(21 Oct 2024)
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Southern Israel, looking towards Gaza Strip – 21 October 2024
1. Smoke rising over Gaza Strip ++MUTE++
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Clouds of smoke were seen rising in Gaza on Monday. These clouds were visible from southern Israel.
Israeli strikes on homes in northern Gaza overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory’s Health Ministry said, as a large-scale operation continued against Hamas militants said to be regrouping.
The ministry said another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of Beit Lahiya, which was among the first targets of Israel’s ground invasion nearly a year ago.
The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas target.
The Israeli military said it used precise munitions against a Hamas target.
The U.S. is urging Israel to press for a cease-fire in Gaza following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.
But neither Israel nor Hamas has shown interest in such a deal after negotiations sputtered to a halt in August.
Israel ordered the entire population of the northern third of Gaza, including Gaza City, to evacuate to the south in the war’s opening weeks and reiterated those instructions this month.
Around 400,000 people are believed to have remained.
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed in, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250.
Around 100 captives are still being held in Gaza, a third of whom are believed to be dead.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who don’t distinguish combatants from civilians.
The war has destroyed large areas of Gaza and displaced about 90% of its population of 2.3 million people.
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