AL-HAQ

30 Jamaadil Ula 1445
14 December 2023

PALESTINE

ISRAELI MEDIA CONFIRM SUBSTANTIAL ISRAELI CASUALTIES

 

Haaretz | Israel News

IDF Reports 1,593 Wounded Since October 7, but Hospital Data Is Much Higher

Unlike past conflicts and wars, the Israeli army withheld reports of wounded soldiers and their condition. The army released the information after Haaretz reported it is refusing to do so

Ido Efrati Yaniv Kubovich

Dec 10, 2023

Making its first such announcement since Hamas attacked on October 7, Israel stated on Sunday that 1,593 Israeli soldiers have been wounded during this period.

 

Israeli Farmers Are Watching Their Life’s Work Being Destroyed

Some Israeli farmers from communities right outside the area of the Gaza Envelope were hit just as hard by the Israel-Hamas war, but will not get full compensation for their losses. They say the chances of them rebuilding, and growing local produce again, are slim

Sam Sokol

Dec 10, 2023

“After Simhat Torah, there was no water because a mortar hit the electrical system and then the workers left and we had to choose what to save,” sighs Yair Ziv as he picks his way through a greenhouse filled with rotting tomatoes.

 

Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza is costing Israel, US President Joe Biden warns

“They’re starting to lose that support by the indiscriminate bombing that takes place” in Gaza, Biden said, in a statement that implied  Israel was needlessly targeting civilians.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Israel is losing international support due to its “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza, US President Joe Biden said, issuing his most scathing critique of Israel since the start of the war and calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to switch out his coalition partners.

 

“Israel’s security can rest on the United States,” Biden stated during a campaign event Tuesday, as he touted his government’s strong support of Israel.

Right now, however, Israel has wider support than just the US, Biden explained, as he pointed to the European Union and the international community which has also backed the Jewish state in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack.