Israel-Hamas War Death Toll Exceeds 1,800

Many Children, Adolescents, and Women Victims
Hamas Armed Fighters' Bodies Total Over 3,000

The death toll from the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas has surpassed 1,800. Apart from the casualty counts from both sides, when including the 1,500 Hamas militants' bodies discovered by the Israeli military, the death toll easily exceeds 3,000. Israel's retaliatory airstrikes on the Gaza Strip continue, and the number of casualties is expected to rise further.

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On the 10th (local time), according to the Israeli military, the death toll from Hamas's attack exceeded 1,000.

Brigadier General Dan Goldfuss of the Israeli military stated at a briefing that day, "We will attack Hamas, a terrorist organization, and all other groups in the Gaza Strip to ensure that such an incident never happens again."

As the situation in the southern region where Hamas infiltrated was brought under control, including the discovery of 108 additional bodies in the Be'eri kibbutz in southern Israel, the death toll increased. This is the largest number of casualties in 75 years since the founding of Israel, with 123 of them being military personnel. The number of injured was estimated at around 2,800.

Israel announced that it has completely taken control of the Gaza Strip border area and has mostly regained control of the southern region. In this process, about 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants were also found.

The death toll is also rising in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health, the death toll from Israeli attacks was counted at 830. This includes many children, adolescents, and women. The number of injured was estimated at 4,250. Al Jazeera reported that among the Gaza Strip casualties were three Palestinian journalists and 140 children, and that more than 200 of the injured were children.

Additionally, in the West Bank, since the outbreak of armed clashes on the 7th, 18 Palestinian residents have died and 100 have been injured due to violent incidents.

Accordingly, four days into the conflict, the death toll on both sides of Israel and the Gaza Strip has exceeded at least 1,800, and the number of injured has surpassed 7,000. Including the Hamas militants' bodies found by the Israeli military, the death toll greatly exceeds 3,000.

After Hamas's surprise attack on the 7th, Israel declared a full blockade of the Gaza Strip and has continued retaliatory airstrikes on the area. Israel struck 1,000 targets since launching counterattacks on the 7th, including 200 locations the previous night. According to the United Nations, Israeli airstrikes damaged 790 houses and 5,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip. Approximately 400,000 residents are reported to be suffering from water outages. As the full blockade of the Gaza Strip by Israel deepened the humanitarian crisis in the area, the United Nations and the European Union (EU) expressed opposition to Israel, citing potential violations of international law.

As civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip increased, Hamas threatened that if Israel continues its bombings, it would execute Israeli civilian hostages as a retaliatory measure. It is understood that at least 150 hostages, including 50 Israeli soldiers, are being held in the Gaza Strip. This group reportedly includes many foreigners, including dual nationals. The number of foreign deaths, missing persons, and hostages resulting from the clashes between Hamas and Israel currently exceeds 100.

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