The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel ended on December 1 and Israel resumed its bombardment of Gaza.
The end of the ceasefire came after Hamas freed more than 100 of the more than 200 people taken hostage by its militants in the shocking Oct. 7 attack on Israel. In return, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli jails.
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The war between Israel and Hamas lasts 3 months.
In the Gaza Strip, at least 21,672 people have been killed and 56,165 wounded by Israeli forces since October 7, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry and the Gaza government’s media office.
In Israel, at least another 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 wounded by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
There has also been an increase in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least another 297 people in the territory since October 7, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Fifteen Israelis were killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip this weekend, the Israeli military announced on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the deaths “a very high price. “
The weekend deaths bring to 153 the total number of Israeli infantrymen killed since the start of the ground offensive, the Israeli military said.
Israel is “deepening the war” in Gaza, and Israeli foot soldiers “will continue to fight until they achieve victory over Hamas,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech on Sunday.
“This is the only way to bring back our hostages, Hamas, and make sure that Gaza no longer poses a risk to Israel,” Netanyahu said. “It will take time, but we are united: the combatants, the other peoples and the government. “
President Joe Biden said he did not call for a ceasefire in a phone call Saturday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I had a long talk with Netanyahu today. It was a private conversation,” he told reporters while leaving the White House for Christmas at Camp David.
He later said, “I didn’t ask for a ceasefire. “
The leaders discussed the Israeli army’s operation in Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the release of the remaining hostages, according to a statement released through the White House. The two men agreed to remain in “regular consultations,” he said.
Biden also fielded questions about a new Wall Street Journal report that in the days after the Oct. 7 attack, he convinced Netanyahu to launch a preemptive strike against Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.
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Gadi Hagi, a 73-year-old American-Israeli hostage and member of Kibbutz Nir Oz, has been confirmed dead, the kibbutz said.
Hagi was killed on October 7 at the kibbutz and his body was transported to Gaza, where he remains in detention, according to a kibbutz spokesman.
Hagi’s wife, 70-year-old Judy Weinstein, is wounded and being held hostage, the kibbutz said.
Hagi and his wife were shot and kidnapped on Oct. 7, according to the Hostage Center.
“Gadi is a humorous guy who knew how to make those around him laugh,” the Hostage Center said in a statement. “A musician at heart, a talented flutist, he played in the IDF Orchestra and dedicated himself to music all his life. “
Hagi is the father of four children and grandfather of seven.
Hagi will have ties to New York.
“May Gadi’s memory be a blessing,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote on social media. “There are still many hostages, many of them with ties to New York, held captive through Hamas. “
President Joe Biden said he was “heartbroken by the news.”
“We continue to pray for the well-being and return of his wife, Judy,” Biden said in a statement. “We pray for their four children, seven grandchildren and other loved ones and mourn this tragic news with them. “
Biden said Hagi’s daughter participated, by phone, in his assembly last week with the families of the hostages.
“These families have bravely shared with me the ordeal they have endured over the past several months as they waited for news of their loved ones,” Biden said. “I reaffirm the commitment we have made to all the families of those still detained. “Hostage: We won’t stop us from running to bring them home. “
The Israeli military claimed on Sunday to have discovered one of Hamas’ largest tunnels under the Gaza Strip and plans to destroy it.
The front of the tunnel, which is about 4 kilometers long and giant enough to allow a vehicle to pass, is located about 400 meters from the Erez border crossing between Gaza and Israel, the Israeli military said in a post on social media site X.
According to the Israeli army, the well, built with reinforced concrete and with an intensity of more than 50 meters, would have required years and millions of dollars to build. The tunnel also has electricity, communication networks and rails, according to the FDI.
It is not known when the tunnel was discovered. The Israeli military said it also discovered weapons, militants and booby traps in the tunnel.
The tunnel, according to the IDF, is the brainchild of Mohammed Sinwar, the brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The IDF released a Hamas video it seized showing Mohammed Sinwar in the passenger seat of a Jeep driving inside the tunnel.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said the tunnel would be destroyed.
“Without demolishing Hamas’ tunnel project, we cannot demolish Hamas,” Hagari said.
The Israeli military claims to have destroyed more than 800 tunnels in Gaza since the start of the war.
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