- By Mayukh Debnath
- Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:37 AM (IST)
- Source:ANI
Israel-Palestine War: A house belonging to the father of Hamas's military wing chief, Mohammed Deif, was bombed by the Israeli Air Force on Wednesday morning in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. The said dwelling was destroyed during the air raids launched by Israel as part of its counter-offensive against Palestinian militant outfit Hamas, whose militants infiltrated into the country in hoards last week.
"Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck over 200 targets in the Al-Furqan neighborhood--a terrorist hotspot from which Hamas devises and executes their attacks. This is the 3rd counterstrike in the area during the last 24 hours, in which 450 targets were struck," the Israel Defence Force (IDF) posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday (IST).
Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck over 200 targets in the Al-Furqan neighborhood—a terrorist hotspot from which Hamas devises and executes their attacks.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 11, 2023
This is the 3rd counterstrike in the area during the last 24 hours, in which 450 targets were struck.
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Meanwhile, as the ongoing armed conflict entered its fifth day, the death toll from the rocket and ambush attacks by Hamas on Israel crossed the 1,000-mark, as per the IDF. The fatal strikes also left more than 2,700 people injured, the IDF added. The military further said that 50 people were either missing or abducted by Palestinian militants.
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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad - a Palestinian militant outfit separate from Hamas - said it was holding 30 Israelis hostage in the Gaza Strip and that it would not release them unless Palestinian prisoners were freed by Israel. The IDF later confirmed the group's claim about hostages. Israel has claimed that it has successfully seized control of the Gaza Strip from Hamas.
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More than 770 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli air raids, as per Gaza's health ministry. The Israeli bombardment of Gaza has also left nearly 4,000 Palestinians wounded, Gaza authorities added.
(With inputs from ANI)
