Operation Iron Swords - Day 227 - 20 May 2024
“At any point, Hamas could have ended this burgeoning tragedy to
surrender and release every hostage. …
Hamas instigated and owns this humanitarian catastrophe.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
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NEW - War Termination NEW - Operations NEW - Operations - Gaza NEW - Operations - Judea-Samaria NEW - Operations - Lebanon NEW - Operations - Syria / Iraq NEW - Operations - Yemen UPDATED - Operations Maps NEW - By-Standers NEW - Axis of Resistance NEW - Allied for Democracy UPDATED - By the Numbers |
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, were confirmed to have been martyred after their helicopter crashed in northwestern Iran on Sunday. The accident happened as the president and his entourage were returning from Khoda Afarin region in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan after inaugurating a dam at the common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan. The crash killed President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian, Friday prayers leader of Tabriz Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, Governor of East Azarbaijan Malek Rahmati, and members of the president’s security team and the crew.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei offered his condolences on the “martyrdom-style” passing away of President Ebrahim Raisi, declared five days of public mourning, and appointed the first vice president as the manager of the executive power. In a message, Ayatollah Khamenei sent condolences on the passing away of President Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court called for the issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Galant, along with three leaders of the Hamas movement, on the grounds of “committing war crimes.” The Prosecutor, Karim Khan, issued a statement requesting that the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I “issue arrest warrants in connection with the situation in the State of Palestine.”
These requests included, in addition to Netanyahu and Gallant, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and Muhammad Diab (the guest). The statement added that the latter trio "bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the territories of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza Strip) as of at least October 7, 2023."
Khan continued in the statement: “Based on the evidence collected and examined by my office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, and Yoav Galant, Minister of Defense of Israel, bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the State of Palestine.” (In the Gaza Strip) as of at least October 8, 2023.”
The chairman of the Labor Party, Knesset member Merav Michaeli, accused Netanyahu's leadership at the opening of the faction meeting: "This stain follows a series of unprecedented political failures: threats of an embargo on the State of Israel, threats and consideration of economic sanctions by Western countries, by the U. even sanctions on individual Israelis - and even almost a decision to impose sanctions on a military unit by the United States, our great friend. Israel is deteriorating into a dangerous and severe political depression like no other. Dangerous for Israel's security, for ensuring the existence of the State of Israel. This is directly related for refusing to discuss the results of the war in Gaza, in what is known as the day after."
The Hamas movement denounced the court’s decision, stressing that the arrest warrants against resistance leaders equate the victim with the executioner, and called on the court’s prosecutor to cancel the warrants against these leaders. The movement considered that the decision encourages the occupying entity to continue the war of extermination against the Palestinian people. For its part, the Palestine Liberation Organization affirmed that the court’s decision equates the occupying state with the people it occupies, adding that the Palestinian people have the right to defend themselves and restore their rights in the face of the occupation.
The Minister of State at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, said on Monday that “there is no political will” to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, in light of the continuation of military operations on the ground, according to Reuters. A report by the "Times of Israel" website, on Friday, said that Doha "deported the leaders of the Hamas movement from its territory, due to the complexity of the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza," as it "quietly" asked them to leave, pointing out that "this is what actually happened," They lived in Turkey for weeks.
The website quoted two government officials, whose identities were not revealed, that “Qatar quietly asked Hamas leaders to leave Doha last month, amid frustration” with the movement’s handling of the negotiations (classified as a terrorist organization in the United States and other countries). The report pointed out that this was the "first time" that the Gulf state had taken such a decision, since the outbreak of war in Gaza on October 7th.
On Sunday, the Israeli army intensified its bombing of the Gaza Strip, where 31 people were killed in the Nuseirat camp in the center of the Strip, according to Gaza Civil Defense, at a time when US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss developments in the war that has been ongoing for more than seven months. The two officials explained that the Qatari approach came after Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced on April 17 that Doha would “review its role as a mediator” in the negotiations.
