Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israeli Military Death Toll Since Start of Ground Offensive in Gaza Rises to 105, Reports Say

© AP Photo / Majdi MohammedIsraeli soldiers are seen during an army operation, in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
Israeli soldiers are seen during an army operation, in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.12.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Monday, the Times of Israel newspaper reported that the Israeli military death toll during its ground offensive to counter Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip reached 101.
The number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the ground operation against Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip has risen to 105, The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing the Israel Defense Forces.
On October 7, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip and breached the border, killing over 1,200 people and abducting some 240 others. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza and launched a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Thousands of people have reportedly been killed so far in Gaza as a result of the conflict.
Palestinians visit their houses destroyed in the Israeli bombings in Al-Zahra, on the outskirts of Gaza City - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.12.2023
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On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The truce was extended several times and expired on December 1. Hamas is still holding over 100 people hostage. Israel moved its ground operation into the southern Gaza Strip.
The death toll from the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip has increased to 18,205 people since October 7, and another 49,645 people have been injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday.
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