On the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israeli military vehicles were reported to have carried out an operation in the central Al-Bureij area, engaging in clashes with militants near the border. This information was reported by Reuters, citing media affiliated with Hamas. Here are the top 10 updates on the situation.
In the southern region of Gaza, specifically near the town of Rafah, there were confrontations between Israel-Hamas militants and Israeli troops, according to media reports. European Union leaders have called for temporary halts on the Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket attacks in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza
US President Joe Biden conveyed a message to Iran’s supreme leader, cautioning against any targeting of U.S. personnel in the Middle East. On Thursday, Gaza’s health ministry reported that 7,028 Palestinians had lost their lives in the retaliatory airstrikes, with 2,913 of them being children. The ministry also released a 212-page document on the same day, containing the names and ID numbers of over 7,000 Palestinians who, according to the ministry, were killed in Israel’s bombardment..
What is the death toll? The war is the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides, with Israeli airstrikes and raids killing at least 6,500 Palestinians. More than 1,400 people in Israel were killed by Hamas and over 220 are being held hostage. Four female hostages were released this week by the Hamas, with one of the hostages describing how she was taken into tunnels as a captive.
