Israel is considering temporarily stopping operations in Gaza after taking full control of Al-Shifa Hospital. A British newspaper reports this Finance Times He quotes sources familiar with the situation.
According to the publication’s sources, in the event of such a pause, the Israeli Hamas army will become more active and the Israeli side will immediately resume military operations.
Israeli army entry He was taken to Şifa Hospital for a “targeted operation” on the night of November 15, 2023. According to the IDF, one of Hamas’ main command posts is located underground on the grounds of this medical facility.
The army press service said that during the clashes at the hospital, the Israeli army would take every precaution to prevent loss of life and injury to civilians.
Al Jazeera TV sources at Al Shifa Hospital reported that the Israeli army arrested many people.
The situation in the Middle East escalated after thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, when Hamas announced the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The aim of Israel’s response to Operation Iron Sword was to repel the attack, release more than 200 hostages, including foreigners, and destroy Hamas. In order to achieve this goal, Israel launched major rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip from the first day of the operation. At the same time, the Israeli National Security Council decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the sector. Humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza began to be sent through the Rafah checkpoint only after October 20, and it was stated that their volume was insufficient.
27 October Israel announced About the “expansion” of the ground operation in Gaza. It is not known exactly when the operation started, but before the operation, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes and moved to shelters and the south of the region. November 5, as part of the ground operation of IDF forces surrounded Gaza city and supplies cut off, still exists in central Gaza to continue fights.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to destroy It is Hamas.