The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Sunday that it had carried out about 10,000 airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war almost two months ago, Agerpres reported with reference to dpa.

The Israeli military said the targets in Gaza were command centers, tunnels and weapons depots belonging to Palestinian terrorist organizations.

The information could not be independently verified.

Three weeks ago, the Israeli army announced that it had attacked more than 15,000 targets in the coastal zone since the beginning of the war.

International criticism of the actions of the Israeli army is growing due to the high number of civilian casualties resulting from mass attacks in Gaza.

The Israeli army, in turn, accuses Hamas of carrying out attacks from residential areas and hospitals, as well as of using civilians as human shields.

Since October 7, Israeli attacks have killed 15,523 people and wounded another 41,316, according to the latest figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health.

According to UN estimates, about 80% of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents have been forced to flee their homes by the war.

Israeli authorities claim that around 10,000 rockets have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.