At least 4600 people are estimated to have been killed in Israel’s two-week bombardment of Gaza.
Published October 24, 2023
In signs that the conflict was spreading, Israeli aircraft also struck southern Lebanon overnight and Israeli troops fought Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, residents said.
Some aid was trickling over one border crossing into Gaza, but only a fraction of the amount needed.
Authorities in Gaza said at least 4600 people had been killed in Israel’s two-week bombardment.
That was triggered by a Hamas October 7 rampage on southern Israeli communities in which 1400 people were killed and more than 200 were taken into Gaza as hostages.
Both Israel and Hamas reported overnight clashes in Gaza.
Israel said on Monday that ground forces mounted limited raids to fight Palestinian gunmen and that air strikes were being focused on sites where Hamas was assembling to attack any wider Israeli invasion.
“During the night there were raids by tank and infantry forces. These raids are raids that kill squads of terrorists who are preparing for our next stage in the war. These are raids that go deep,” chief military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a briefing.
The raids also tried to gather information on the 222 hostages being held by Hamas, he said.
Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, said its fighters engaged with an Israeli force that infiltrated Gaza and destroyed some Israeli military equipment.
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SOURCE: https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/10/24/israel-gaza-air-strikes-soldiers-hamas
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A convoy of Israeli army trucks carrying mortar shells advances on a road near the southern city of Sderot on Oct 23, 2023. (Photo: AFP/Thomas Coex)
Published October 24, 2023
- Israel says its ground forces mounted limited raids into Gaza to “kill squads of terrorists who are preparing for the next stage in the war”
- Hamas says its fighters had engaged an armoured force infiltrating a southern area of Gaza and destroyed some Israeli military equipment
- In signs that the conflict is spreading, Israeli aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight and Israeli troops fought Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
- The UN says desperate civilians in Gaza are running out of food, water and places to shelter
JERUSALEM: Israel pounded hundreds of targets in Gaza from the air on Monday (Oct 23) while its soldiers fought Hamas militants during raids into the besieged Palestinian enclave where deaths are soaring and civilians are trapped in harrowing conditions.
Gaza’s health ministry said 436 people had been killed in bombardments over the past 24 hours, most in the south of the narrow, densely populated territory, next to which Israeli troops and tanks have massed for a possible ground invasion.
The Israeli military said it had struck more than 320 targets in Gaza over 24 hours, including a tunnel housing Hamas fighters, dozens of command and lookout posts, and mortar and anti-tank missile launcher positions.
With the territory’s 2.3 million people running short of basics, European leaders looked set to follow the United Nations and Arab nations in calling for a “humanitarian pause” in hostilities so aid could reach them.
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SOURCE: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/israel-hamas-war-limited-gaza-ground-raids-troops-mass-border-3866581
RELATED: Iron Sting: The latest weapon system used by Israel against Hamas. How it functions. Explained
The Iron Sting is designed to engage targets precisely, in both open terrains and urban environments, while reducing the possibility of collateral damage and preventing injury to non-combatants
The Iron Sting is designed to engage targets precisely, in both open terrains and urban environments, while reducing the possibility of collateral damage and preventing injury to non-combatants.
Published October 24, 2023
Israel for the first time has used the “Iron Sting” system which is used to take down a rocket launcher using a mortar. “The Magellan unit, in cooperation with the Air Force, thwarted dozens of terrorists using a variety of weapons, including an innovative and accurate mortar bomb, called “Steel Sting”,” the caption says. “Watch the documentation of an attack on a rocket launcher using an “Iron stinger”.
“The technology made available to the IDF by Israeli industries changes the battlefield and provides our forces with more accurate and effective means. The integration of “Iron Sting” in the IDF, corresponds to the vision presented in the military’s “Tnufa” multi-year plan. It also fulfills the IDF’s needs, adapting combat capabilities to contend with enemies hidden within civilian, urban environments, while meeting the legal and moral standards set by the State of Israel.”
