Israel-Gaza War Day 32: ‘Israel will take overall security responsibility of Gaza,' says Benjamin Netanyahu. 5 Updates
Israel-Gaza War: As the Israel-Hamas war entered Day 32nd, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country would take overall security responsibility of the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas, AFP reported. Here are the top ten updates about the situation.
1. Netanyahu said on Monday, "Israel will, for an indefinite period, will have the overall security responsibility," he said in a television interview with ABC News, adding, “When we don't have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn't imagine."
2. Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel may consider "tactical little pauses" in the fighting in Gaza to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid or allow hostages held by Hamas militants to leave. Netanyahu expressed these views during a US television ABC News interview when asked about the future governance of Gaza after the conflict ends
3.The Palestinian death toll, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, has exceeded 10,000. This figure does not differentiate between fighters and civilians. Additionally, around 1,400 Israelis have lost their lives, with the majority being civilians who were killed during the incursion by Hamas on October 7 which marked the beginning of the war.
4. Approximately 800,000 individuals have followed Israeli military directives to evacuate to the southern part of Gaza. However, despite being designated as a safe zone, ongoing Israeli airstrikes in both central and southern Gaza resulted in the loss of dozens of lives on Sunday.
5. On Monday, the Pentagon announced that a US nuclear-powered Ohio-class submarine had been deployed to the Middle East with the goal of preventing the escalation of hostilities and further conflict.
