The number of dead in Gaza rose to more than 13,000 Palestinians, including more than 5,500 children, while the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevy, following an assessment of the situation he conducted yesterday, Saturday, approved plans to continue the ground incursion into Gaza.

The war and the continuous Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip and populated areas and displaced persons resulted in the death of more than 13,000 people, including more than 5,500 children and 3,500 women, while the death toll exceeded more than 30,000 injured, most of whom were children and women, in addition to more than 6,000 missing persons. According to official data issued by the Government Information Office in Gaza and the Ministry of Health.

On Sunday evening, the Israeli army announced the killing of an officer and a soldier - both from the Givati Brigade - in clashes in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the number of Israeli soldiers and officers killed to 65 since the start of the ground incursion on October 27, after it was announced during the day. 5 others were killed, while 383 soldiers and officers were killed since the start of the war on Gaza and the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle.

Following an assessment of the situation he conducted on Saturday, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy approved plans to continue the ground incursion into Gaza. The Walla website, citing unnamed military officials, reported that Halevy had approved operational plans to advance by land in the southern Gaza Strip. The report indicated that this is awaited approval by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli aircraft continue their raids on the Gaza Strip for the 44th day, at a time when the occupation army artillery intensified its bombardment of various areas in the Strip, while the Ministry of Health announced the death and injury of dozens in the raids and bombing that targeted populated areas and residential areas on Sunday.

Israeli fighters and artillery targeted several sites in the Gaza Strip, while continuing to target places where civilians gather, including health centers and schools affiliated with UNRWA, while Israeli threats to target the south of the Strip escalate, in conjunction with the interruption of communications, and the lack of extensive information about the targeting locations and numbers. Martyrs and injuries.

This comes as the Washington Post reported that there is information about the existence of a US-brokered agreement between Israel and Hamas that would allow for the release of dozens of women and children held hostage in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-day cessation of fighting. The newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying that all parties will stop combat operations for at least five days while some hostages will be released in batches, provided that there will be aerial monitoring to stop the fighting.