Israeli artillery advances toward the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel
The army of Israel reported on Friday the 3rd that its troops had killed Mustafa Dalul, a commander of the Islamic group Hamas, amid land, air and sea offensives in the Gaza Strip after 28 days of war. “Israeli Defense Forces fighter jets killed Mustafa Dalul, the commander of the Sabra Tel al Hawa battalion, who had played a central role in leading the fight against Israeli troops since the beginning of the war Gaza Strip“said an army spokesman. According to Israel, Dalul held several positions in the Hamas battalion and brigade in Gaza City. The artillery forces also reported that they “killed several terrorists who were attacking ground forces” and also seized weapons, intelligence materials, grenades, explosive devices, communications equipment and maps in the Beit Hanoun area of northern Gaza.
Dalul’s death occurs during the Foreign Minister’s official visit US, Antony Blinken, in Israel. This Friday, the army will complete a weeklong ground offensive in the Gaza Strip while continuing to bombard the enclave. In the last seven days, the Israelis recorded 24 deaths of their soldiers. The Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip again left more than 9,000 Palestinians dead and more than 30,000 injured, the vast majority of them civilians. As the Jovem Pan website showedOn March 17, Blinken came to Israel to talk about protecting Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli troops say they have surrounded the enclave’s capital in their war against the Hamas group. At the same time, the influential leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, plans to give his first speech in which he will have to explain whether his group, an ally of Hamas and backed by Iran, will actually enter the conflict. “Let’s talk about concrete actions that can and should be taken to minimize the harm to the men, women and children in Gaza,” Blinken said before leaving Washington.
*With information from EFE