News Reading Practice #52
(100 Day Challenge)
DEATH TOLL FROM ISRAELI STRIKES ON GAZA SURPASSES 25,000
Associated Press
GAZA STRIP
The toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes
on the Gaza Strip since war broke out between Israel and Hamas in October has
passed 25,000, Gaza health officials said, while Israeli attacks and street
battles raged across the Hamas-run enclave
on Sunday.
Israeli forces and Hamas fighters clashed in several places, from Jabalia in the north to
Khan Younis in the south, the focus of recent Israeli operations.
Israel said its troops had cleared much of northern
Gaza of Hamas's military network and more than a million residents of that part
of the enclave have moved south to flee the bombardments. However fighting has continued in the Jabalia refugee
camp and other areas around Gaza City.
Gaza's Health Ministry said 178 Palestinians were
killed in the past 24 hours, one of the deadliest
days of the war so far. Israel's military said a soldier was killed in
fighting.
A total of 25,105 Palestinians – many of them women
and children - have been killed and 62,681 have been wounded in Israeli strikes
since October 7, the ministry said in a statement. It does not differentiate
between civilian and militant deaths
but says most of those killed have been civilians.
In a statement on Sunday, Hamas called its October
7 assault a "necessary step”.
"It was a defensive act in the frame of getting
rid of the Israeli occupation, reclaiming the
Palestinian rights and on the way for liberation and independence,"
Hamas said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected
conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would
include Israel's complete withdrawal and leaving Hamas in power in Gaza.
"In exchange for the release of our hostages,
Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the
release of all the murderers and rapists,"
Netanyahu said in a statement. "And leaving Hamas intact.”
"I reject outright the terms of surrender of
the monsters of Hamas," Mr. Netanyahu said.
Running amok: Israeli soldiers travel near Israel's southern border
with Gaza as smoke rises in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. AP
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DEATH TOLL: The total number of deaths in a specific event or period.(മരണ സംഖ്യ)
STRIKES:
Deliberate military attacks or actions in the ongoing conflict(ആക്രമണം,
പ്രഹരം)
SURPASSES: Goes
beyond a specified limit or amount.(കവിയുക)
WITHDRAWAL:
Pulling back or removing, especially military forces.(പിന്വലിക്കല്)
HOSTAGES:
Individuals held captive to force certain actions from others.(ബന്ദികൾ)
RUNNING AMOK -
Behaving in a violent or uncontrollable manner.
(അനിയന്ത്രിതമായി)
BROKE OUT – The
occurrence or beginning of a conflict or war.
(പൊട്ടിപ്പുറപ്പെടുക).
RAGE: Intensely
continued, especially in conflict or battle.(രൂക്ഷമാവുക)
ENCLAVE:
Distinct area enclosed within another region, culturally or territorially.(ഒരു രാജ്യത്തിനകത്തുള്ള മറ്റൊരു രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ പ്രദേശം)
CLASHED: Engaged
in conflict, involving physical confrontation or disagreement.(ഏറ്റുമുട്ടുക)
FLEE: Hide and escape(ഒളിച്ചോടുക,രക്ഷപ്പെടുക)
BOMBARDMENTS:
Prolonged, continuous attacks, often with heavy artillery or bombing.(ബോംബ്ആക്രമണം)
DEADLIEST: Most
lethal, causing the highest number of deaths.(മാരകമായ)
CIVILIAN:
Non-military individuals, ordinary citizens not in the armed forces.(സാധാരണ പൗരന്)
MILITANT:
Someone engaged in warfare or fighting, often associated with a cause or group.(യുദ്ധത്തിലേപ്പെട്ട, സമരക്കാരന്, സൈനികന്)
ASSAULT: Violent
attack or intentional act causing physical harm.(ആക്രമണം)
DEFENSIVE ACT:
Action taken to protect oneself or others from harm or danger.(പ്രതിരോധ
പ്രവര്ത്തനം)
FRAME: Context or structure within which something is understood or perceived.(ചട്ടക്കൂട്)
LIBERATION: The
act of setting free or gaining independence(മോചനം)
RECLAIMING:
Regaining control or possession of something.(വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക)
INDEPENDENCE:
Freedom from external control or influence.(സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം)
RAPISTS:
Individuals who commit sexual assault.(ബലാത്സംഗം ചെയ്യുന്നയാൾ)
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