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Overview
The southern sector: Israeli Air Force airstrikes on terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip
continued, destroying several terrorist facilities, mainly belonging to Hamas. Meanwhile, the
Palestinian terrorist organizations continue firing rockets at Israel, although at a relatively low
pace. So far, more than 7,500 rockets have been fired at Israel. Several hundred launches
fell in the territory of the Gaza Strip.
So far, more than 1,400 civilian and soldier deaths have been reported; 212 civilian and
soldier abductees are being held in the Gaza Strip by the terrorist organizations. Two
abductees, a mother and her daughter, American citizens, were returned to Israel after
negotiations mediated by Qatar. Arabs and Palestinians are talking about continuing the
mediation and releasing additional abductees, especially of foreign nationality. Hamas
claimed they intended to return the abducted soldiers in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The Gaza Strip: Israel's calls for the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate to the
south have been met with opposition from Hamas, especially the evacuation of hospitals and
UNRWA shelters. On October 21, 2023, the Rafah Crossing was opened to allow twenty trucks
of humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
The northern sector: Attacks continued on the Lebanese border. Hezbollah terrorist
operatives fired anti-tank weapons and shot small arms at IDF posts and civilian towns and
villages. Six Hezbollah terrorists were killed. Hamas also launched a barrage of about thirty
rockets. The IDF responded with gunfire and airstrikes targeting anti-tank units and Hezbollah
military-terrorist facilities in Lebanon. An IDF fighter was killed and several were wounded.
According to reports, a joint operations room has been set up for the [so-called] "axis of
resistance" [Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, the Palestinian terrorist organizations and the Houthis in
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The Iron Swords War
Updated to 1 p.m., October 22, 2023
