Israeli airstrikes destroyed a tower block in Gaza City after Hamas militants launched a rocket and air attack on Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The Israeli army launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, with Israel’s president, Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the country, is ‘at war’.

Al Jazeera journalist Youmna El Sayed was reporting live from Gaza the moment the missile struck Palestine Tower behind her.

Sources in Gaza said at least 198 Palestinians were killed in the strikes

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Looks like that was updated half an hour before the comment you replied to was made.

    And earlier this afternoon 22 was the official count for Israeli deaths, 220ish Palestinians.

    So Israel has updated their number, and it looks like Palestine hasn’t.

    That being said, both sides can pretty much say whatever right now. There’s no way to know what it actually is, there’s too much chaos for anyone to know.