The announced Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, with troops stationed on the border and tanks already deployed, risks opening Pandora’s box in the Middle East and escalating the conflict across the region with unpredictable consequences. Clashes intensified today with Hezbollah in Lebanon, an ally of Iran. And a clear warning came from Tehran: “No one can guarantee control of the situation” if Israel invades the Gaza Strip, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warned after meeting Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha.
An overall picture that prompted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to return to Israel after a tour in the region. And the White House openly admitted – through National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan – that it “cannot rule out the possibility that Iran may choose to engage directly in some way.”
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ANSA Agency The Diary of the Day – News – Ansa.it Netanyahu: “We will destroy Hamas” Israel bans civilians from entering the border with Lebanon. New corridor, the army will attack after the exodus. Biden: “It’s time for everyone to unequivocally condemn Hamas.” China is on the side of the Palestinians and Islamic countries. Iran: “Nobody can guarantee control of the situation.” The UN: “One million displaced people in the Gaza Strip.” Israel: “The Vatican unequivocally condemns Hamas” (ANSA)
The signs of a slow slide into the abyss, which everyone or almost everyone seems to want to exclude with words, are obvious. The exchange of blows between the Jewish state and Hezbollah is increasing in intensity and intensifying in what could actually be described as the real beginning of a conflict.
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Rockets and anti-tank missiles (nine according to Israel) were fired successively by Shiite militiamen throughout the day, killing one Israeli soldier and wounding four others.
While the army – which responded to the attacks with raids and artillery – was forced to ban all civilians from entering up to 4 kilometers from the border with Lebanon. At the same time, residents of the border areas within a 4-kilometer radius were ordered to stay near the emergency shelters. Among other things, a Hezbollah rocket hit the headquarters of the Unifil contingent in southern Lebanon – albeit due to a trajectory error – without causing any casualties or injuries.
It fell to Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister, to reiterate that Israel had no “interest” in opening a second front in the north. “We do not want the situation to escalate,” he explained, but if Hezbollah “chooses the path of war, it will pay a high price.” What is certain is that no one is under any illusions between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: an official source – Joshua Zarka, head of strategic affairs at the Israeli Foreign Ministry – is convinced that Tehran is pushing to increase tensions and is also stationing weapons in Syria.
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ANSA Agency China sides with the Palestinians and Islamic countries – News – Ansa.it After the ambiguity of the first days, China openly sides with the Palestinian cause and supports the cohesion of the Islamic world in the face of the conflict between Hamas and Hamas Israel . (HANDLING)
The Israeli armed forces are therefore not only facing Hamas (which is also present in Lebanon, among other places), but a much more complex scenario. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who today assured the relatives of the hostages in Gaza (155 families were contacted) that their safety was one of the war’s primary goals, turned back to the Gaza faction: “They thought they were going to split .” us, but we will be the ones to break you. The air force continues to bombard the Palestinian enclave relentlessly. “We are laying the foundation for the most effective ground maneuvers possible,” warned General Aviation Commander Tomer Bar.
According to the UN, there are now around a million displaced people in Gaza and Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari announced that around 600,000 have left the north of the Gaza Strip to move south, according to the army’s own orders. And that on the convoys He flatly denied the shooting of fleeing civilians: “It’s a lie from Hamas,” denounced Hagari.
Meanwhile, the death toll – as rockets rained down on Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip today – continues to rise day by day. According to the local Ministry of Health, there are 2,670 in Gaza, including 9,600 injured. According to Gaza’s emergency services, 1,000 people are also missing in the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli raids as recovery vehicles have run out of gasoline to move.
Israel, also under international pressure, has decided to reopen the water supply to the Palestinian enclave in the south, while Secretary of State Blinken announced tomorrow the opening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip. Cairo called for the departure of around to release 500 Americans.
In Israel, the number of casualties is over 1,400 (289 soldiers killed), while the number of injured is over 3,000. According to the media, the number of Israelis who have left the south (particularly Sderot) and the north of the country is around 60,000.
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