In the first week of May, the American newspaper The Washington Post reported that the United States “asked Qatar to remove Hamas leaders from its lands” if Hamas “obstructed” a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the release of its kidnappers. The newspaper quoted an American official as saying, “Washington informed Doha that it must expel Hamas if the movement continues to reject a ceasefire with Israel,” an agreement that President Joe Biden’s administration considers a vital issue for reducing tensions in the region.
Despite facing resistance from the four Hamas battalions in Rafah, Israeli forces have managed to take them by surprise. Initial resistance was more unified, but it appears that the battalions are now either dispersing, fleeing, or preparing for guerrilla warfare at a later stage. There is a possibility that Hamas may mount stronger resistance in the Tel al-Sultan area.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have successfully evacuated approximately 950,000 Palestinian civilians from Rafah in the Gaza Strip in just two weeks since May 6, the military revealed on Monday. This large-scale evacuation was part of the ongoing Israeli military operations aimed at dismantling Hamas' control in the region. According to the IDF, around 30 to 40 percent of Rafah is now under IDF control, while 60 to 70 percent of the city has been completely evacuated. The remaining civilians, estimated at 300,000-400,000, are concentrated near the Tel al-Sultan area along the Gaza coast. The majority of those evacuated have relocated to the northwest region of al-Muwasi, with smaller numbers moving to central Gaza and Khan Yunis.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant told US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that Israel intends to expand its military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. A statement issued by his office on Monday, addressing what the minister said during the meeting with Sullivan, said: “We are committed to expanding the scope of the ground operation in Rafah until the goal of dismantling Hamas and recovering the hostages is achieved.” Earlier, Monday, the Minister of State at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, said that “there is no political will” to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, in light of the continuation of military operations on the ground, according to Reuters. On Sunday, the Israeli army intensified its bombing of the Gaza Strip, where 31 people were killed in the Nuseirat camp in the center of the Strip, according to the Gaza Civil Defense, at a time when Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss developments in the war that has been ongoing for more than 7 months.
During a night operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet in which the 202nd Battalion combat team, Yehalam fighters, Unit 504 under the command of Division 98 took part, last weekend the bodies of the late Shani Lock, the late Amit Buskila, the late Ron Binyamin were recovered To the late Yitzchak Gelranter of land in Jabalia.
In Jabalia, the forces of the 98th Division are fighting in a lumbering manner, with the combat teams of the 7th, 460th Brigades and paratroopers participating in the divisional attack. So far, the forces have eliminated more than 200 terrorists and destroyed terrorist infrastructure and underground tunnels from the ground and from the air. The forces locate launch areas and destroy dozens of HAMAS launchers.
In the center of the strip, the forces of the 99th Division carry out targeted raids on the enemy's infrastructure. At the same time, they are working in a defensive battle in the corridor area of the center of the Gaza Strip, this after completing last week a divisional operation in the Zeyton area in which they eliminated terrorists in face-to-face encounters.
In the last day, the combat team of the 679th Brigade began a brigade operation in the Zabra area. As part of the operation, the forces clear the area of enemy infrastructure, locate an underground route and IDF that remains in the area adjacent to the corridor. In Rafah, the forces of Division 162 deepen the fighting in the space above and below the ground. The fighters of the Givati, 401, Commando and 12th Brigades raid terrorist infrastructures, locate many weapons including launchers and explosives, and eliminate terrorists in the area. So far the forces have eliminated over 130 terrorists. The forces located dozens of shafts as well as a number of significant underground routes which are in the process of exploration and destruction.
During an activity in Beit Omer in the Etzion Brigade, the fighters arrested a wanted man armed with an improvised shotgun type weapon, along with two other wanted men who were arrested. In the Wadi Fuchin area in the division of the brigade, IDF soldiers located and confiscated incendiary materials, including the book "Mein Kampf". Further to the alert that was activated about the intrusion of aircraft in the Ramot Naftali area, this was a false alert.
The forces of Division 162 continue to operate in the East Rafah area. The 215th Fire Brigade dispatched an Air Force aircraft that killed a tactical-level commander in the GAP terrorist organization, along with three other terrorists from the organization who were operating against our forces in the area. The forces of the 99th Division continue to fight in the center of the Strip, the fighters of the 679th Brigade Combat Team eliminated a number of terrorists by firing tanks and destroyed a number of military buildings in which charges and other weapons were planted.
