1000 dead Israelis & over 150 captured by Hamas: Israeli Media

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli Media
9 Oct 2023 11:08
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Israeli media reveals that "Israel" estimates that 1,000 Israelis are dead so far, while the number of captured Israelis exceeds 150.

An Israeli soldier stands by the bodies of Israelis killed by Palestinian Resistance fighters who entered from the Gaza strip, in the southern Israeli settlement of 'Sderot', Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP)

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that recent estimates indicate that the number of Israeli deaths has reached 1,000, and the number of prisoners captured by the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza has exceeded 150.

The newspaper noted that among those dead were 73 soldiers, including five from the elite Golani Brigade, and several high-ranking military commanders such as Colonel Roi Levy and Colonel Jonathan Steinberg, who served as the commander of the Nahal Brigade, as well as the commander of the communications battalion, the deputy commander of the Maglan unit, a company commander, a platoon commander in the Home Front Command, the commander of the 481st Computer Battalion, and crew commander in the Duvdovan unit.

Moreover, Israeli media confirmed the presence of senior officers among the Israelis kidnapped by the Palestinian resistance, who have reached at least 150 prisoners.

On the third day of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, "Israel" still has no control over the Gaza Strip, and Israeli media quoted the head of the National Security Council confessing he made a mistake when he said that "Hamas has been deterred for 15 years."

US aircraft carrier heads to 'Israel'

Given the intensifying situation in Occupied Palestine, threatening Israeli existence and power, the Israeli command announced that it has increased intelligence and operational coordination with the US Central Command (US CENTCOM).

In a statement, the US CENTCOM noted on October 8 that "the United States has begun moving USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean."

According to the statement, this included "the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), as well as the Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS Carney (DDG 64), and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80)."

Moreover, CENTCOM highlighted that it has mobilized equipment and machines deployed in military bases near "Israel" to "augment US Air Force F-15, F-16, and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region," reaffirming that Washington "maintains ready forces globally to further reinforce this posture if required."