Israel-Hamas war, 100 thousand in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu: clashes with the police

At least 33,000 Palestinians killed, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, and around 13,000 fighters from the terrorist organization dead, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip turns 6 months tomorrow. On October 7, 2023, Hamas killed approximately 1,200 Israelis and took 253 people hostage: in response, Israel promised to “crush and destroy” the Palestinian faction. The BBC wonders today how close we are to achieving that goal. Much of the Strip has been destroyed, comments the British broadcaster, wondering how many Hamas leaders have been killed. According to IDF estimates, before October 7, Hamas had around 30,000 fighters in Gaza: many of the group’s members – such as its leader, Ismail Haniyeh – live abroad, while much of its military leadership structure is located abroad. inside the Strip. In a recent statement, the IDF claimed to have killed around 13,000 Hamas fighters since the start of the war: at the same time, it published the names of 113 leaders of the organization killed, the vast majority of them in the first three months of war.