Hundreds killed according to Hamas as Israel launches air strikes on Gaza

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Israel's airstrikes on Gaza have resulted in the deaths of hundreds, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issues warnings to residents in several areas, possibly signaling an expanded military offensive. Overnight, the IDF launched a surprise bombing campaign targeting Hamas, and in a post on X, the military's Arabic-language spokesman, Col. Avichay Adraee, shared a map of "dangerous combat zones" from which civilians should evacuate. These areas include Beit Hanoun, Khuza’a, and the Abasan suburbs of Khan Younis.

 

"The White House was consulted by Israel on their attacks on Gaza tonight. President Trump was clear: Hamas, Houthis, all those who seek to terrorize Israel and the U.S. will pay a price. All hell will break loose."

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"The White House was consulted by Israel on their attacks on Gaza tonight. President Trump was clear: Hamas, Houthis, all those who seek to terrorize Israel and the U.S. will pay a price. All hell will break loose."pic.twitter.com/iawRPgtqry

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“The IDF has launched a strong offensive against terror organizations. These designated areas are considered dangerous combat zones,” Adraee stated. He urged civilians to leave immediately for known shelters in western Gaza City and Khan Younis. "Remaining in these areas puts your lives and the lives of your family members in danger," he warned.

 

 

Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has reported conflicting casualty figures. An official statement from the ministry revised the death toll to 254, down from an earlier count of 310. However, the ministry’s head told AFP that at least 330 people had been killed. The official statement also reduced the reported number of injured from over 1,000 to 440.

 

 

Two Hamas sources told AFP that among those killed was Mahmoud Abu Watfa, the head of the terror group’s interior ministry, which oversees police and internal security services in Gaza. According to Gazan media, other high-ranking Hamas figures killed in the strikes include Issam Da’alis, a member of Hamas’s political bureau and head of the governmental activity monitoring committee, and Abu Ubaida Al-Jamassi, another political bureau member reportedly in charge of Hamas’s emergency committee. Also killed were Bahjat Abu Sultan, a senior figure in Hamas’s interior ministry, and Ahmad Al-Khatta, the director-general of Hamas’s justice ministry in Gaza.

 

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to escalate military action, saying that Israel would continue applying “increasing military strength.” Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that "the gates of hell" would remain open in Gaza until all hostages were released. The IDF confirmed that military operations would persist "as long as necessary" and would extend beyond airstrikes.

 

Hamas condemned the renewed strikes, accusing Israel of targeting civilians and violating the ceasefire agreement in an “unprovoked escalation.” The group warned that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s actions were placing hostages in Gaza in grave danger.

 

Based on a report by The Telegraph  2025-03-18

 

 

[lordgrinz]

Keep up the good work boys!

[jas007]

The Ukraine thing is all but over.  Up next: the Middle East.  And, as always, it's going to be big trouble.  The US making sense on one side of the world and yet in the Middle East, the Neocons seem to be in control, and that means trouble.  It's almost like someone dug up John McCain and his "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" narrative.  It's seems to be underway at this moment.  

[Nick Carter icp]

3 hours ago, jas007 said:

The Ukraine thing is all but over.  Up next: the Middle East.  And, as always, it's going to be big trouble.  The US making sense on one side of the world and yet in the Middle East, the Neocons seem to be in control, and that means trouble.  It's almost like someone dug up John McCain and his "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" narrative.  It's seems to be underway at this moment.  

 

   Trump has the right idea to end the war , one side needs to win and the other side needs to be defeated . 

   Bidens policies just prolonged the war , the war would have ended a long time ago if Biden hadn't sat on the fence for 2 years 

[Yagoda]

3 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

Keep up the good work boys!

Payback is coming for the torture and murder of Americans.

[Nick Carter icp]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Payback is coming for the torture and murder of Americans.

 

   Remember all those Palestinians  dancing on the graves/coffins of the deceased Bibas babies a few weeks ago .

[Yagoda]

4 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 Remember all those Palestinians  dancing on the graves/coffins of the deceased Bibas babies a few weeks ago .

And dancing in the streets after 9-11

[Celsius]

just paving the path for a world-class family resort that will rival Pattaya.

[Yagoda]

13 minutes ago, Celsius said:

just paving the path for a world-class family resort that will rival Pattaya.

Its not rivaling Dubai in our lifetime.

[dinsdale]

Should read Hamas Terrorists And Civilians Used As Human Shields Killed In Israeli Air Strikes. More accurate IMO.

[JemJem]

Sadly, this is major bad news for the remaining hostages and their loved ones.

 

But, the thing is, it was obvious that the negotiations were getting nowhere, and that Bibi felt he had to take action again.

 

But, we cannot say Bibi has handled the whole deal thing well. In fact, he handled it badly, I feel. Too much was given to Hamas in return for the freed hostages, and this most probably emboldened Hamas. Not to mention, they got the time they needed to regroup.

 

When and how will this whole thing end ? Well, your guess is as good as mine.

[Evil Penevil]

It's clear Hamas cares nothing about the Palestinian people.  Otherwise, it would have extended the ceasefire and released the hostages. The Hamas attacks of Oct. 7 against soft civilian targets in Israel brought down absolute hell on the Gazans.  Take a look at this chart from the U.N.  In 2023 before Oct. 7, only 35 Gazans had been killed by the IDF and almost all were Hamas operatives.  The chart does not include deaths in Gaza from the current conflict.

 

In the years when Hamas did not launch any sort of Intifada (uprising), the fatalities in the Gaza Strip were low.  The 47,000 deaths after Oct. 7 were the direct result of an attack on Israel that accomplished nothing militarily but caused massive retaliation.  None of this would have happened if the Palestinian Authority had been in control.

 

 

https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties