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Overview
The southern sector: The Israeli Air Force continued to carry out massive air strikes on
terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians called them “unprecedented” and heaviest
attacks since the beginning of the war. Ground forces operated along the Gazan border to
counter terrorism, clear the area of terrorists in preparation for a ground attack, and attempt
to collect additional information about the missing and abducted. An anti-tank missile killed
one IDF soldier and injured three. The Palestinian terrorist organizations continued launching
rockets at Israel, although at a relatively slower pace.
So far, more than 1,400 civilian and soldier deaths have been reported, and 222 civilian
and soldiers abductees are being held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Hamas continues to
insist that in any negotiation for their release a distinction will be made between civilians and
soldiers.
Gaza Strip: According to reports in Gaza, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. Egypt
proposed that the displaced Palestinians be settled in the Rafah area near the border.
Additional aid trucks arrived at the Rafah Crossing. Khaled Mashaal, Hamas leader “abroad,”
called on the Arab-Muslim world to mobilize for jihad and for Muslim scholars to issue a fatwa
calling on Muslims around the world to fight for the land of "Palestine.”
The northern sector: Hezbollah squads continue attacking IDF posts and Israeli cities,
towns and villages along and near the Lebanese border with anti-tank missiles, rockets and
mortar shells. The IDF attacked and eliminated at least eight rocket-launching squads before
they could attack; Hezbollah reported seven deaths. Other organizations, including a militia
assisting Hezbollah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), reported three more deaths.
Sources in the arena referred to a joint operations room which was in contact with the Gaza
Strip and discussed escalation if Israel crossed red lines in the Gaza Strip.
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The Iron Swords War
Updated to 1 p.m., October 23, 2023
