The Israeli army announced the destruction of at least 12 Hamas commanders
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The Israeli army (IDF) announced the destruction of at least 12 Hamas commanders since the start of the ground operation, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the publication of the Ynet portal.
The portal quotes a statement from the head of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Yoav Gallant.
“Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant addressed the Israeli public on Saturday that at least 12 Hamas battalion commanders were killed during the IDF ground offensive,” the report said.
On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. At the same time, organized groups of Hamas fighters began to penetrate into Israeli territory, who easily overcame the first line of defense of the Israeli army, took hostages and caused serious damage. Israel later launched Operation Iron Swords, attacking the Gaza Strip and cutting off all supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel.
At the moment, the number of deaths from Israeli army strikes in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 9,400, including 20 Russian citizens, and the number of wounded has exceeded 32 thousand. In addition, Hamas militants may be holding up to 150 Israelis hostage. More than 1.4 thousand people died in Israel.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop all hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a resolution to this crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, that is, the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.
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