According to AFP on December 24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the morning of the 24th that Israel is paying a "very heavy price" for the Gaza war as the number of Israeli troops continues to rise.
Netanyahu said in a statement: "It's been a difficult morning," Netanyahu said in a statement. The fighting in Gaza has just had a very difficult day, and the war is taking a very heavy toll. "But we have no choice but to keep fighting. ”
The report also said that the Israeli military said on the 24th that 14 soldiers had been killed in the fighting in Gaza since the 22nd. Ten of them were killed on the 23rd, the worst day since the Israeli army launched a ground offensive against Gaza on October 27.
The Israeli military also said that the total number of Israeli troops killed in battle so far has reached 153.
The report pointed out that after launching a large-scale offensive in northern Gaza, the Israeli army is shifting its offensive focus to areas such as Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Originally a refugee camp, Khan Younis later became a city. It is also the birthplace and base of Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar.
According to the report, a spokesman for the Israeli army said that Israel is close to taking control of northern Gaza and is currently focusing on attacking Hamas in southern Gaza.
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