Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded Sunday that the conflict on Gaza was taking a heavy toll on the nation’s navy however vowed to press on regardless.
“This is a difficult morning, after a very difficult day of fighting in Gaza,” Netanyahu mentioned throughout a Cabinet assembly in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military mentioned Sunday that 14 troopers have been killed in clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters within the Gaza Strip up to now 24 hours.
The fatalities introduced the variety of troopers killed because the outbreak of the Gaza battle to 486 since Oct. 7, in line with navy figures.
“The conflict is exacting a really heavy worth on us; nevertheless, now we have no selection however to proceed to battle,” Netanyahu mentioned.
“We are continuing with full force until the end, until victory, until we achieve all of our goals: the destruction of Hamas, the return of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza will never again constitute a threat to the State of Israel,” he added.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border assault by Hamas on Oct. 7, killing not less than 20,424 Palestinians, largely ladies and youngsters, and injuring 54,036 others, in line with well being authorities within the enclave.
Around 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed within the Hamas assault.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory’s housing inventory broken or destroyed, and almost 2 million folks displaced inside the densely-populated enclave amid shortages of meals and clear water.
Source: www.dailysabah.com