A new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has killed thousands of people, and the United States has announced military assistance to Israel.

　　China news agency, Beijing, October 9 th Comprehensive news: As of the evening of the 8 th local time, a new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel has caused more than 1,100 deaths on both sides. The US Department of Defense announced on the 8th that it would provide Israel with military equipment such as weapons and ammunition.

　　According to reports from Israeli media and Reuters, Israel attacked residential areas, mosques and residences of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) officials in the Gaza Strip on the 8th, and at least three communities at the junction of Gaza Strip and Israel are still fighting. Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israeli territory. Hezbollah in Lebanon fired rockets and shells at Israeli positions in the Israeli-occupied Shebaa farm on the 8th, and the Israeli army responded.

　　According to the Israeli Ministry of Defence and the Israeli medical department, as of the 8th, this round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed over 700 Israelis and injured 2,315 Israelis. On the evening of the 8th, the health department in the Palestinian Gaza said that 413 people had been killed and 2,300 injured in the Israeli attack on the Gaza.

　　According to the Israel Times, the press office of the Israeli government confirmed that at least 100 Israelis were detained in Gaza at around 17: 00 on the 8th. Hamas said on the evening of the 8th that it had detained about 130 Israeli hostages, including Israeli soldiers.

　　Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Biden on the evening of the 8th. Biden said that US assistance to the Israel Defense Forces is on the way and more assistance will be provided in the next few days. On the same day, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it would provide Israel with ammunition and equipment, and strengthen the U.S. forces in the Middle East in response to Hamas’s attack.

　　Israeli President Herzog delivered a national speech on the evening of 8th, condemning Hamas’s actions and calling on Israeli people to maintain national unity. Earlier, the Prime Minister’s Office announced that Israel had entered a "state of war", which meant that it could carry out "major military activities".

　　According to the official Palestinian news agency "Wafa", Palestinian President Abbas telephoned Qatari Emir (head of state) Tamim, Egyptian President Seyce and King Abdullah II of Jordan respectively on the 8th to exchange views on the Palestinian-Israeli situation. When communicating with the three leaders, Abbas emphasized the importance of providing relief and medical assistance to the people in Gaza. He said that the only solution to avoid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli situation is to reach a political solution and end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. (End)