New airstrikes hit Gaza this morning and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said the war would last several months.
23 October 2023Monday, 07:28 a.m.
Author: Flagman. Bg
The Israeli Defense Minister expects that the Hamas group will be destroyed by the end of the war
Tens of thousands of 155 mm artillery shells promised to Ukraine have gone to the front, but not in the former Soviet republic, but for Israel, reports The New York Times.
The American edition, quoted by Russian Telegram channels, commented that the two countries will continue to compete on the issue of military aid from the United States. According to them, the possibilities for meeting the needs of Ukraine and Israel are limited.
The Pentagon promises that the flow of weapons to Tel Aviv will be constant, but the stock of 155-mm artillery shells has decreased significantly, and supplying them will not be easy at all, writes RVvoenkor.
At the same time, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that he expects the war against the Islamist organization “Hamas” in the Gaza Strip to last for months, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
“In terms of the operational aspects of maneuvering – at the end of the day, nothing is going to stop the IDF (Israel Defense Forces – Ed. Ed.). It’s a combination of two things – our air capabilities and ground maneuvering,” Gallant said in Tel Aviv. “This should be our last maneuvering operation in Gaza for the simple reason that after it there will be no more Hamas,” the minister added.
A ground offensive by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip may be imminent following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel just over two weeks ago. On October 7, gunmen from the Islamist movement “Hamas” attacked Israeli towns and massacred civilians at a music festival in the border area, as well as Israeli soldiers at a military post.
About 1,400 people died in Israel during the coordinated attacks and in the days that followed. Since then, the country has been carrying out airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip. Today it was reported that another soldier was killed and three others were injured in an operation in Gaza.
“One IDF soldier was killed, one was moderately wounded, and two were lightly wounded as a result of an anti-tank missile being fired at an IDF tank and an engineering vehicle,” the Israeli Armed Forces announced today.
Meanwhile, former Bolivian President Evo Morales called for Israel to be declared a terrorist state, while the leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain discussed the conflict between Israel and Hamas in a virtual meeting, Reuters and the Associated Press reported. .
The meeting was attended by US President Joe Biden, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, her Canadian and British counterparts Justin Trudeau and Richie Sunak, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. They pledged to work closely together to prevent an escalation of the war while seeking a political solution and lasting peace, the White House said.
The six leaders expressed their support for Israel and its right to defend itself, but urged it to respect international humanitarian law and protect the civilian population of Gaza.
In the joint statement issued after the end of the virtual meeting convened at the initiative of US President Joe Biden, the leaders also welcomed the release of two hostages by Hamas and called for the immediate release of all the remaining hostages, which number more than 200.
The leaders pledged to work closely together to support their citizens in the region and especially those who want to leave Gaza. They welcomed the arrival of the first aid convoys in Gaza and pledged to continue working with regional partners to ensure “sustainable and safe access” to food, water, medical care and other humanitarian aid for Gaza’s 2.2 million people.
The calls came amid growing fears that the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate into a wider Middle East conflict as Israel bombards Gaza and clashes along its border with Lebanon intensify. This evening the Israeli armed forces announced that they had carried out airstrikes on two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon that were planning to fire anti-tank missiles and projectiles at Israel. The blows were delivered before they could fire.
Biden called the virtual meeting involving the leaders of the five allied countries after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At it, the two leaders agreed that a “continuous flow” of humanitarian aid would arrive in the Palestinian enclave.
In addition, the US president held a separate 20-minute conversation with Pope Francis.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, for his part, said in an interview with NBC that Israel has no intention or desire to rule Gaza after the end of the war. However, it is not possible to return to the status quo, where Israel is exposed to the attacks of “Hamas”, emphasized the American diplomat, quoted by DPA and AP.
Israel has announced that it plans to launch a ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave in order to finally destroy Hamas.
2023-10-23 06:56:15
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