Israeli statement on Hamas attack: Turkish citizens among the dead
The Israeli military announced that the identities of 97 people taken hostage by Hamas, which invaded the country on Saturday, have been determined.
In the statement made by Israel it was announced that one Turkish citizen was killed and another disappeared during the Hamas attack. According to information published by the Israeli Government Press Office, which has not been confirmed by the Turkish authorities, it was stated that a Turkish citizen lost his life in the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel since October 7, and not no news was received. of another Turkish citizen.
In the statement made on the official social media accounts of the Israeli Embassy in Turkey, “Terrorism and terrorists do not discriminate based on religion, language or race. According to information published by the Israeli Government Press Office, which has not been confirmed by the Turkish authorities, a Turkish citizen has lost his life in the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel since October 7, and there is no news from another Turkish citizen. “Defeating terrorism is only possible with the common struggle of the entire world.”
Türkiye has not yet made any official statement on this issue.
Israel’s statement indicates the number of foreigners killed or missing in the Hamas attack.
‘AT LEAST 150 PEOPLE TAKEN HOSTAGE’
Army spokesman Daniel Hagari also reported that foreigners were among those captured in the bloody raid carried out by Hamas from Gaza into Israeli territory. Stating that 222 Israeli soldiers have been killed since Saturday, Hagari stated that his goal was to end Hamas’s ability to govern with the operation in Gaza.
The International Committee of the Red Cross also reported that at least 150 people, including Israeli soldiers, foreigners and civilians, including children, were taken captive to Gaza by Hamas. Red Cross Middle East director Fabrizio Carboni said they were in contact with Hamas and Israel to free the hostages.
The Thai Foreign Ministry announced that 16 Thai workers were among those captured by Hamas.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack against Israel on the morning of October 7, dubbed the “Aqsa Flood.”
As thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, Palestinian armed groups attacked the Beit Hanun-Erez border gate on the Gaza-Israel border and took it.
Beirut-born former adult film actress Mia Khalifa’s statement about the war sparked reactions. “Hamas fighters should record their attacks against Israel horizontally, turning their phones sideways,” she Khalifa said.
Armed groups then entered settlements inside Israel from here and the Israeli army launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of fighter jets.
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS EXCEEDED THOUSAND
It was reported that 1,300 Israelis were killed and 3,300 Israelis were injured in the attacks carried out from Gaza.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 1,200 people were killed and 5,339 people were injured in Gaza due to Israeli attacks.
It was also claimed that 29 Palestinians were killed and approximately 150 people were injured in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
While the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll as a result of the airstrikes that continued throughout the night reached a total of 1,203, the Israeli side yesterday claimed that a total of 1,200 people lost their lives in the attacks.
Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Dr. Youssef Abu Al-Rish announced in his statement this morning that the number of people who lost their lives as a result of the Israeli attacks increased to 1,203, while the number of injured reached 5,000. 763. The Israeli government announced yesterday that 1,200 people had been killed since the beginning of the Hamas attacks.