The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has killed more than 1,600 people, and Israel announced a "total blockade" of the Gaza Strip.
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua)-According to foreign media reports, as of the evening of the 9th local time, more than 1,600 people had been killed in a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. On the same day, the Israeli Defense Minister instructed the Israeli army to "completely block" the Gaza Strip.
Israel "completely blockades" the Gaza Strip.
On the 9th local time, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) continued to fire rockets in the direction of Israel, while the Israeli side launched several rounds of air strikes and military operations against the Gaza Strip, and announced a "total blockade" of the Gaza Strip.
According to CNN, Daniel Heggli, the chief spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces, said on the 9th that about 4,400 rockets have been fired at Israel since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on the 7th.
On the 9th, local time, Israeli Defense Minister galante ordered a "full siege" of the Gaza, which has been blocked for a long time.
"I have ordered a comprehensive siege of Gaza. Without electricity, food and fuel, everything will be blocked. " Galante said.
In addition, the Israeli army also claimed that it had launched one of the largest air strikes in Gaza’s Hamas, and claimed that it had attacked hundreds of targets with fighter planes on the 9th alone.
According to Israel, the targets were mainly weapons storage sites, manufacturing bases and command and control centers operated by Hamas and other Palestinian militants.
According to Reuters, Israel mobilized 300,000 reservists and sent troops and tanks to the south to prepare for the next phase of the war.
The death toll rose to 1600.
According to Reuters’s report on the 9th, the death toll caused by the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has exceeded 1,600.
According to Reuters, the Israeli authorities said that about 150 people were captured by militants in Hamas, including at least a dozen or twenty foreigners.
On the 9th local time, US President Biden said that in the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, "there are at least 11 American citizens among the victims" and an unknown number of others are missing. He also said, "There are probably American citizens among the prisoners in Hamas."
According to previous reports, a new round of military conflict broke out between Israel and Palestine on the 7th local time. On the same day, Hamas launched a military operation against Israel, and the Israeli army launched several rounds of air strikes against the Gaza.