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The Ministry of Health of the Hamas government, the Islamist movement in power in the Gaza Strip, announced on Sunday, September 15, a new death toll of 41,206 in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel, which is now in its twelfth month.
At least 24 people have been killed in the past 24 hours, it said in a statement, adding that 95,337 people have been injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023.
Army announces three hostages killed in Gaza in November were “probably” killed by Israeli strike
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that three hostages who died in Gaza in November 2023 were ” probably “ Are “after an army airstrike”according to the results of an investigation into the circumstances of his death.
Israel recovered the remains of soldiers Nick Beizer and Ron Sherman and French-Israeli Elya Toledano in December in the Gaza Strip, where they were being held hostage. The army said they were killed. “during the elimination of Hamas Northern Brigade commander Ahmed Ghandour”.
“The investigation indicates that the three hostages were held in an underground complex from which Ghandour operated.”The press release added, stating that the army had not “There is no information about the presence of hostages in the target complex” writing.
The announcement comes a day after several thousand Israelis gathered Saturday night in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to keep up pressure on the government to secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas representative accuses Washington of not putting “enough pressure” on Israel to stop the war in Gaza
In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) released on Sunday, a Hamas representative, Osama Hamdane, accuses the United States of failing to exercise its “enough pressure” Israel to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Rather, it attempts to justify the Israeli side’s withdrawal from any commitment.he lashed out.
Furthermore, Hamdane states in this interview that the ability of the Palestinian Islamist movement to fight against Israel remained “high”, despite the losses suffered in more than eleven months of war. The movement benefits from a “accumulation of experiences and mobilization of new generations”he added.
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These statements come less than a week after those of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who told reporters that Hamas “no longer existed” as a military formation in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu warns that Houthis will pay a “heavy price” after launching a missile against Israel
Israel’s prime minister warned Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday after the group claimed responsibility for a missile attack in central Israel.
“This morning, the Houthis launched a ground-to-ground missile from Yemen towards our territory. They should know (…) that any attempt to harm us will pay a high price”Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting, according to a statement from his office.
This missile launched on Sunday targeted central Israel in the Shephelah region, causing no casualties, according to the army. According to a preliminary investigation, the missile is estimated to have been “Probably disintegrated.” Rescuers extinguished a fire near the central town of Lod in the morning, sparked by falling debris from the missile, according to an Agence France-Presse photographer.
Houthis say Sunday’s operation targeted a military objective « in the region of Yafa [le nom arabe de Jaffa], in occupied Palestine. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, reading a statement, said the attack was “carried out with a new hypersonic ballistic missile that managed to reach its target, without the enemy’s defense systems being able to intercept it”Hamas, for its part, welcomed the launch of this missile on Sunday and said that Israel “You will not be safe until you stop your aggression” in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli leaflets urge residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate; army denies being behind it
Israeli leaflets were dropped in southern Lebanon on Sunday calling on residents to evacuate. The Israeli army cites an initiative by a brigade that was not approved.
This is the first time that Israeli leaflets have been dropped in southern Lebanon calling on residents to evacuate since the start of clashes in early October 2023 between Israel and the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian Hamas.
According to the Lebanese national news agency ANI, the leaflets “the Israeli enemy” were launched on Wazzani, about 5 kilometres from the border. Contacted by Agence France-Presse (AFP), its mayor, Ahmad Al-Mohammad, confirmed the information.
“To all residents and residents of refugee camp areas, Hezbollah is firing from your area. You must leave your homes immediately and head to the northern Khiam region before 4 p.m. [heure locale, 15 heures, heure de Paris]and not return to this area until the end of the war”reads a brochure consulted by AFP. “Anyone who is in this area after this time will be considered a terrorist element”is added to this text.
Questioned by AFP, the Israeli army said it was a “Initiative of Brigade 769 that had not been approved by the Northern Command” and that an investigation had been opened. The leaflets were dropped by drone in an area from which “Rockets have been launched towards northern Israel in recent weeks”the army said.
