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Israel said it dropped 6,000 bombs on the Gaza Strip during the first six days of war with Hamas. That's more bombs than the US-led coalition dropped in any month during the fight against ISIS. Allied forces dropped 5,000 bombs in August 2017 — at the peak of their air campaign. But that August saw a record 5,075 bombs dropped, marking the only time that figure ever surpassed 5,000. AP Photo/Asmaa WaguihAveraged out, Israel's 6,000 bombs dropped on Gaza between October 7 and October 12 comes out to 1,000 per day — smashing the average of 164 bombs dropped per day by the US-led coalition in August 2017.
Persons: Israel, , Ahmad Hasaballah, Raqqa —, Waguih, Joe Biden —, deescalation Organizations: ISIS, Allied, Service, Islamic, Israeli Air Force, IAF, US Air Forces Central Command, RAND Corporation, AP, US, Israel Defense Forces, United Nations, UN Locations: Gaza, Islamic State, Gaza City, Iraq, Syria, Raqqa, Syrian, California, Afghanistan
Ziad Al-Nakhala, Islamic Jihad's deputy leader, arrives at a hotel with other Palestinian negotiators after negotiations in Cairo August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala said on Sunday that his faction was holding captive more than 30 of the Israelis who were abducted in the Gaza Strip since Saturday after Hamas launched attacks on Israel. The captives will not be repatriated "till all of our prisoners are released," al-Nakhala added, referring to thousands of Palestinians who are in Israeli prisons. Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta, writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Ziad Al, Asmaa, Ziad al, Nakhala, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Islamic, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Rights CAIRO, Gaza, Israel
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