🚨 Operational Update: pic.twitter.com/hJlnftPmJN
— Embassy of Israel to the USA | #IsraelUSA75 (@IsraelinUSA) October 8, 2023
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:41am on 08 Oct 2023,Sunday International
Though the exact number of Israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage by Palestinian militants remains unclear, the Israeli Embassy in the US tweeted that the figure is around 100. It also claimed over 300 Israelis killed and 1800+ injured in the conflict. Gaza authorities said Israeli airstrikes have killed 256 Palestinians, including 20 children, with 1788 wounded in 24 hours. This followed Israel's bombing of Hamas sites in Gaza, flattening buildings. Information from Gaza remains scarce though social media showed destroyed structures and displaced citizens. The hostage crisis along with hundreds of casualties underscores the high human toll as the worst Israel-Hamas flareup continues.
