Jerusalem/internet/Hyderabad, Jan 15 (Hydnow): As the bloody Israel-Hamas conflict entered its 100th day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the military operation in the Gaza Strip until “total victory’ is achieved.
“We must conduct this war, and it will still take many months,” Netanyahu said on Sunday despite growing international calls to halt the war due to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
His remarks came as Israel awaited a ruling by the International Court of Justice, with a possible decision against its massive offensive in Gaza.
The Hamas assault on october 7, 2023, Israel’s relentless strikes in the densely-populated Palestinian enclave have killed at least 23,843 people, with approximately 75 percent of them being women, children and the elderly, according to the Hamas-run government media office.
The strikes have displaced most of Gaza’s about 2.3 million population and levelled many parts of the territory.
Since Saturday, thousands of Israelis have rallied in Tel Aviv and other major cities, On October 7 rampage, Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people, including 790 civilians and kidnapped over 200 people, 132 of whom are still being held in Gaza. (Hydnow)
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