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The army Israeli continues attacking this Saturday Gaza stripafter fighting on the ground between soldiers and militiamen from the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas and night bombings with an intensity unprecedented since the beginning of the war, which destroyed hundreds of buildings.
On the 22nd day of the conflict, which caused thousands of deaths, the Palestinian territory of LinkBesieged by Israel and where 2.4 million inhabitants live in poverty, deprived of everything, it is now isolated from the world due to the interruption of telecommunications and the Internet.
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“Bombs were falling from all sides; of the navy, artillery and planes”he told AFP Alaa Mahdia refugee camp resident Shatiin the northern part of the Strip.
“Who do they hit? The resistance? No, poor”added this 54-year-old man, who claims that the effect of bombs on Shati It is “worse than an earthquake.”
O UN says he fears one “avalanche of human suffering” the margin. The Israeli army has been carrying out a devastating bombing campaign since October 7, in retaliation for the unprecedented offensive that Israeli militants Hamas launched into Israeli territory, where they left some 1,400 dead, mainly civilians of all ages. Among the dead are more than 300 soldiers.
The Ministry of Health of Hamaswhich governs Gaza, stated in its latest report this Saturday that 7,703 people, mainly civilians, died in Israeli bombings. According to HamasAmong the dead there are more than 3,500 children.
This Saturday, the spokesperson for the civil protection service gazati reported that only in the early morning the Israeli bombings made “completely destroyed”Hundreds of buildings and houses.
The Israeli army said it attacked “150 underground targets” in the north of the Gaza Strip, where Hamas claims to conduct its operations from a gigantic network of tunnels.
The army claimed to have killed “several Hamas terrorists”, including one of those responsible for organizing the October 7th offensive.
According to AFP journalists in LinkIsraeli bombings by aviation and artillery continued this Saturday.
During the night, Hamas reported intense clashes between its fighters and Israeli soldiers, who attacked Beit Hanunin the north of the Strip, and in Al BureijIn the middle.
The Israeli army confirmed that its forces had operated “inside Gaza”, just like they did the previous two nights. In response, Hamas fired rockets at several cities Israel.
“Will follow bombing of air and sea”said the army spokesman, Daniel Hagari. “The elimination (of those responsible for Hamas) weakens them”, He also said and specified that the army did not report any casualties during night operations.
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The families of the hostages, worried
The prospect of an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza worries the international community, which fears that the conflict will degenerate into a regional conflict. Iran, sponsor of Hamas and the Lebanese movement Hezbollahissued several warnings in this regard to U.SIsrael’s most loyal ally.
““Israel must immediately stop this madness.”added this Saturday the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoganin a message on social network X.
After the latest Israeli bombings and “a night of immense anguish”the families of the hostages in the hands of Hamasmostly Israelis, said they were “concerned” about their fate and demanded explanations from the Israeli government. Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the Israeli army, 229 hostages, Israeli, binational or foreignwere captured on October 7 by Hamas and forcibly taken to Link. Since then, Islamists have freed four captive women.
A senior manager of Hamas, Musa Abu Marzukvisiting Moscowstated this Saturday that they are trying to locate eight hostages with dual Russian and Israeli nationalities, in order to release them.
The same official said, however, that there was no progress in negotiations to release the remaining hostages, among whom he mentioned civilians and soldiers.
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Communications failure
The nighttime attacks coincided with a disruption in communications and the Internet in Gaza strip. O Red Crescent Palestine and various NGOs and agencies in the UN They said they lost contact with their teams.
Humanitarian operations and hospital activity “they cannot continue without communications”warned Lynn Hastingscoordinator of the humanitarian affairs office of the UN.
Furthermore, this situation “It also prevents ambulances from reaching the injured”noted the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“This blocking of information creates the risk of covering up mass atrocities and contributing to impunity for human rights violations.””Human said in turn. Rights surveillance.
The Palestinian enclave has been subject to an Israeli land, sea and air blockade for 16 years, to which has been added, since October 9, a “total siege”by the Hebrew State. The military spokesman Hagari He clarified that this Saturday, food, medicine and water will be allowed to enter the population of Gaza.
Since October 21st, only 84 humanitarian aid trucks have reached Link from the neighbor Egyptaccording to UNwhich estimates that at least one hundred per day would be needed.
The voltage is at the same time at maximum in West Banka Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. More than a hundred Palestinians have died there at the hands of Israeli soldiers or settlers since October 7.
Source: Elcomercio
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