Status: 11.10.2023, 12:43 p.m.
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Armed forces recover the bodies of Israeli residents from a destroyed house in Kfar Aza. © Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
The attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists has shocked the country. The full extent of the atrocities is becoming more and more visible. Meanwhile, the army continued its massive airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Tel Aviv/Gaza - Days after the unprecedented attack by terrorists of the Islamist Hamas on Israeli settlements near the Gaza Strip, new atrocities are becoming known.
Palestinian women in Khan Yunis mourn the death of their loved ones in an Israeli airstrike. © Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
In Kibbutz Kfar Aza, just two kilometers from the border fence, gunmen murdered a large number of residents, including children, in their homes, according to official figures. Horrific images were shown on television. Israeli soldiers recovered bodies from the partially burned apartment buildings. They loaded black body bags onto trucks. The bodies of Hamas terrorists lay in the compound, which could not be fought until Tuesday morning.
Israeli soldiers are deployed near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. © Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
The army initially did not provide any information on the number of victims until Wednesday, but was shocked. "What happened in Kibbutz Kfar Aza is a massacre in which women, infants and the elderly were brutally slaughtered in the style of ISIS," a spokesman said. The IS terrorist militia was also notorious in Syria for beheading its victims. US President Joe Biden also compared Hamas to ISIS. Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the United States and Israel. The United Nations, on the other hand, speaks of "armed groups" and refers to international humanitarian law.
Air strikes continue in the Gaza Strip ahead of ground offensive
The Israeli army continued its massive air strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night ahead of the widely expected ground offensive. Dozens of fighter jets attacked more than 200 targets in the Al-Furqan area, the army said on Wednesday morning. In addition, the Islamic University had been bombed as a terrorist target. The university was an "important operational and military center of the Hamas terrorist organization," the army stressed.
Hundreds of thousands fleeing the blockaded Gaza Strip
According to the UN Office for Emergency Relief (OCHA), about 264,000 people have fled so far within the densely populated Gaza Strip, which is sealed off by Israel and Egypt. As the aid organization announced in Geneva on Wednesday night, the displaced people have found shelter in school buildings, with relatives or neighbors. However, there were also voices that there were hardly any safe areas in the area, which is only 40 kilometres long and between six and twelve kilometres wide.
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During an Israeli airstrike, smoke rises at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. © Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
OCHA reported Israeli airstrikes on several residential buildings in the Gaza Strip. According to Gaza's Ministry of Public Works and Housing, more than 1500,<> housing units have been destroyed or severely damaged since airstrikes began on Saturday. In addition, according to OCHA, five infrastructure facilities providing water and sanitation to half a million people in the Gaza Strip were damaged. The Palestinian territory, which is slightly larger than Munich, is home to more than two million people.
Preparations underway for Israeli ground offensive
The Israeli army massed troops on the border with the Gaza Strip, from where Hamas launched its attacks over the weekend. 300,000 reservists were mobilized. Obviously, a large-scale military operation is planned.
In Israel, the death toll is rising
In Israel, at least 1200,3000 deaths were counted as of Wednesday. This was announced by the spokesman of the Israeli army, Jonathan Conricus. The "overwhelming majority" of the fatalities were civilians. Around <>,<> people were injured.
Death toll also rises in the Gaza Strip
As a result of the ongoing counterstrikes by the Israeli Air Force, at least 1050,5200 people have died in the Gaza Strip so far, according to the country's Ministry of Health. At least <>,<> other people were injured, according to new data released on Wednesday.
UN Personnel Killed in Gaza Strip
Nine United Nations employees have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, according to the UN. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) confirmed to the German Press Agency on Wednesday: "Nine UNRWA staff were killed, three teachers were injured." In addition, 30 UNRWA students have died so far. Eight others were injured.
Germans also among the victims
On Saturday, Hamas inflicted the worst massacre of civilians since the founding of the State of Israel. According to the army, about 150 people were abducted to the Gaza Strip, including at least five Germans. A German was killed, as reported by ZDF on Tuesday. The information about the five kidnapped German citizens, also from the broadcaster, was confirmed to the German Press Agency from parliamentary sources.
Israel threatens second front in the north
Israel was attacked not only from the Gaza Strip, but also from Lebanon and Syria to the north. The Shiite militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, which like Hamas is allied with Iran, said on Wednesday that it had fired several rockets at Israel. The Israeli military responded with artillery fire, according to reports from southern Lebanon. There is concern that a second front could emerge there.
Pistorius offers German support to Israel
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has offered his Israeli counterpart Joav Galant support from Germany. The German government has also made this offer to the Israeli military attaché, said the SPD politician on Wednesday in Berlin. "Both have said so far that they do not need any support of a military or technical nature. It's about political support," Pistorius said. This is beyond question. Dpa