Aerial images of Gaza before and after Israeli bombing

(Patria) - Hamas's massacre of civilians in southern Israel on October 7th provoked a brutal response from the Israeli army.

Since that bloody weekend, during which Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,400 Israelis - mostly civilians, the Israeli air force has been relentlessly bombing the Gaza Strip, which is home to Hamas members, but also to more than two million innocent Palestinian civilians.

Atrara settlement

The American company "Maxar Technologies" has released terrifying comparative satellite images of settlements in Gaza taken before and after Israeli bombing.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, run by Hamas, 7,028 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since October 7th, including 2,913 children.

Al Karabeh settlement

Independent news agencies cannot verify these figures and they should be taken with a degree of caution, reports Index.hr.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a televised address to the nation last night that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have killed "thousands of terrorists".
Izbat Beit Hanoun settlement

He added that Gaza is one of the most densely populated places in the world "where Hamas militants are mixed with the civilian population and use them as human shields".