24 December 2023 at 18:38 Netanyahu: Israeli forces advance further into Gaza Israeli forces advance further into the Gaza Strip, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement on Sunday. He adds that the Israeli forces will fight until they have achieved “total victory” over Hamas, according to Reuters. – Let it be clear: This will be a long war, says Netanyahu. According to the IDF, 152 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the invasion of Gaza. On Sunday, the Israeli military also claims that they have killed about 8,000 militant Palestinians during the weeks that the war in the Gaza Strip has been going on. Earlier this week, the IDF stated that over 2,000 militant Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip so far in December. According to the Palestinian authorities, 20,424 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October. That includes 166 killed in the past 24 hours, according to an update on Sunday. (NTB)
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