Israel Palestine conflict: At least 65 killed in Gaza, 7 in Israel as clashes intensify
Israel Palestine conflict: Amid the ongoing unrest between Israel and Palestine, the death toll in the Gaza attack has reached 65 and 7 in Israel after the Hamas group launched airstrikes.
According to the information, the heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip continued in which Hamas Gaza City commander, Bassem Issa, was killed in one of the Israeli airstrikes along with some senior members of the group.
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The death toll in the Gaza attack increased to 65 including 16 children and five women. As many as 365 people were injured that included 86 children and 39 women.
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Meanwhile, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Lior Haiat, said that Israel was under a terror attack, coordinated and planned by Hamas terrorist group, targeting millions of civilians.
"Israel has the right to self-defense and we'll act to defend our citizens. Our action is against terrorists," he said on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Haiat added that "Every rocket that was being launched from Gaza strip was a double war crime. They're using their own people as human shields. Between 20-30 percent of over 1,000 missiles that have been launched in the last 48 hours landed in the Gaza strip."
"Each and every step that we took to de-escalate the situation and avoid conflict was answered with more terrorism and violence by Hamas," he added.
"We expect the international community to condemn the launching of rockets from Gaza strip and to recognize public Israel's rights to self-defense," he said further.
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