Tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers continued operations against Hamas militants near the Gaza Strip on Monday, October 9th. On the night of Sunday to Monday, Israeli forces also attacked “more than 500 targets of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists” in the Palestinian enclave. The three days of deadly clashes “resulted in internal displacement” of people in the Gaza Strip, “mainly due to fear, concern for their protection and the destruction of their homes,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. According to the organization, this number is “123,538 people.” Follow our live stream.
More than 1,100 dead in both camps. Fighting in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza left 413 dead and 2,300 injured, according to the latest report from local authorities. According to the Israeli army, more than 700 Israelis were killed and 2,150 injured.
Dozens of Israeli hostages. The Israeli army is also working to rescue the Israeli hostages still in Gaza “in large numbers,” including “women, children, babies, the elderly and the disabled,” he said. According to the Israeli government press office, Hamas has taken “more than 100 prisoners.”
Americans and a French woman killed. According to a US official, “several” Americans were killed in the Hamas offensive. The victims also include ten Nepalese, twelve Thais and nationals of other countries, including a French woman. The Canadian Foreign Ministry reported “the death of a Canadian and the disappearance of two others.”
Oil prices are rising rapidly. As trading opened on Monday morning, the price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude rose 4.7% to $86.65. The barrel of American West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose 4.5% to $88.39 in early trading on Asian markets. This crisis comes at a time when oil prices are already high due to a decline in production in Russia and Saudi Arabia.