Israel: 308 Soldiers Killed and 222 Hostages Held by Hamas

According to a correspondent from Voice of America in Israel, the Israeli army states that with the death of another soldier, a total of 308 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the war against Hamas. The total number of Israeli casualties in the war with Hamas is at least 1400, of which 308 were military personnel, while the other victims are ordinary citizens and non-combatants. In the latest update, the Israeli army announced that the number of hostages held by Hamas is 222, up from the previously reported 212. According to this report, Israeli forces, while approaching the Gaza border, intended to collect the remaining bodies of those killed in the Hamas terrorist attack but faced gunfire from Hamas forces, resulting in at least one Israeli soldier being killed. Hamas has claimed that Israeli soldiers had entered Gaza. On the other side, Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, claimed that 1800 children have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. He called for a halt to the attacks on Gaza and an increase in humanitarian aid. Israel claims that in the attacks on October 7, hundreds of children were killed or taken hostage by Hamas. The Israeli army has asked people in northern Gaza to move to the southern part of the region and emphasized that Israel's targets are Hamas positions, tunnels, and the group's weaponry centers. The Israeli army's attacks on Gaza and southern Lebanon coincide with the convening of Netanyahu's 'war cabinet'. Analysis of images by the Associated Press also confirmed that the cause of the explosion at the Gaza hospital was 'probably' a missile fired from Gaza. American senators in Tel Aviv stated that the destruction of Hamas is non-negotiable. Gallant stated that the enemy in Gaza will meet with bombs before confronting armored forces.