Palestinian movement Hamas described the Israeli Defense Forces’ proposal to provide fuel to Al-Shifa hospital as a mockery. The relevant publication was published at: telegram channel movements.
It is stated that the 300 liters of fuel provided by the Israeli Armed Forces will be enough for Al Shifa for half an hour, and that this cannot change the course of events, but can only be used as a tool for Israel’s propaganda campaign. At the same time, Hamas emphasized that the leadership of Al-Shifa hospital is not affiliated with the movement and reports directly and only to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
“We reiterate our call to the United Nations and the international community to deliver fuel to the Gaza Strip, to keep hospitals operational, to intervene urgently to save the patients, children and injured inside, and to stop these blatant violations of international law by Israel. The presence of fascist occupation in the organization ” expressions were used.
Before that IDF stated About sending fuel to the Shifa hospital and Hamas’ intervention.
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 President Isaac Herzog statedThe Hamas command center is located below the central hospital in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Gazeta
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