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The armed wing of Hamas has claimed it fired rockets into southern Israel on Monday.
The Guardian reports that the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades have said in a statement that its fighters fired the projectiles at “enemy gatherings” at Rafah crossing, Kerem Shalom crossing and kibbutz Holit near the border with Gaza.
Reuters reports that “Tallying troops whose names it received permission to publish, Israel’s military said 726 Israeli soldiers had been killed since 7 October 2023. Of these, 380 died in the 7 October attacks and 346 in Gaza combat starting 27 October 2023.”
Meanwhile, Israel has continued its onslaught in Beirut, bombing the city overnight. Al Jazeera reports that the latest attack took place on Monday. Huge balls of fire and smoke were seen rising from Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburb, which is regarded as a Hezbollah stronghold.
Israelis are expected to flock to ceremonies, cemeteries and memorial sites around the country today. They will remember the hundreds of victims, the dozens of hostages still in captivity and the soldiers wounded or killed trying to save them, according to The Associate Press.