In the last day, fighter jets and aircraft of the Air Force attacked about 80 targets of the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. Among the targets that were attacked, ammunition depots and launchers alongside military buildings, terrorist squads and other terrorist infrastructures.
The fighters of the commando formation, including the Magellan, Agoz and Nahal patrol units under the command of division 162 are fighting in Mizrah Rafah. The fighters raid terrorist infrastructures with intelligence guidance, eliminate the enemy and locate dozens of shafts. The drone team of the Magellan unit assists in locating shafts and terrorists who pose a threat to the IDF forces. As part of the activity in the area, a terrorist was located who was about to exit an underground shaft, after the identification, the forces directed an Air Force aircraft that eliminated the terrorist and the shaft he was in.
The fire complex of the commando formation provides artillery and air support to the maneuvering forces and destroys terrorists, terrorist infrastructures and many military buildings. In addition, the fighters of the Nut unit located weapons and cameras that were sewn into pillows.
In a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet, yesterday (Sunday) the terrorist Zahar Khouli, known as "Abu Hamed", was attacked and killed by an Air Force aircraft, who at the same time served as a senior member of the Hamas police in the central camps. As part of his activities, Zahar maintained contacts with other terrorists from the organization and promoted terrorist acts against the Israeli home front.
In another joint operation that was completed yesterday (Saturday), the terrorist Rami Khalil Faki was eliminated from the air, who, at the same time as his role in the military branch, served as a central terrorist in the Hamas police in the Nuzirat area. As part of his role, he commanded a force of armed terrorists who led acts of terror against our forces. Along with him, his deputy and four other Hamas terrorists were killed.
The combat teams of the 7th and 460th Parachute Brigades under the 98th Division continue fighting in the Jabaliya area and raid other terrorist targets in the area. The fighters located weapons in the UNRA compound and eliminated terrorists in face-to-face battles. Fighters of the 460th Air Force targeted an Air Force aircraft that attacked and eliminated terrorists who fired anti-tank missiles at the fighters earlier, without any casualties to Israeli forces.
During the 7th TDF activity in the area, soldiers from Unit 414 located a number of terrorists carrying RPG launchers on their way to attack our forces. The soldiers directed an Air Force aircraft that attacked the terrorists and eliminated them.
Operational Update - Judea-Samaria
In the city of Hebron, the Yehuda Warriors Brigade interrogated many suspects, in addition, in the Yatta area, the forces arrested a wanted man and confiscated terrorist funds worth hundreds of thousands of shekels. Ten additional wanted persons were arrested in the areas of Ramallah, Biddu, Deir Jarir and Beit Ijaza in the Binyamin Division. The wanted persons who were arrested and the means of warfare that were confiscated were transferred to the security forces for further treatment, there are no casualties to Israeli forces. So far, since the beginning of the war, approximately 4,000 wanted persons have been arrested throughout the Judea and Samaria Division and the Bekaa and Emekim Division, approximately 1,700 of whom are affiliated with Hamas.
The forces of Unit 869 detected earlier today terrorists entering a military building in the Al Adisa area, shortly after the detection, fighter jets attacked the building where the terrorists were staying. Fighter jets of the Air Force attacked a launcher of the terrorist organization Hizbullah in the area of Aita al-Sha'ab, from which launches were detected towards the area of Birnit during the day.
During the day, a number of launches from the territory of Lebanon were detected that crossed towards different areas in the north of the country. As a result of a launch that fell in the Birnit area, an IDF soldier was slightly injured and was taken to receive medical treatment, his family was informed. IDF forces attacked the sources of the shooting.
The fire brigade of Division 91 identified a Hezbollah terrorist squad in the area of Miss Al Jabal, Air Force fighter jets attacked the squad. The terrorists were at a launch site from where launches towards the country were detected in recent days. Air Force fighter jets attacked a munitions warehouse and a military structure of the organization in the A-Nakura area in southern Lebanon, during the attacks secondary explosions were detected indicating the presence of an IDF in the area. In addition, shooting was carried out to remove a threat in the A-Nakura area.
