Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip continues. The army, which reported “fierce fighting” with Hamas terrorists on Saturday morning, also said it stormed the military headquarters of Hamas's intelligence division in Khan Yunis after advancing further into the south of the Gaza Strip. […]
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Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip continues. The army, which reported “fierce fighting” with Hamas terrorists on Saturday morning, also said it had stormed the military headquarters of Hamas's intelligence division Khan Yunis, after advancing further into the southern Gaza Strip. The intelligence headquarters is responsible for all sensitive activities of the terrorist group – the IDF reported – adding that it also has an approxI take command of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The army said it had found “very valuable” intelligence material and searched several other Hamas sites. Israeli television showed videos of the operations.
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Israeli air and ground troops also attacked targets in the southern city Khan Yunis. Tel Aviv has called on the population to leave many parts of the city that are considered Hamas strongholds. This is estimated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). at least 100,000 people have moved to Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city in recent days as fighting intensifies. The OCHA stresses that the influx of people has exacerbated overcrowding and put pressure on already limited resources, while – as the BBC reports – concern grows over the increase Spread of disease in Gaza. However, the hostilities do not prevent negotiations on new humanitarian breaks. Hamas appears to have given up on the idea of a full ceasefire as a condition for freeing more hostages, but the road to an agreement still appears to be long. Especially since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his mantra in another evening press conference: “We will continue for many more months, I will not give in to international pressure. We will ensure that Hamas does not pose a further threat to Israel.”
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Firefights continue to take place daily between the army and the Israeli armed forces on Israel's northern border Hezbollah militiamen (who reported the killing of 4 of his fighters). A worrying scenario for the United States, which has decided to send an envoy to Beirut to try to mediate de-escalation. As if that were not enough, the situation is also deteriorating on the other Iran-linked front, Syria, where Israel has reportedly increased its attacks in response to rockets hitting the Golan: activists reported nineteen Tehran deaths -friendly militiamen in the east of the country, but according to national media, he was also targeted Aleppo airport, in the north, with a massive air strike. “Iran leads the axis of evil and we are taking action against Iran, even if it is better not to make any clarifications,” is the sentence of the Israeli Prime Minister.
As far as the hostage negotiations brokered by Qatar and Egypt are concerned, something seems to be moving. Hamas would be the message that the Mossad conveyed to the Israeli government ready to negotiate a deal for the release of 40-50 people, including women, adults and the sick, in exchange for a 20-30 day ceasefire and the release of prisoners. According to an Israeli political source, this would be “slight progress,” although it is “too early” to imagine a “turning point.” However, according to another security source, “the chances of an agreement are slim unless there is a fundamental change within Hamas regarding the survival of its government.”