NEW YORK, BRONX (ORDO News) — The government of the Gaza Strip, which is affiliated with the Palestinian Hamas movement, claims that since the conflict began to escalate, Israel has dropped on Gaza an amount of explosives equivalent to the power of the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima.
“The occupier (Israel – ed.) dropped more than 12,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip, which is equivalent (in total – ed.) to the power of a nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima,” the government press service said in a statement.
Authorities also note that on average, 33 tons of explosives were dropped per square kilometer in Gaza.
On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. After this, the organization’s fighters penetrated into the border areas in southern Israel.
In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Within a few days, the Israeli military took control of all populated areas near the border with Gaza and began carrying out air strikes on targets, including civilians, in the strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel was stopped.
The number of victims in the Gaza Strip exceeded 5 thousand people, over 15 thousand were injured. In Israel, according to local authorities, more than 1.3 thousand people died.
The Russian Embassy reported that during the escalation of the conflict, 20 Russians were killed, two were taken hostage, and seven were listed as missing. According to various sources, about 150 Israelis may be held captive by Hamas. The movement itself stated that there are about 200-250 prisoners in the Gaza Strip.
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