GD - Israel-Hamas War Day 26 : Airstrike Kills Key Hamas Orchestrator US Commandos To Help Identify Hostages | Benzinga
Twenty-six days have passed since the tragic events of Oct. 7, when the Hamas militant group executed a series of fatal attacks in Israel.
These actions resulted in the loss of Israeli civilian lives and the abduction of an estimated 240 hostages who remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip. In response, the Israeli Defense Force has responded with airstrikes targeting Hamas in the Palestinian enclave, along with a ground invasion that commenced Oct. 27.
Here are the most recent updates Wednesday in this ongoing conflict:
- According to NBC, evacuations of people trapped in Gaza have started through the Rafah border. Injured civilians began arriving in Egypt.
- The IDF reportedly killed a senior Hamas commander with an airstrike on the Jabaliya camp near Gaza City.
- Al-Jazeera television aired footage of the devastation. The exact toll is not yet known.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned, "We are in a difficult war. This will be a long war.”
- In the U.S., protesters interrupted ...