Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated this Sunday that The country is paying “a very high price for the war,” after the death of 14 soldiers since Friday in fighting against the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.
“We are paying a very high price for the war, but we have no choice but to continue fighting,” said Netanyahu, at the beginning of a meeting of his Government, after paying tribute to the fallen soldiers, adding that “the war belongs to us.”
The death of 14 soldiers in the Gaza Strip It is one of the largest losses recorded by the army. in such a short time since the start of the ground offensive on October 27.
According to figures published by the army, 153 soldiers have died in Palestinian territory since the start of the war, triggered on October 7 by an unprecedented deadly attack by Hamas on Israeli soil.
Another Israeli soldier was killed on Friday in the north of the country by Shots fired by the Lebanese Hezbollah movement.bringing to eight the number of Israeli soldiers killed in this area since the start of the war.
“Let me be clear: the war will be long. We will fight until the end, until the hostages are freed, until Hamas is eliminated and until security is restored, both in the north and the south,” Netanyahu added.
Israel declared war on Hamas, in retaliation for the attack carried out by the group on October 7 in Israeli territory, which left 1,139 dead, most of them civilians, according to the most recent report by Israeli authorities.
Some 250 people were also kidnapped that day and taken to Gaza, 128 of whom remain captives of the movement, considered a terrorist organization by the European Union, the United States and Israel.
The Israeli offensive by land, sea and air has already caused more than twenty thousand deaths, including eight thousand children and 6,200 women, and 52,600 wounded, according to figures from local authorities controlled by Hamas, and around 1.9 million displaced people. , according to the UNITED NATIONS.
in Gaza, according to the army.
Source: TSF
