The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it has suspended military operations in the Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt. The Ministry reported this on its account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
According to the IDF, fighting will decrease in the Al-Shaboura refugee camp area in the city of Rafah. The Israeli army urged residents to evacuate before 16:00 local time (17:00 Moscow time).
The ministry announced that an evacuation corridor will also be opened along Saladin Road for residents of Tel al-Hawa, Sabra, western Zaytun, Shujayyah and Tuffah.
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.
Previously in UAE scared Israel’s statements regarding the Gaza Strip.