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Israel’s Defense Ministry announced that its Rehabilitation Department expects 20,000 new disabled soldiers by the end of 2024 and is laying the groundwork for their care and support. More than 5,500 wounded individuals have been admitted to the rehabilitation wing since Oct. 7, according to the Ministry. The figure was shocking to the Israeli public because the army’s daily data do not suggest there is such a large number of wounded. Likewise, the army spokesman issues “brief” statements about the dead and injured.
Hamas has reportedly rejected an Israeli proposal for a two-month ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of all remaining hostages held by the terror group.
Public confidence in the government is already rock bottom. These is widespread anger over the exposure of claims that it received no warnings of Hamas’s October 7 attack, the fact that military forces were stood down, and that the Israel Defense Forces helicopter and tank assault on Hamas fighters was responsible for killing hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers.