He said what happened a few days ago could be said to be the worst in the history of Israel.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman, Jonathan Conricus has compared the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict with the famous ‘war on terror’, historically known as 9/11, in the history of America.
Conricus said this while giving an update on the situation in a video posted by the IDF on X (formerly Twitter), lamenting the huge number of casualties the country had recorded so far in the conflict.
He said what happened a few days ago could be said to be the worst in the history of Israel.
He said, “Unfortunately, there’s a high number of critically wounded people who may not make it. Unfortunately, the astronomic figure of 700 dead... It is by far the worst day in Israeli history.
“Never before have so many Israelis been killed by one single thing, let alone enemy activity, on one day. And if you’re American and want to compare this to something in American history, then this could be 911 and Pearl Harbor wrapped into one.
“We’re a small country with about 8-9 million Jews living here, and out of that population, we’ve had 700 killed and 2100 wounded.”
The 9/11 war mentioned by the IDF spokesman was a global counterterrorism military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is also the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars.
The main targets of the campaign were militant Islamist and Salafi jihadist armed organisations such as al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their international affiliates, which were waging military insurgencies to overthrow governments of various Muslim-majority countries.
Other major targets included the Ba'athist regime in Iraq, which was deposed in an invasion in 2003, and various militant factions that fought during the ensuing insurgency.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the IDF on Monday said over 700 Israelis had been killed in the ongoing conflict.
Using an infographic it posted on its X (formerly Twitter) handle titled ‘War With Hamas: Operational Recap,’ IDF wrote: “hostages held by Hamas, 700+ Israelis killed, 2,150+ Israelis injured, 3,284+ rockets fired from Gaza, 653 Hamas targets struck.”
The IDF said the information collated for the war – Swords of Iron – was for 48 hours into the conflict.
In another tweet, it shared pictures which it said were “incriminating evidence of the war crimes committed by the Hamas terrorist organization”.
The IDF earlier described the attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel as a war crime.
In a video posted on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday, the IDF spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari also condemned the taking of women and children captive by Hamas.
Hagara said, “Hamas’ brutal attack is a war crime. Taking women and children captive violates international law and goes against Islam.
“Whoever took part will pay the price. The war is difficult and challenging days lie ahead. The IDF is strong and will use every bit of its strength power.”
"We are at war. We will win," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.
The IDF earlier declared "a state of alert for war” following the attack.