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Fights between the Israeli army and the Palestinian movement Hamas They continue this Monday at Gaza stripmainly in Rafadespite warnings from U.S against an offensive in this overpopulated city that could unleash “chaos”.
AFP correspondents and several witnesses report violent clashes between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters in different sectors of Link.
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“Our war of independence is not over yet. Continues to this day (…) We are determined to win this fight“said the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuduring the celebration Memorial Daywhich pays homage every year to those killed in conflicts.
About a week after the start of the Israeli army’s operation in Rafaa city bordering Egypt, in the south of the Gaza Strip Link where 1.4 million Palestinians are crowded, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkendeclared that an offensive in this overpopulated city will not achieve the stated objective of eliminating Hamas.
AFP correspondents reported fires and helicopter bombings in the east Rafa. Netanyahu threatens to launch a major ground offensive to attack the last battalions of Hamas who, according to him, take refuge there.
In recent days there has also been fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militiamen in the north of the Gaza Strip. Linkwhere, according to an Israeli army spokesman, Hamas is “trying to reconstitute its military capabilities”.
There were also clashes in Zeitun It is Jabaliarespectively in the center and north of Gaza stripaccording to AFP correspondents and witnesses.
Last week, Israeli forces ordered the population to evacuate the east Rafah and 300,000 Palestinians did thisaccording to the army.
But according to Blinka great operation in Rafa would run the risk of creating “chaos“,”anarchy” It is “huge damage”for the civilian population “without solving the problem” in Hamas,” he said in an interview with NBC.
“We saw Hamas return to areas that Israel liberated in the north, including Jan Yunis,” a ruined city near Rafah, he said.
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“A hell”
On foot, in vehicles or on tricycles, thousands of Palestinians continue to flee Rafa in an attempt to find refuge in other places of Link.
“We lived through hell for three days and the worst nights since the start of the war“, he told AFP Mohammed Hamad24, who fled to the east Rafaattacked by bombings, after orders to evacuate from the army.
“Talking about safe zones is false and misleading. Nowhere is safe in Link” for its approximately 2.4 million inhabitants, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees wrote on social media.Unrwa), Philippe Lazzarini.
Hamas on Sunday accused Israel of wanting to “derail”talks about a truce and the release of hostages held in Linkat the moment without results, with its offensive in Rafa.
The war was triggered by the October 7th attack by militiamen from Hamasinfiltrated by Link in the south of Israelwhich left more than 1,170 people dead, most of them civilians, according to AFP figures based on official Israeli data.
More than 250 people were kidnapped during the attack and 128 remain captive in Linkof which 36 died, according to the military.
In response, the army launched intense bombings followed by a ground offensive on October 27, which devastated Linkdisplaced the majority of the population and caused a humanitarian disasterwith an imminent threat of hunger, according to the UN.
Hamas warned this Monday that the health system in the Palestinian territory is “a few hours after the collapse” due to lack of fuel to operate hospital generators, ambulances and personnel transport.
According to him Hamas Ministry of Health, 35,034 people have died since the start of the war, most of them civilians.
The Israeli army reported the death of 272 of his soldiers since the beginning of the conflict.
Source: Elcomercio
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