No. of dead or injured on all sides in Israel-Hamas conflict surpasses 10,000

가자지구에 보복 폭탄 6천발 퍼부었다 양측 사상자 1만명 넘겨 As the number of casualties in the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to climb, the U.S. has reiterated its support for Israel. The U.S. secretary of State is to visit Middle East countries as Washington looks to apply pressure on Hamas. Our Moon Hye-ryeon reports. The death tolls in the fighting between Israel and Hamas continue to rise. Following the Hamas attacks on Israel last Saturday, Israel has launched thousands of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip – with the Israeli Defense Minister saying that they would wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the Earth’. As of Thursday local time, the death toll in Israel has come to around 1-thousand-300 while Gaza authorities reported that the number of deaths in the Gaza Strip came to over 1-thousand-400. Including injuries on either side, the number of those who have been injured or killed has breached the 10-thousand mark. Amid the conflict, the United States delivered a message of solidarity through its Secretary of State during his visit to Israel. ’You may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as America exists, you will never, ever have to. We will always be there by your side’.“ Antony Blinken is due to continue his tour of the Middle East by visiting Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a bid to put further pressure on Hamas to release the hostages taken on Saturday. With at least 25 Americans reported to be killed in the Hamas attacks, the U.S. is ramping up its support with plans to provide more monetary funding as well as preparing for a visit to Tel Aviv from its defense secretary, Lloyd Austin on Friday. In addition to showing support for its allies, the Biden administration has also stopped Iran from accessing the 6-billion U.S. dollars of frozen Iranian money from banks in South Korea in its deal for the release of American citizens a few weeks ago. Crude oil exports from Iran may also face sanctions from Washington to cut off revenue after it reportedly provided Hamas with weapons and military training. While NATO officials have said that they do not expect the alliance to become directly involved, many countries other than the U.S. have offered Israel military aid following a meeting between defense chiefs on Thursday. Moon Hye-ryeon, Arirang News. #Israel_Hamas_conflict #Israel_Palestine_War #Gaza_Strip #Palestinian_militant #Israeli_forces #airstrike #Jew #Arab #이스라엘 #팔레스타인 #하마스 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-10-13, 09:00 (KST)