army Israel reported his “intensive activities” this Saturday Jan Yunusconsidered a castle Hamas south of Gaza StripAs in the center and north of the Palestinian region; While developing a plan to expand the offensive towards the overcrowded Rafah, at the southern tip of the region 1.3 million peopleMany were displaced due to Israeli attack.
The military statement said, “The troops continue their intense activities in Khan Younis, in the north and center of the Gaza Strip.” In the military statement, the operations in which they “killed and detained terrorists, located weapons and attacked the terrorist infrastructure” were listed.
In the western Khan Yunis region, which soldiers have been trying to control for days, they killed many “terrorist cells” and carried out “selective attacks”, seizing a large number of weapons, including “AK rifles”. 47, dozens of grenades and cartridges, RPGs, vests and explosive devices.”
Israeli soldiers have been under siege in that part of the city for 20 days. Naser and Al Amal hospitalsThis Friday, soldiers went in to arrest the suspects. Attacks and clashes in the vicinity of both hospitals in recent days make it difficult to reach the injured and endanger the lives of more than 10,000 people sheltered in Nasser. 8,000 people in Al Amal were evacuated days ago.
welfare evacuation
Meanwhile, the Israeli Army must comply with the order given by the prime minister the day before. Benjamin NetanyahuOn the development of a plan for the evacuation of civilians before a ground operation is carried out WelfareIt is the city of last refuge for Gazans expelled from the rest of the Strip and where some lived before the conflict. 280,000 people.
The Hebrew Government’s latest plans have been met with criticism from its allies. If he were the MGK spokesman this Thursday United States of AmericaWarning that the White House would “not support” an operation in Rafah, John Kirby and another State Department spokesman noted that “there was no planning and little thought” and reminded that this was a very important entry point for the operation. humane aidHe was Minister of Foreign Affairs this Saturday Germany, Annalena BaerbockAn attack on this border city with Egypt would be “humanitarian disaster declared“.
The head of German diplomacy emphasized that the people of Gaza cannot seek refuge elsewhere. “Israel must defend itself against terrorism” Hamasbut also relax to the fullest extent possible victimization of civilian population“Baerbock emphasized.
For your part, Saudi Arabia The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminded that before announcing its demand for peace, it “strongly” condemned the decision to enter Rafah, the “last shelter of hundreds of thousands of civilians”. Emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council In the face of “(Israel’s) insistence on violating international and humanitarian law.”
Hamas’ statement
The Islamist group Hamas also said this Saturday that Israel’s ground military attack on Rafah “disaster“. “We warn of a disaster and global carnage In the statement made by the Press Office, it was stated that tens of thousands of martyrs and injured people could remain if Rafah province is invaded, and said, “We hold the US administration, the international community and the ‘Israeli’ occupation completely responsible.” The Gaza Government has been under Hamas control since 2007.
According to the Strip Ministry of Health, approximately 28,000 Gazans died, some 8,000 bodies were buried under rubble, and some 67,500 were injured in the war that lasted more than 4 months.