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Israel loses 24 soldiers in deadliest day of Gaza ground war

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Adel Zaanoun with Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire in Jerusalem, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli IDF soldier Hadar Kapeluk during his funeral, in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, January 23, 2024. Hadar Kapeluk was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip. According to an IDF spokesperson on January 23 , some 21 soldiers were killed in action following a deadly incident of a building collapse in Khan Yunis after it was hit by a Hamas fired rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). 552 Israeli soldiers have died since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel, 215 of them in the Gaza operation. Abir Sultan, EPA-EFE." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/overseas/01/23/012324_israel-soldier_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli IDF soldier Hadar Kapeluk during his funeral, in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, January 23, 2024. Hadar Kapeluk was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip. According to an IDF spokesperson on January 23 , some 21 soldiers were killed in action following a deadly incident of a building collapse in Khan Yunis after it was hit by a Hamas fired rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). 552 Israeli soldiers have died since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel, 215 of them in the Gaza operation. <em>Abir Sultan, EPA-EFE.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES -- The Israeli army said Tuesday 24 soldiers were killed in the biggest single-day losses since the start of its ground war in Gaza amid growing pressure on the government to find a way to end the conflict.</p><p>The heavy clashes came as a White House official was due in the region for talks aimed at securing more hostage releases, and as US media reported a new Israeli proposal for a deal that would involve a two-month pause in fighting.</p><p>Twenty-four soldiers were killed on Monday, with army spokesman Daniel Hagari saying 21 of them were reservists slain when rocket-propelled grenade fire hit a tank and two buildings they were trying to blow up.</p><p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army had launched an investigation into the &quot;disaster&quot;. More than 200 soldiers have been killed since Israel launched its ground operations in Gaza.</p><p>&quot;We must learn the necessary lessons and do everything to preserve the lives of our warriors,&quot; Netanyahu said.</p><p>An analyst said the mounting Israeli toll would heap pressure on the government.</p><p>&quot;Everybody is mourning the soldiers this morning and I think people will demand clear answers about the purpose and the goal of this operation in Gaza,&quot; said Israela Oron of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.</p><p>The army said Tuesday its forces had &quot;encircled&quot; Khan Yunis, and &quot;deepened&quot; their operations in the densely populated city after killing dozens of militants over the past 24 hours.</p><p>Witnesses said huge explosions shook Khan Yunis, southern Gaza&#x27;s main city, as well as Deir al-Balah in north Gaza and Rafah in the south.</p><p>Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said its staff at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis felt the &quot;ground shaking&quot;.</p><p>&quot;There is a sense of panic among staff, patients and displaced people sheltering inside the building,&quot; it said on social media platform X.</p><p>The Palestinian Red Crescent said Israeli forces had hit its headquarters in Khan Yunis &quot;resulting in injuries among internally displaced individuals who sought safety on our premises&quot;.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/22/24/israel-hammers-gazas-south">Israel hammers Gaza&#x27;s south</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/21/24/hamas-says-gaza-deaths-top-25000-as-israel-pushes-offensive">Hamas says Gaza deaths top 25,000 as Israel pushes offensive</a></li></ul><div><strong>- Hostage talks -</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People hold a banner reading ‘The blood of the kidnapped is on your hands’ after they spilled red water on the floor during a protest calling for the immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem, January 22, 2024. According to the Israeli army, 133 Israelis were still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2024. Abir Sultan, EPA-EFE." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2024/overseas/01/23/012324_israeli-hostages_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>People hold a banner reading ‘The blood of the kidnapped is on your hands’ after they spilled red water on the floor during a protest calling for the immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem, January 22, 2024. According to the Israeli army, 133 Israelis were still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2024. <em>Abir Sultan, EPA-EFE.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>UN agencies and aid groups have sounded the alarm about the growing threat of disease and famine in Gaza, where 1.7 million people are estimated to have been displaced from their homes.</p><p>Abu Iyad, his belongings piled on a donkey-drawn cart, said he was moving for the seventh time, fleeing Khan Yunis for Rafah on the Egyptian border, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, many in makeshift tents.