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Over 15,000 Israeli soldiers injured in Gaza war: Defense Ministry

11:4228/01/2025, Tuesday
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Figure is significantly higher than number reported by army, which stands at 5,667 soldiers since Oct. 7, 2023

More than 15,000 Israeli soldiers have been injured in Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, the country's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

A ministry statement said that the injured soldiers have entered rehab programs at the ministry's Rehabilitation Department.

The figure announced by the ministry is significantly higher than the number reported by army, which stands at 5,667 since Oct. 7, 2023.

According to military figures released by the army, 841 soldiers have been killed and 5,667 others injured since the outbreak of the Gaza war on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Defense Ministry, however, didn't explain the large discrepancy between the two figures.

A ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, suspending Israel's genocidal war that has killed more than 47,300 Palestinians, most of them women and children, and injured more than 111,400 since Oct. 7, 2023.

The Israeli onslaught has left more than 11,000 people missing, with widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed the lives of many elderly people and children in one of the worst global humanitarian disasters ever.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

#Israeli army
#Occupied West Bank
#Palestinians
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