Fighter jets attacked targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in southern Lebanon. Among the targets that were attacked, Hizbullah military buildings in the areas of Laida, Al Jibin and Al Adaisa, alongside an observation post of the organization in the Shehin area in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese Hezbollah military media announced that a number of occupation army positions were targeted with appropriate weapons and that they were hit with accurate and direct hits. The military media said in three separate statements, “In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their resistance, the Islamic Resistance, at 04:50 pm on Monday afternoon, targeted the Jal al-Alam site with missile weapons and hit it directly.” He added that members of the "Islamic Resistance" targeted the Metulla site at 04:15 pm on Monday. On Monday afternoon, May 20, they also targeted the Al-Marj site with appropriate weapons.
Lebanese Hezbollah military media showed scenes from the operation to target the “91st Division” command headquarters in the Beranit barracks of the Israeli army on the southern border with Lebanon. The clip documented an explosion that rocked the headquarters of the "91st Division" in the Israeli Beranit barracks. The military media reported that the Islamic resistance targeted the barracks with a heavy “Burkan” missile, which led to the destruction of part of it, setting it on fire, and wounding a number of Israeli soldiers. She confirmed that this came in response to the Israeli attacks on southern villages and homes, especially the attack on the town of Naqoura, in addition to supporting Gaza and supporting its resistance.
In recent days, there has been a gradual increase in the amount of rocket launches and the sending of UAVs from the direction of Lebanon. Now, more and more officials in the IDF and the security establishment are calling to act with greater force against Hezbollah and not to wait for the start of the campaign. Hezbollah has been increasing the rate of fire in recent days, and in Israel efforts are being focused on thwarting the phenomenon of infiltration by UAVs, which is even referred to in the IDF as "the trolling of the North". The attacks on the Syria-Lebanon border, where an axis of advanced military transfers to Hezbollah takes place. Meanwhile, in Israel they are discussing the timing of the action against Hezbollah, whether only after the IDF's ground maneuver in Rafah or already now, and also about the manner and intensity of the action.
The member of the political-security cabinet and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich called for an ultimatum to be given to Hezbollah, and if it is not answered, to establish a "security zone" in southern Lebanon in order to "defeat Nasrallah". According to him, Israel must start a defensive war inside the territory of Lebanon and occupy its south in order to remain there. In response to journalists' questions, he added: "We are on the way to war, it is inevitable." A senior security official attacked Smotrich for his decisive statements and said: "After sending the fighters to a military government in Gaza, he is sending them to control Lebanon - leading a dangerous line."
Although War Cabinet member Benny Gantz called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to set as a goal the return of the residents of the north to their homes by September 1 or he will resign from the government as early as June 8, Netanyahu refused to do so in his meeting with the heads of the authorities in the north. "I'm not going to tell Hezbollah what we're going to do. I do not share with our sworn enemy the dates and how exactly we will do it," Netanyahu stated. "With trickery you will make peace and security, but also war. We are committed to restoring security, and we will do it. Right now we will solve the things you raised. If we stand by all these things, the north will flourish, this is going to happen in the south and it will happen in the north as well.'
During the meeting, the heads of the authorities asked the Prime Minister, "How do you return the evacuated residents?" Netanyahu replied: "I have an orderly plan to return the residents with full security." However, Netanyahu refused to lay out his plan for the heads of authorities but promised: The north will prosper."
Operational Update - Syria / Iraq
Fighter jets successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that made its way to Israeli territory from Syria, the target did not cross into Israeli territory. A warning about a threat of hostile aircraft infiltration was activated in open areas in the Golan region according to policy, there were no casualties. In addition, with the cooperation of the Navy and the Air Force, a "Saar 4.5" type missile ship and fighter jets successfully intercepted two air targets that were on their way to Israeli territory from the east a short time ago. The targets did not cross towards Israeli territory and no warnings were activated according to policy.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Monday evening that it had targeted a vital target in the Israeli city of Eilat, Umm al-Rashrash, with drones. She said in a statement: “In continuation of our approach to resisting the occupation and supporting our people in Gaza and in response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted on Monday evening, May 20, 2024, a vital target in Eilat, “ Umm al-Rashrash ,” using two aircraft. Two marches .”
