Today, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation army presented a new toll of its human losses since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7.
Occupation army spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Wednesday, “Gaza is one of the most difficult battlefields in the world, in terms of fighting, its intensity, and the tunnels that Hamas dug underground.”
The occupation army acknowledged the killing of 614 Israeli officers and soldiers since October 7, including 266 killed in the ground operation inside the Gaza Strip.
Also, 3,358 soldiers were injured since the outbreak of the war, including 520 who were seriously injured. The occupation army noted that 41 soldiers were killed by friendly fire and operational accidents since the beginning of the war.
But local reports say that the Israeli army does not release the true size of the losses, and that they are greater than these numbers.
The resistance continues
The announcement of these numbers comes at a time when the Palestinian resistance continues to confront the occupation and inflict losses in lives and equipment.
During the last three days, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades launched missile attacks on the Kerem Shalom area, killing 4 soldiers and wounding 11 others.
The Al-Qassam Brigades and Al-Quds Brigades announced on Wednesday morning that they were engaged in fierce clashes with the Israeli forces penetrating east of Rafah.
From the north of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian resistance is still bombarding the occupation forces with mortar shells and launching missile attacks on the settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip.
Hagari said, “I think what happened on October 7 forces us to be more humble, and also to know how to accept criticism.”
He added, “Even after the failure, we took responsibility, and the Chief of Staff (Herzi Halevy) took responsibility. We also understand the implications of this responsibility.”
On October 7, Hamas and other resistance factions launched attacks on military bases and settlements adjacent to Gaza, killing many soldiers and capturing large numbers of soldiers and settlers “in response to the occupation’s daily crimes against the Palestinian people and their sanctities, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.” “.
Since October 7, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, which has so far led to the martyrdom of about 35,000 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children.
Israel insists on continuing the war despite the issuance of a resolution by the UN Security Council to stop the fighting immediately, and also despite the International Court of Justice demanding immediate measures to prevent acts of genocide and improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.