Israel's Gaza Offensive May Turn Into Urban 'Meat Grinder’
Yuri Lyamin, military expert has drawn parallels between Israel's potential ground offensive and battles for Mariupol and Artemovsk (Bakhmut) – the latter lasted for 224 days.
🗣 "Gaza is larger than Artemovsk or even Mariupol with all these industrial facilities," the military expert said. "And most importantly, there is a much larger population [in the Gaza Strip]. In my opinion, there are about 2.5-3 million people living in Gaza now."
🗣 "I would compare [Gaza] with Mariupol, after all, for the reason that Artemovsk is a relatively small city, there are several tens of thousands of people there. In Mariupol, the population was under half a million. Closer to Mariupol, but again the density is higher," he continued.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Yuri Lyamin, military expert has drawn parallels between Israel's potential ground offensive and battles for Mariupol and Artemovsk (Bakhmut) – the latter lasted for 224 days.
🗣 "Gaza is larger than Artemovsk or even Mariupol with all these industrial facilities," the military expert said. "And most importantly, there is a much larger population [in the Gaza Strip]. In my opinion, there are about 2.5-3 million people living in Gaza now."
🗣 "I would compare [Gaza] with Mariupol, after all, for the reason that Artemovsk is a relatively small city, there are several tens of thousands of people there. In Mariupol, the population was under half a million. Closer to Mariupol, but again the density is higher," he continued.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🤬22👍18❤1😁1👌1💔1
Sputnik International
Palestinian Foreign Ministry accuses Israel military of using ammo with white phosphorus prohibited by international conventions Subscribe to @SputnikInt
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
📹 The Palestinian Foreign Ministry posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) against the backdrop of the statement about the use of white phosphorus ammunition prohibited by international conventions.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🤬55👍12😢3❤2
What is the Gaza Strip now under Israel’s complete siege?
📌 The Gaza Strip, also known as Gaza, is a Palestinian exclave located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Nestled between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean, the exclave has an area of about ten kilometers wide and 41 kilometers long.
📌 The area was named after its densely-populated capital of Gaza City.
📌 As a result of the coup carried out by the Islamist militant group Hamas in July 2007, the government institutions of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Gaza Strip came under the group’s authority.
📌 Most of the residents live in the north of the area, in particular in Gaza City. Sunni Muslims make up the predominant part of the population.
📌 In September 2005, Israel wrapped up the withdrawal of its troops from Gaza, and control of the area was transferred to the PA.
📌 Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been governed by the militant group Hamas, which rejects the peace process with Israel.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
📌 The Gaza Strip, also known as Gaza, is a Palestinian exclave located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, Nestled between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean, the exclave has an area of about ten kilometers wide and 41 kilometers long.
📌 The area was named after its densely-populated capital of Gaza City.
📌 As a result of the coup carried out by the Islamist militant group Hamas in July 2007, the government institutions of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Gaza Strip came under the group’s authority.
📌 Most of the residents live in the north of the area, in particular in Gaza City. Sunni Muslims make up the predominant part of the population.
📌 In September 2005, Israel wrapped up the withdrawal of its troops from Gaza, and control of the area was transferred to the PA.
📌 Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been governed by the militant group Hamas, which rejects the peace process with Israel.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍29❤2😁2🤬2🤔1
🇯🇴 Huge numbers of people participate in a march in support of Gaza in the capital of Jordan, Amman
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❤70👍24💩5🤬4🫡1
Seismologists in Norway say recorded probable 'explosion' on October 8 near Balticconnector gas pipeline, estimated 1 magnitude
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
😁46🔥5👍3💩3🤔2🤬2
❗️Israel is moving to a “full offense” against the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says, as cited by Israeli media
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🤬38💩8👌6👍5❤2🥴2💔2🤔1
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest updates on the Israel-Hamas conflict:
▪️Death toll from Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip has increased to 830 with another 4,250 injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health;
▪️Israeli death toll since Saturday's Hamas attack has risen above 1,000, Israeli Embassy in US said;
▪️The IDF said it killed two members of Hamas' political office, which was later confirmed by Hamas;
▪️Six Palestinian journalists have been killed and two more are missing since the escalation;
▪️The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has accused the Israel military of using ammo with white phosphorus prohibited by international conventions;
▪️Head of Hamas' politburo called on Arab countries to provide funding to support the Gaza Strip.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
▪️Death toll from Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip has increased to 830 with another 4,250 injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health;
▪️Israeli death toll since Saturday's Hamas attack has risen above 1,000, Israeli Embassy in US said;
▪️The IDF said it killed two members of Hamas' political office, which was later confirmed by Hamas;
▪️Six Palestinian journalists have been killed and two more are missing since the escalation;
▪️The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has accused the Israel military of using ammo with white phosphorus prohibited by international conventions;
▪️Head of Hamas' politburo called on Arab countries to provide funding to support the Gaza Strip.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍31🤬17❤4💔3👎1👌1🌚1🫡1
🇷🇺🇨🇳🇲🇳 Russia, China and Mongolia will launch an interstate tourist route, dubbed The Great Tea Road, the geography of which will repeat the trade route created in the 18th century for the export of tea, the Russian Economy Ministry said on Tuesday.
🗣 "Russia, China and Mongolia have entered into an agreement on the development of the Great Tea Road tourist route, its geography repeating the trade route from China through Mongolia, Siberia, the Urals and the Volga region to Moscow and St. Petersburg, created in the 18th century for the export of tea," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also said that 18 Russian regions are ready to join the new tourist project immediately. The route will include museums, hotels and recreation areas, according to the statement.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🗣 "Russia, China and Mongolia have entered into an agreement on the development of the Great Tea Road tourist route, its geography repeating the trade route from China through Mongolia, Siberia, the Urals and the Volga region to Moscow and St. Petersburg, created in the 18th century for the export of tea," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also said that 18 Russian regions are ready to join the new tourist project immediately. The route will include museums, hotels and recreation areas, according to the statement.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍71❤18👌7
❗️ The White House says the US aircraft carrier deployment is aimed at deterring third countries from widening the escalation around Israel.
The US does not yet plan to send military personnel to help Israel, it was added.
The US does not yet plan to send military personnel to help Israel, it was added.
💩60🤬8👌4👎3😁2
❗️ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel in the coming days, the State Department says
💩50🤬8👎4😁2
🇷🇺🇹🇷 Putin spoke with Erdogan, the Kremlin said. The focus was on the sharply aggravated situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.
Reportedly, during the conversation, the leaders expressed deep concern over the continuing escalation of violence and the catastrophic rise in civilian casualties. They also emphasized the need for an immediate ceasefire by both sides and the resumption of the negotiation process, and expressed mutual readiness to actively promote this.
Reportedly, during the conversation, the leaders expressed deep concern over the continuing escalation of violence and the catastrophic rise in civilian casualties. They also emphasized the need for an immediate ceasefire by both sides and the resumption of the negotiation process, and expressed mutual readiness to actively promote this.
👍52🤔5❤2👎1
The shootout between police and an armed Israeli man in the Israeli city of Ashdod has resulted in two officers and the gunman sustaining serious injuries
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍21😁10🤔7🔥2💔1
❗️ The Israeli military has announced it fired artillery and mortar fire toward Syrian sites in response to a "number of launches" from Syrian territory. The IDF earlier detailed that shelling from Syria fell in an open area.
😁33🤬15👍5🤔1