies from under the rubble. “Our Reserve Soldiers sacrifice their lives for what they love most. So that we can live completely safely here.”
Elsewhere in Gaza, fierce fighting broke out near three hospitals in the southern city of Khan Younis, which are full of internally displaced persons, with the IDF announcing they had completely surrounded the city. And it is believed that Hamas leaders may be hiding here. And there may be a number of Israeli hostages present.
Ministry of Health in Gaza The Hamas-run organization said 195 more Palestinians had been killed in Israeli attacks in the 24 hours through Tuesday. Many women and children have been killed in the latest fighting in Khan Yunis. The total number of people killed in Gaza since the fighting began three months ago is 25,490.
The Palestinian Authority also said that Blockade and raid on Israeli hospitals since Monday This makes aid workers unable to reach the injured and deceased. Until the deceased had to be buried within the grounds of Nasser Hospital because leaving the area to travel to the cemetery was not safe.
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2024-01-23 20:25:00
