Live Updates: Gaza Strip Conflict and Israeli Ground Offensive

2023-10-16 07:38:53

After massive attacks by Hamas from the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Israel, the Israeli army responded with air strikes. Now a ground offensive is apparently imminent. All developments in the live blog.

What happened?

On October 7, the Islamist Hamas attacked settlements in Israel from the Gaza Strip and fired hundreds of rockets. The Israeli army then declared that it would… “War Mode” and responded with massive air strikes. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has deteriorated massively.

The number of victims is constantly increasing. Most recently, Israeli authorities spoke of over 1,300 deaths and thousands of injuries.

According to Palestinian authorities, the Israeli response to the Hamas attack has so far resulted in at least 2,750 deaths and at least 9,714 injuries on their side. Further Austrian fatalities were confirmed on Thursday.

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