Hamas assault: Israel says 199 hostages are within the palms of the Islamist motion

9 days after the unprecedented Hamas offensive towards Israel, the Tsahal – the title given to the Israeli military – claimed this Monday, October 16, that 199 individuals had been captured by the Palestinian Islamist motion Hamas through the bloody assault of October 7 , in accordance with an up to date report.

A earlier report, launched on Sunday, reported 155 hostages. “We knowledgeable the households of 199 hostages”Daniel Hagari, a navy spokesperson, stated Monday throughout a press briefing.

On Sunday, the Jewish state introduced that it had discovered throughout incursions in Gaza ” some corpses “ hostages. Hamas reported 22 hostages killed in Israeli raids.

Greater than 1,400 individuals, largely civilians together with kids, have been killed in Israel within the Hamas assault, in accordance with a contemporary Israeli report. On Monday morning, Hamas authorities reported at the least 2,750 individuals, together with tons of of youngsters, killed in Israeli strikes which devastated total neighborhoods of the enclave.

IDF awaiting a “political resolution”

Israel continues to mass troops on the outskirts of Palestinian territory this Monday in preparation for an imminent floor offensive towards Hamas.

The Israeli Air Drive relentlessly bombed targets within the Gaza Strip, whereas Hamas fighters continued to fireplace rockets in the direction of Israel. There will probably be no ceasefire, the workplace of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, assured this Monday.

Confronted with airstrikes and after calls from the military to evacuate the north of the Gaza Strip, greater than 1,000,000 individuals have been displaced in every week on this territory of 362 sq. kilometers, which has a complete of two.4 million inhabitants, in accordance with the UN.

The Israeli military has confirmed that it’s getting ready for a ” subsequent step “ of its retaliatory operation towards Hamas, answerable for the deadliest assault for the reason that creation of Israel, saying it was ready for a “political resolution”. These preparations are of nice concern to the worldwide group, which fears that the battle will engulf the area.