TEL AVIV, October 31. /TASS/. As many as 826 bodies of civilians killed after the Hamas attack on October 7 have been identified, the Israeli police said on Tuesday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said earlier that 315 IDF soldiers had been killed since the escalation of the conflict.
Tensions flared up in the Middle East after Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip attacked Israeli territory, killing many Israelis living in the settlements near the border and abducting more than 200 people, including children, women and the elderly. Hamas views its attack as a response to Israeli authorities’ steps against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Israel declared a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and launched bombardments of the enclave and some areas in Lebanon and Syria. Clashes are also reported in the West Bank.
According to the latest data, more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed and more than 5,200 have been wounded. The Palestinian health ministry reports 8,500 deaths from Israeli strikes. At least 21,000 Palestinians have been injured.