She said in a statement: “In continuation of our approach to resisting the occupation and supporting our people in Gaza and in response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women and the elderly, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted on Monday evening, May 20, 2024, a vital target in Eilat, “Umm al-Rashrash,” using two aircraft. "Two marches."
The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" confirmed in its statement that it is continuing its operations. At dawn on Sunday, the " Resistance in Iraq " announced that its fighters had targeted, using drones, a vital target in the city of Eilat (Umm al-Rashrash), south of the occupied territories.
Maps
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All maps are lies. “Not only is it easy to lie with maps, it is essential,” wrote cartographer Mark Monmoneir in his book How to Lie with Maps. He showed that condensing complex, three-dimensional spaces onto a two-dimensional sheet of paper [in old days] is bound to be reductive. But it is impossible to comprehend the war in Gaza without reference to maps, otherwise the entire conflict is reduced to an endless series of meaningless acts of random violence and the suffering of civilians. The first characteristic of guerrilla warfare is the loss of a front line. Evidently, different mappers have different ideas of how to depict the war in Gaza, notably those that seek to depict Israeli progress in the ground campaign. Part of the problem is latency. The news that forms the basis of the maps takes time to filter out to mappers, and the cartographers take time in crafting their maps, and it takes time to curate them. These processes are uneven among mappers, so their maps may differ in detail. Probably there is some ideological bias, or at least thematic apperception, which is understandable in wartime. It may come as no surprise that al-Jazeera maps depict rather less Israeli territorial progress than other sources. Finally, there remains the epistemological question of just exactly what are the colored in areas depicting. Naively, this might be understood as areas of Israeli control, that are no longer contested by the HAMAS. Or possibly these are areas of Israeli presence, in many of which the possibility of an RPG-wielding HAMAS militant popping out of a tunnel unexpectedly remains a live possibility. With the "zero-range" combat characterized by small unit tactics on both sides, maps may be prey to a fallacy of misplaced concreteness.
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Bystanders
Axis of Resistance
Israeli experts in Iranian affairs predicted today, Monday, that the Iranian strategy will not change in the wake of the martyrdom of Iranian President, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash yesterday, Sunday. The researcher at the National Security Research Institute at Tel Aviv University, Dr. Raz Tsemet noted that “the Islamic Republic is legally and organizationally prepared to deal with Raisi’s sudden departure,” according to his article in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
Tsemet pointed out that “Raisi had a great influence on Iran’s foreign policy, and he expects that Abdullahian’s departure will have a great impact. His deep knowledge of the Middle East, his mastery of the Arabic language and his being very close to the Quds Force in the Revolutionary Guards, made Abdullahian in recent years, Especially after the war in Gaza, he became an important official in leading the Iranian political battle.”
He added, "Abdollahian played a central role in Iran's efforts to dissipate tensions with its Arab neighbors. In the international arena, Raisi was behind the efforts to push the Orientation Policy, which is based on deepening the strategic partnership with Russia and China."
For his part, Amos Harel, a military analyst in Haaretz newspaper, pointed out that "the strategic success achieved by Iran and its loyal organizations in the current war has created great frustration in Israel."
Allied for Democracy
US President Joe Biden stressed that the war waged by Israel in the Gaza Strip "is not genocide." The US President's statement came in his defense of the United States' ally in the face of several international judicial procedures affecting it. Biden said, "What is happening is not genocide. We reject that," referring to a case filed before the International Court of Justice, the highest judicial body of the United Nations, in The Hague, accusing Israel of committing genocide in its war in Gaza.
Biden renewed his condemnation of the request of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, a separate judicial body, to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Earlier, the US President described the decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to seek to issue an arrest warrant against the Israeli leadership as outrageous and assured the Israeli side of its firm support.
