MAPS | The war between Israel and Hamas, context and situation
MADRID, 16 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Israel Defense Forces have confirmed that 199 people are being held by Palestinian militiamen in the Gaza Strip, a new official number of hostages published this Monday and that the Army makes public after having notified their respective families.
Likewise, the number of soldiers killed by the Hamas attacks, which began on October 7 with an offensive by land, sea and air, has risen to 291, according to the newspaper ‘Haaretz’. Israeli authorities estimate the death toll from these attacks at around 1,400, which have generated an escalation of tension throughout the area.
For its part, another 2,600 people have died in the Gaza Strip, a territory in which the Government of Israel has threatened to launch a ground offensive for which it has already mobilized some 300,000 reservists.
