Seventeen humanitarian trucks crossed the Egyptian Rafah crossing today towards the Gaza Strip, bombed and besieged by Israel, the second convoy in two days destined for Palestinian territory since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. This was confirmed by an AFP correspondent on site.
“Iran’s plan is to attack Israel on all fronts. If we realize that they want to attack Israel, not just on all our fronts, we will attack the head of the serpent, Iran.” Israel’s Economy Minister Nir Barkat said this in an interview with the English newspaper ‘Daily Mail’. Barkat – who was referring to the Lebanese Hezbollah, allies of Tehran – also threatened that if they open a source to the north, Israel “will wipe them off the face of the earth”.
Healthcare Gaza, “4,651 dead and over 14 thousand injured”
The number of deaths in Gaza due to Israeli attacks has risen to 4,651. The local Ministry of Health made it known, quoted by the media, according to which the injured are now 14,245.
1,075 bodies of Israelis killed by Hamas identified
Israeli police have announced that they have so far identified the bodies of 1,075 Israelis in the Hamas attack on southern kibbutzim. Of these, 769 are civilians and 307 soldiers. According to the same source, there are the bodies of another 200 Israeli civilians whose identities have not yet been confirmed.
Hamas, over 50 dead in Israeli night raids in Gaza
The death toll from Israel’s nightly raids in the Gaza Strip is “over fifty dead”. Hamas makes this known. The Israeli army announced yesterday the intensification of attacks on the Strip.