The Israeli army, which has intensified its attacks on the Gaza Strip, is also carrying out operations in the West Bank. Three Palestinians were killed by IDF fire during military raids in Beit Rima, Tamoun and Askar in the occupied West Bank on Sunday (October 29), according to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry. The Israeli army, for its part, spoke of “reactive fire” in Beit Rima, fighting in Tamoun and “exchanges of fire” in Akar. Follow our live stream.
Humanitarian aid will be “increased” in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army urged Gazans to “temporarily move south of Wadi Gaza to a safer area where they can receive water, food and medicine.” The IDF said that starting Sunday, “humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip will be increased under the leadership of Egypt and the United States.”
The UN warns of the emergency situation. “The situation in Gaza is becoming more desperate by the hour. “I regret that instead of a cruelly necessary humanitarian pause, Israel has intensified its military operations, supported by the international community,” warns the Secretary General of Gaza. The UN, Antonio Guterres.
The number of victims continues to rise in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said on Sunday that at least 8,000 people were killed and more than 18,000 injured in Israeli strikes. For its part, the Israeli army assures that more than 1,400 people were killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7th.
Communications in Gaza are being restored. The intensification of the bombings coincided with a communications and internet blackout, further complicating the task of humanitarian assistance. The network was restored on Sunday morning, monitoring organization NetBlocks said. An AFP worker in Gaza City confirmed that he had access to the internet and mobile networks and had managed to contact people in the south of the territory.