Since Hamas also killed women and children, US Secretary of State Blinken calls for greater attention to civilians. But for the Israeli army, at least 13,000 militants have been “eliminated” since the fighting began.
Alessandro Guaraschi – Vatican City
The death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 7 has exceeded 35,000, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health. The organization highlights how women and children also ended up under bombs.
Bombings in Rafah
During the night in Rafah, one person was killed, and three others were injured, in the latest bombing launched by the Israeli armed forces. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that other injuries also occurred in the Bureij refugee camp.
Blinken: Too many civilian casualties
Israel claims to have killed more than 13,000 militants, and a member of the paramilitary Democratic Front was also killed in a raid. But here comes the criticism from US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, who points out that “Israel has the necessary tools to reduce civilian casualties in its military operations.” However, he points out that the results on the ground, including the large number of civilian casualties, cast doubt on whether the military has used it effectively in all cases. Blinken himself listened to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant on the phone to talk about the situation in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Open a new help step
The Israeli army and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories of the Ministry of Defense announced the opening of a new border crossing with the northern Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid, The Times of Israel reported. The so-called Western Erez Crossing is located in the Zikim region on the coast. The crossing was built by the Engineering Department of the Ministry of Defense, the Crossings Authority affiliated with the Ministry and the engineering units of the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israeli army says the crossing was opened “as part of efforts to increase aid routes to the Gaza Strip, especially to the northern Gaza Strip.” Dozens of trucks loaded with flour from the World Food Program were entered from the port of Ashdod into the Gaza Strip through the new crossing, after “subjecting to security checks.”
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