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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
JERUSALEM, July 4 (Xinhua) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced in a statement on Friday that it has now established operational control over more than 65 percent of the Gaza Strip.
The statement was accompanied by a military map showing areas under Israeli control, primarily in the northern, southern and eastern parts of the Palestinian enclave, as well as IDF deployment zones throughout the region.
According to Israeli television channel Channel 12 News, when the Israeli military resumed its offensive in Gaza in March, it set a goal of controlling 75 percent of the territory.
The IDF also said it had killed more than 100 militants in Gaza over the past week, including four senior commanders. Since March 18, the Israeli Air Force has struck more than 7,500 military infrastructure sites, including weapons depots, rocket launch sites and underground bunkers.
Israel’s offensive, which began in October 2023, has left at least 57,130 documented Palestinians dead and 135,173 wounded, Gaza health authorities said Thursday. –0–