Israel's War on Gaza: Recent Events

・Al Jazeera Arabic reported that at least 4 people died in an attack by the Israeli military against tents housing refugees near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.

・The Israeli military killed 6 Palestinians in 2 installments in Tubas in the West Bank and dragged the body of a 16-year-old boy with a bulldozer. It is seen that the trend of the Israeli military targeting children in the West Bank is increasing.

・According to NBC News, the families of American prisoners held in Gaza have asked the Biden administration to bypass Israel and directly negotiate with Hamas.

・Hamas said in a statement that Prime Minister Netanyahu has refused to withdraw Israeli forces from the Philadelphia Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border and is interfering with the agreement.

・International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan told Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun that he was receiving threats from supporters of Israel.

• According to Israeli Army Radio, the number of bullets fired from Lebanon in August was at least 1,300. Amid growing tension with Hezbollah, it is said that the number of bullets fired at Israel from Lebanon surged in August. The percentage of bullets fired from Lebanon was high even in September, and it is said that 115 shots were fired at Israel yesterday alone.

・Israel's Defense Minister Yoab Gallant said that the military has been “mowing the lawn” in the ongoing large-scale operation in the West Bank, but at least 39 Palestinians died in this operation, but it is necessary to “root out” eventually. He further added that “there are no options” other than using “all forces and everyone needed at their best.”