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m heading to the unknown,&quot; he told AFP. &quot;They told us to go to Rafah -- where to go in Rafah? Is there any space left?&quot;</p><p>The Gaza war broke out with Hamas&#x27;s unprecedented October 7 attacks, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.</p><p>In response, Israel has carried out a relentless offensive that has killed at least 25,490 people in Gaza, around 70 percent of them women, children and adolescents, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.</p><p>The Hamas attack also saw about 250 hostages seized, and Israel says around 132 remain in Gaza. That number includes the bodies of at least 28 dead hostages, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/21/24/death-toll-soars-as-fighting-rages-across-gaza-israel-raids-west-bank">Death toll soars as fighting rages across Gaza, Israel raids West Bank</a></li></ul><p>A week-long truce in November saw 105 hostages released, the Israelis among them in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.</p><p>Relatives of those still held captive stormed a parliamentary committee meeting on Monday demanding urgent action.</p><p>&quot;You sit here while our children are dying over there,&quot; yelled Gilad Korngold, father of hostage Tal Shoham, an AFP correspondent reported.</p><div><strong>- Two-state solution -</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2937645" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>US news outlet Axios reported on Monday night that Israel had proposed to Hamas, via Qatari and Egyptian mediators, a new deal to free all the hostages.</p><p>The report, citing unnamed Israeli officials, said the proposed deal would be carried out in multiple stages, and would also involve the release of an undetermined number of Palestinian prisoners.</p><p>The plan was expected to take about two months to complete.</p><p>The proposal does not include promises to end the war, but it would involve Israeli troops reducing their presence in major cities in Gaza and gradually allowing residents to return to the territory&#x27;s devastated north, Axios said.</p><p>News of the proposal comes as US media said the White House&#x27;s coordinator for the Middle East, Brett McGurk, was expected in Egypt and Qatar for meetings aimed at securing a new hostage exchange deal.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/22/24/hamas-says-october-7-attacks-necessary-step-admits-faults">Hamas says October 7 attacks &#x27;necessary step&#x27;, admits &#x27;faults&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/20/24/biden-says-palestinian-state-still-possible-after-netanyahu-call">Biden says Palestinian state still possible after Netanyahu call</a></li></ul><p>State Department spokesman Vedant Patel, however, said Washington still believed &quot;a two-state solution, a creation of a Palestinian state, is the only path that gets us out of this endless cycle of violence&quot;.</p><p>Netanyahu has steadfastly rejected calls for the creation of a Palestinian state, saying Israel must maintain &quot;security control over all the territory west of the Jordan&quot; River, an area that includes all of the Palestinian territories.</p><div><strong>- US, UK hit Yemen&#x27;s Huthis -</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2914574" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>EU foreign ministers pressed Israel to change its mind at meetings in Brussels on Monday with the top diplomats from the two warring parties and key Arab states.</p><p>&quot;The two-state solution is the only solution, and even those who don&#x27;t want to know about it have not yet come up with any other alternative,&quot; said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/17/24/us-to-reclassify-huthis-as-terrorist-group-reports">US to reclassify Huthis as terrorist group: reports</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/18/24/us-puts-houthis-back-on-list-of-global-terror-groups">US puts Houthis back on list of global terror groups</a></li></ul><p>At the gathering, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz ignored questions from journalists over a future two-state solution and said his country was focused on returning the hostages and ensuring its security.</p><p>Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who was also in attendance, said Israel&#x27;s rejection of &quot;the two-state solution is dooming the future of the region to more conflicts&quot;.</p><p>The Gaza war spurred fears of a wider escalation, with a surge in violence involving Iran-backed Hamas allies across the region.</p><p>Lebanon&#x27;s Shiite movement Hezbollah said Tuesday it targeted an Israeli command center with a large number of missiles in response to Israeli &quot;assassinations&quot; and attacks on civilians.</p><p>The United States and Britain launched a new wave of air strikes against Yemen&#x27;s Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Tuesday over their attacks on Red Sea shipping.</p><p>In response, the Huthis warned that &quot;these attacks will not go unanswered and unpunished&quot;.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/01/18/24/west-bank-economy-in-tatters-as-gaza-war-rages">West Bank economy in tatters as Gaza war rages</a></li></ul>

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Israel loses 24 soldiers in deadliest day of Gaza ground war

Adel Zaanoun with Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire in Jerusalem,

Agence France-Presse

Published Jan 23, 2024 07:32 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 23, 2024 07:56 PM PHT

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