Ten Israeli soldiers killed in north Gaza in the past week
The Times of Israel is reporting that the deaths of the four Israeli soldiers in Beit Hanoon on Saturday have taken the death toll to 10 in the past week. Three other soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza town last Wednesday, while three more were killed in the previous two days, according to the daily.
The death toll from Israel’s three-month-long operation and siege of north Gaza has now risen to 48, it said.
The parents of Israeli troops fighting in Gaza have meanwhile criticised Netanyahu’s handling of the war. In an open letter addressing the Israeli PM on Thursday, the 800 parents wrote: “We cannot allow you to sacrifice our children as cannon fodder.”
The military “has no reason to stay in Gaza, besides fulfilling messianic wishes of settling there”, the letter said, adding that the fighting in the Palestinian enclave was “a war without a horizon, unlike anything in our history, solely in the interest of your own political survival”.
Eight Israeli soldiers wounded in Jabalia on Friday: Report
Israeli broadcaster Kan is reporting that the eight soldiers from the Givati Brigade were wounded after an improvised explosive device detonated in northern Jabalia on Friday. It said three of them sustained serious injuries.
Kan said the Israeli military had informed the families about the incident but did not publicise it. The report comes as the military announced that at least four soldiers were killed and several others wounded in fighting in Beit Hanoon on Saturday.
More than 150 immigrants arriving in Israel to join army: Report
More than 150 immigrants will arrive in Israel in the coming days to enlist in the army, the Maariv newspaper reports. The report said the immigrants are from the US, Russia, Canada, France, the UK, Costa Rica, Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries.
Earlier, Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg told Al Jazeera that Israeli soldiers are dying in “unprecedented numbers”.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed in Beit Hanoon on Saturday, taking the death toll to 10 in the past week, The Times of Israel reported.
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