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The Army of Israel This Thursday continues its air, sea and land offensive in Gaza stripwhere he destroyed the residence of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic group Hamas, as he prepared to deepen attacks in the south of the enclave.
“During the night, fighter planes from the Israel Defense Forces They attacked the residence of Ismail Haniyehhead of the Hamas Political Bureau”, who lives in exile in Qatar for years, said an Army spokesman.
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That house “was used as a terrorist infrastructure and often served as a meeting point for senior Hamas leaders to direct terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.”He explained.
This operation was carried outor in the Al Shati refugee campin the north of Gaza stripnear the Mediterranean, where Israeli troops “located and destroyed an Israeli naval forces weapons depot.” Hamaswhich contained diving equipment, explosive devices and weapons,” the spokesperson said.
During the operation, Israeli soldiers clashed with militiamen and They confiscated explosive belts, explosive barrels, anti-tank missiles, communications equipment and intelligence documents.
Since the war began more than a month ago, Palestinian media reported the deaths of around fifteen members of Haniyeh’s family in Israeli strikes, including a brother, a nephew and a granddaughter.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian met at least twice with Haniyeh in Qatar from the start of the climb, a gesture of public support.
On the other hand, The Israeli army continues to surround Al Shifa hospital in Gaza Citywhere on Wednesday it carried out a “precise and selective” operation, according to a military spokesman.
The Israeli Army claimed to have found that medical center, where around 3,000 patients – including 36 newborns -, medical personnel and displaced people are sheltered, “a center of command, weapons and technological assets” of Hamas, while the people who work there deny any military activity.
The Gaza Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas, described this incursion as a “war crime”. and reported this Thursday that Israeli troops “deliberately destroyed the radiology machines and many medical devices located in the basement of the Specialized Surgery Building”.
In addition to these operations in the north of the Strip, the Israeli Army is preparing to take over the south, where around 1.7 million Gazans have been displaced, more than two-thirds of the population.
On Wednesday, the Army called for the evacuation of several cities in Khan Yunis province through air-dropped leaflets.
All of this occurs in a context of growing international pressure for a ceasefire, which Israel has vehemently refused.
Israel declared war on Hamas on October 7, following a massive attack by the Islamic group that included the launch of thousands of rockets and the infiltration of around 3,000 militiamen into Israeli territory who massacred around 1,200 people and kidnapped another 240.
Since then, Israel’s air, naval and ground forces have relentlessly attacked the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 11,300 dead, 29,200 injured and 3,600 missing under the rubble.
Additionally, 42,000 homes, 255 schools, 96 government structures, 72 mosques and three churches were completely destroyed, while 25 hospitals and 52 health centers were out of service.
Source: Elcomercio
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