The war between Hamas and Israel, which started on 7 October 2023, has wreaked havoc in Gaza. Debris and broken buildings are visible everywhere. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Gaza Health Ministry said that more than 46 thousand Palestinians have died in this war. While 109,378 people have been injured. More than half of the dead are women and children. At the same time, it was not told how many fighters were among those who died. The ministry says that there is still no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.
The Israeli military says it has killed more than 17,000 terrorists without providing evidence. It says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames Hamas for their deaths because terrorists operate in residential areas. Israel has also repeatedly attacked places it claims are terrorists hiding in shelters and hospitals, often killing women and children.
Meanwhile, in recent weeks, Israel and Hamas have appeared to be getting closer to an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week that an agreement between the two is very close and he hopes it will be completed before handing over US diplomacy to the incoming Trump administration. Although he and other US officials expressed similar hopes on several occasions last year, nothing happened.
The war has completely devastated large areas of Gaza and about 90% of its 2.3 million people have been displaced. People have taken shelter in camps to save their lives. There is a shortage of all basic facilities including food and water. At the same time, many people are forced to live under the open sky in the winter season.
A woman named Fatma Abu Awad lost six members of her family in two Israeli attacks at an interval of 15 minutes on Tuesday. Her son was killed in an Israeli attack on a vehicle, while her son was injured and his wife and four children were killed in an attack on a tent in Muwasi Khan Younis. Fatma says that we are waiting for the news of a ceasefire every day, but there is no ceasefire, there is only news of my son and my daughter-in-law and her children being killed.
The war between Israel and Hamas started when Hamas-led terrorists attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians. During this time, Hamas terrorists kidnapped about 250 people and held them hostage. Since then, Israel has been continuously attacking Gaza.