Biden said in a statement issued by the White House: “ The decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to seek an arrest warrant against Israeli leaders is disgraceful .” He added, "Let me be clear, no matter who the prosecutor is trying to defend, there is no parity between Israel and Hamas." International Criminal Prosecutor Karim Khan announced earlier on Monday, May 20, that they were seeking to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Galant, three Hamas leaders, head of the political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, the movement’s head in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, and the leader of the “Hamas movement.” Al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Al-Deif, on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Operation Iron Swords - By the Numbers
Regarding the occupation army’s announcement of losses among its soldiers, Al Jazeera military and strategic expert Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi indicated that it does not provide an accurate toll of the losses suffered by its forces, especially with regard to mercenaries and dual nationals who reside outside Israel, as well as Arabs, Bedouins, Druze, and those who accept compensation. On the other hand, Al-Duwairi describes the ongoing war in Gaza as an unequal war, and that the Palestinian resistance is carrying out specific operations and using ambushes, anti-armor missiles, explosive charges, and mortars. He said that in light of this performance by the resistance, he will be forced to redeploy and he will say that he has accomplished the mission.
- 1,900,000 IDPs in Gaza
- 79,476 Gazans injured, 28% adult male
- 70,000 tons of explosives dropped on Gaza
- 70,000 Gaza housing units completely destroyed
- 70,000 Israeli IDPs from Lebanon border
- 45,000 bombs dropped in Gaza
- 45,000 Gazans killed, including buried under rubble
- 35,456 Gazans martyred
- 33,000 Gaza targets attacked
- 20,528 Palestinians in Israeli prisons [Haaretz, 20 Mar 2024]
- 15,140 Israelis injured [i24 TV]
- 15,000 terror operatives killed in Gaza [Israeli officials]
- 15,000 rockets launched from Gaza
- 14,520 Gazan children martyred
- 13,000 HAMAS combatants killed [N12]
- 13,000 HAMAS combatants killed [IDF]
- 11,000 arrested by Israelis in the West Bank in 2023
- 10,000 Gazans missing under the rubble
- 9,920 Gazan women martyred
- 9,400 Palestinians in Israeli prisons
- 9,000 IDF needing psychological assistance
- 8,665 arrested by Israelis in the West Bank since Oct.7th
- 7,209 IDF injured admitted to rehabilitation [IDF]
- 6,800 IDF officers and soldiers injured [Channel 12]
- 6,000 HAMAS combatants killed [HAMAS]
- 5,500 IDF wounded [reports]
- 4,800 West Bank Palestinians wounded
- 4,700 sites targetted in Lebanon
- 3,850 wanted persons arrested throughout Judea and Samaria
- 3,600 administrative detainees
- 3,188 IDF wounded [IDF]
- 2,100 Gazan women are missing
- 1,609 terrorists killed on the first day
- 1,650 wanted persons arrested throughout Judea and Samaria affiliated with Hamas
- 1,160 Israelis killed on the first day
- 620 Israeli officers and soldiers killed since the start of the war
- 468 West Bank Palestinians martyred
- 364 people [including fighters] killed in Lebanon
- 274 Israeli officers and soldiers killed in Gaza
- 240 Hezbollah fighters killed in Lebanon
- 126 people recovered, including 91 Israelis, 11 bodies, and 24 foreign workers
- 116 living hostages in Palestinian custody
- 70 civilians killed in Lebanon
- 29 IDF deaths were caused by "friendly fire"
- 15 Israelis killed in the West Bank and Israel
Not every number is reported every day, so sudden jumps generally reflect reporting artifacts rather than actual upticks. Many of these numbers fluctate, up and down, with no apparent explanation. This list records the highest number reliably reported for each matter, under the theory that reality with catch up with reports, as is relentlessly the case.
Some reports claimed that the UN cut in half its earlier estimates of women and children killed in Gaza. Initially, they reported 9,500 women and 14,500 children killed, but later revised it to 4,959 women and 7,797 children on 08 May 2024. The UN acknowledged its inability to independently verify casualty figures. The seeming discrepancy is that HAMAS had about 10K KIA bodies on hand for which they do not have positive ID. It is possible to report the gender and approximate age [ie, juvenile] without knowing the name of the deceased.
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