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Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Strip Kill Over 60 Palestinians, Including in "Safe Zone" Crowded with Thousands of Displaced People

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As the conflict in the Gaza Strip continues, Israeli airstrikes have killed over 60 Palestinians, including in a "safe zone" declared by Israel, that is crowded with thousands of displaced people. The airstrikes have brought a constant drumbeat of deaths of Palestinians, even as Israel has pulled back or scaled down major ground offensives in the north and south. The Israeli military has stated that it is targeting Hamas militants who are hiding among civilians after offensives uprooted underground tunnel networks.

Key Takeaways:

  • Over 60 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes, including in the "safe zone" declared by Israel, which is crowded with thousands of displaced people.
  • The airstrikes have brought a constant drumbeat of deaths of Palestinians, even as Israel has pulled back or scaled down major ground offensives in the north and south.
  • The Israeli military has stated that it is targeting Hamas militants who are hiding among civilians after offensives uprooted underground tunnel networks.
  • The military has sounded increasingly confident that it has severely damaged the militants' organization and infrastructure in its 9-month-old campaign.
  • Israel has eliminated half of the leadership of Hamas' military wing and killed six brigade commanders, over 20 battalion commanders, and approximately 150 company commanders from Hamas' ranks.
  • Over the course of the war, Israel has hit 37,000 targets from the air within the Gaza Strip, including more than 25,000 terrorist infrastructure and launch sites.
  • The war in Gaza has killed more than 38,600 people, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count.
  • The war has created a humanitarian catastrophe in the coastal Palestinian territory, displaced most of its 2.3 million population, and triggered widespread hunger.

Statistics:

  • Over 60 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes (AP)
  • 37,000 targets hit from the air within the Gaza Strip, including more than 25,000 terrorist infrastructure and launch sites (Israeli military)
  • Half of Hamas' military leadership eliminated (Israeli military)
  • 6 brigade commanders, over 20 battalion commanders, and approximately 150 company commanders from Hamas' ranks killed (Israeli military)
  • 38,600 people killed in the war in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry (Health Ministry)
  • 120 people remain hostage in Gaza, with about a third believed to be dead (Israeli authorities)
  • 2.3 million population displaced in the coastal Palestinian territory (AP)
  • Over 60 square kilometers (23 square miles) covered by the "safe zone" declared by Israel (AP)

Sources:

  • AP
  • Israeli military
  • Health Ministry
  • Israeli authorities

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