Army, tanks in Khan Yunis, begins ground actions in the south
Israel today expanded land exercises to the southern part of the Gaza Strip. This was confirmed by military radio. Land units, he specified, “operate north of Khan Yunis. “There are armored vehicles in this area that have started attacking Hamas targets.” According to the broadcaster, the army intends to expand its ground activities after repeatedly resorting to artillery, air force and naval bombardments in recent days.
Hamas records more than 15,500 deaths in Gaza
According to Hamas, the new death toll in Gaza since October 7 is 15,523. And there are also 41,316 injured. This was announced by Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidreh.
Israeli soldiers were wounded in an attack from southern Lebanon
Some soldiers were injured in Beit Hillel (Upper Galilee) by the explosion of an anti-tank missile fired from southern Lebanon. The Israeli military spokesman reported that the vehicle they were in was damaged. The spokesman added that more explosions had been reported on the slopes of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights.
The UN: “75% of Gaza’s population displaced, 160 Palestinians killed yesterday”
Approximately 1.8 million people, or 75% of Gaza’s population, are affected Internally displaced persons: This was stated by the UN Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The previous Okha bulletin spoke of 1.7 million displaced people, although it is “costly to obtain an accurate figure,” the UN agency specifies, quoted by various media outlets, including the Guardian.
In addition, the United Nations agency announced that at least 160 Palestinians were killed in yesterday’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, between the Jabalia refugee camp and Gaza City: in both cases through the destruction of residential buildings.
Rocket from Lebanon, explosion in Upper Galilee. High tension in northern Israel
Some soldiers were injured in Beit Hillel (Upper Galilee) by the explosion of an anti-tank missile fired from southern Lebanon. The Israeli military spokesman reported that the vehicle they were in was damaged. The spokesman added that more explosions had been reported on the slopes of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights. The village of Beit Hillel is not far from the border with Lebanon.
Additional explosions were previously reported in the Golan Heights due to rocket fire from Syria and near Kibbutz Yiftach, near the border with Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say it has discovered more than 800 tunnels in the Gaza Strip since the ground offensive began in late October. Around 500 have already been destroyed, either by explosion or sealing. According to the IDF, many tunnels connect Hamas’s “strategic assets,” The Times of Israel reports.
The Pope is saddened by the failure of the ceasefire and “seeks a new agreement”
“The situation in Israel and Palestine is serious. It is sad that the ceasefire has been broken: it means death, destruction and misery. Many hostages have been freed, but many are still in Gaza. Let us think of them, of their families, who had seen a light, a hope to embrace their loved ones again. As the Pope at the Angelus, in an appeal read in his place by Msgr. Paolo Braida. “There is great suffering in Gaza, there is a lack of basic needs,” he continued. “I hope that all parties involved will conclude a new ceasefire agreement as soon as possible and find solutions other than weapons and try to take bold paths of peace”.
The navy ship in Egypt, Italian medical aid to Gaza
There Navy Vulcan ship arrived in Egypt. On board – according to the Ministry of Defense – operating rooms and clinics in which civilian and military doctors from various countries will treat wounded civilians from the Gaza Strip. “Italy is doing its part as promised. This is the result of teamwork,” comments the minister Guido Crosetto.
Israel warns Hamas leader: ‘Drop weapons or die’
With a direct attack on the Sajaya neighborhood (Gaza City) imminent, the Israeli army warned local Hamas commanders that they would have to surrender if they did not want to die. On the Internet, military spokesman Avichay Adraee published a text in Arabic in which he published pictures of eleven Hamas commanders who, according to Israel, were active in Sajaya.
”Drop your weapons – he wrote – if you do not want to suffer the same fate as Wissam Farhat and Yunis Mishtaha. This was reported by the public broadcaster Kan, according to which the people killed yesterday were leading figures of the military wing of Hamas.
Alarm sirens in the kibbutzim near the Strip
Warning sirens keep ringing this morning Kibbutzim near the Gaza Strip. The military spokesman updates it. The alarm particularly affects the kibbutzim Nir Oz and Kissufim as well as the nearby town of Magen. They face the central and southern part of the Gaza Strip, where Israeli army activities continue. Residents were ordered to reach emergency shelters.
Missile fired from Syria explodes in Israel, no casualties
New day of tension in northern Israel. According to the military spokesman, a rocket fired from Syria hit Israeli territory today without causing any damage or casualties. In response, the spokesman added, Israeli artillery fired at the site where the attack began. In addition, last night an anti-tank missile fired from southern Lebanon exploded near Kibbutz Yiftach in the Upper Galilee without causing any casualties. On this occasion too, Israel responded with artillery fire.
Tanks near Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip
Yesterday evening, Israeli armored vehicles passed through and entered Wadi Gaza southern part of the strip, settled on the Khan Yunis-Deir el-Ballah artery. Additional armored vehicles took up positions on the beach in Deir el-Ballah. Local sources reported that fighting broke out between the army and Hamas militants in the nearby Karara area last night. While the Luftwaffe continues its bombing raids Military spokesman Avichay Adraee ordered the evacuation of the Khan Yunis center, after some parts of the city were evacuated yesterday. The order is to reach the city of Rafah.
Israel confirms death of Southern Brigade commander
The commander of the Southern Brigade of the Israeli ArmyColonel Assaf Hamami (41 years old) was killed by Hamas in the early stages of the fighting on October 7 and his body was transported to Gaza along with the bodies of two soldiers who were with him. The Israeli military spokesman confirmed this based on new intelligence information. The spokesman added that two soldiers had died in the last 24 hours: one involved in fighting in the central Gaza area yesterday, the other as a result of injuries sustained two weeks ago. According to the armed forces website, the total number of Israeli soldiers killed in the two months of fighting has risen to 398.
Iran warns: “If Israel does not stop, the war will spread”
New warning from Iranwho makes it clear that he will never stop supporting the Palestinians and warns of the danger of the war expanding if Israel does not stop.
“Iran’s support for Palestine and Gaza is a fundamental principle and is based on the national constitution, which states that we must stand with the oppressed. That is why the will of some nations in the region cannot stop our support,” he explained, quoted by Irna Agency, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to which “it will be God’s vengeance that will undoubtedly put an end to the false Zionist regime.” According to IRNA, Raisi had a telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida about the war in Gaza, in which he described the United States as the “main proponent and supporter of the Israeli war machine” and appealed to the world’s armed forces, including Japan, to resist the Israeli bombing and blockade of the Gaza Strip and to send aid to the Palestinian population.
“If the Israeli regime’s attacks and war crimes against Gaza and the West Bank do not stop, there is a possibility that the war will expand,” he said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, quoted by the Irna agency, during a telephone conversation that took place in the evening with the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell. “The Zionist regime must also lift the siege, allow humanitarian access to the enclave (the Gaza Strip) and put an end to the forced evictions of Palestinians,” the Tehran diplomacy chief added. Amirabdollahian also said, according to IRNA, that “the supportive policies of the United States encourage the Zionist regime to continue the war, which is consequently expanding.” Borrell, writes Irna, said the EU was pushing for a diplomatic solution.
Israel continued to strike all night Gaza Strip And Hamas fired rockets at several Israeli cities. Two of the Israeli soldiers died in combat and Hamas said at least seven people were killed in a raid near Gaza’s southern border with Egypt this morning. Last night the Nuseirat refugee camp was also hit, killing 13 people. According to NBC, Israel has agreed to designate large “safe zones.” Meanwhile, he drives out Khan Younis and pushes the residents towards the southern border. Conflict also because of hostages. Hamas claims it only has men and soldiers, while Israel claims it still has women and children.
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