Israel blocked food, electricity and water to Gaza and more
Israel has now blocked food, fuel and water in a move to against Hamas. Israel is at full fledged war with Gaza and has decided to go all out.
Let us know what all have happened in the past few days-
Necessities cut off
On Monday October 9, the Defense Minister of Israel Yoav Gallent said that he order a "complete siege" of the the Gaza trip. He in very clear words said that the country is fighting against "Human animals". He said "I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly."
This move is intended to bring the Hamas to their knees as the strip will not be able to survive much longer without food and water and power if something very miracle does not occur.
Status of War
Border under Control
The fence that was broken by Hamas Militants to use to infiltrate in the country has now been taken under the control by Israeli forces. Hamas Militants blew up the fence, separating Gaza strip and Israel and then infiltrated in the country in thousands.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said to reporters on call "In the last day, not a single Terrorist entered via the fence" and that the Israel is trying to mine the areas near the holes. Apart from this a small number of terrorists are still present in the country.
Israel on Action
Israel defense forces have been carrying out continuous airstrikes at the Gaza Strip leading to exploding towers/ buildings. On October, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) attacked over 200 targets in the Gaza Trip. The war planes and Vessels launched airstrikes targeting base of Hamas throughout the Rimal and Khan Yunis Neighborhood during the night.
The forces said that Israeli aircraft hit 1,200 targets between Saturday and Monday morning and on Monday the forces doubled that number.
Causality Numbers
According to reports more than 1,500 people have been killed.
The number of Israeli causalities is somewhere around 900 and the number of have crossed 2500.
On the other side, around 687 Palestinians are dead and 3,700 are wounded.
Hostages- Around 100 Israelis are taken into hostages by Hamas which includes, children, women and elders.
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