UNDERNEWS: Gaza update

December 11, 2023

Gaza update

Italy, France and Germany are calling on the EU to impose ad hoc sanctions against Hamas and its supporters, the foreign ministers of the three nations wrote in a joint letter to the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell

Israel’s military has issued updated casualty statistics for its campaign against Hamas in Gaza. It says that 104 members of its forces have been killed since the ground operation began.In addition the IDF states that 582 soldiers have been injured inside the Gaza Strip.... Authorities in Gaza say that nearly 18,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military action there since 7 October. In addition, more than 200 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank over the same period.

The Israeli government reportedly approved millions in monthly payments to Hamas prior to the Oct. 7 attacks in exchange for stability, according to a New York Times investigation.

The Israeli military has updated its timeline for when it expects to take over remaining Hamas strongholds in the Gaza Strip, estimating it will take a month and a half.

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