An Israeli spokesman says there are no discussions about a ceasefire but that the country has opened humanitarian corridors for civilians
The spokesman for the IDF (Israel Defense Forces, in Portuguese), Daniel Hagari, stated this Wednesday (November 8, 2023) that Hamas had “lost control” of the north of the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli forces “reduced the intensity of the attack.” Increase attack”. ” towards Gaza City.
“We saw 50,000 Gazans move from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south. They are moving because they understand that Hamas has lost control in the north,” an Israeli army spokesman said in a press release.
According to Hagari, the extremist group has “lost control in the north and continues to lose control.” He said there was still no discussion of a ceasefire but that Israel had allowed humanitarian pauses to allow the territory’s residents to move south.
In recent days, Israeli forces have taken control of the town of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, while “taking action against Hamas terrorists, tunnels and military infrastructure,” according to a post by the Israeli spokesman on X (exTwitter).
“Since the ground operation began, IDF troops have eliminated hundreds of terrorists, including highranking members of the Hamas organization, in the Beit Hanoun and Jabalia areas,” he wrote.
This Wednesday (November 8), Israeli government authorities also released images of civilians leaving the northern Gaza region through the humanitarian corridor established by Israeli forces.
🚨For the fourth day in a row it is @IDF opened an evacuation corridor for civilians in northern Gaza to move south. As of 10:00 a.m. today, thousands of Gazans are in transit.
The corridor will be open until 2 p.m. to allow northern Gazans to evacuate for their safety. pic.twitter.com/VTin4VduPWCOGAT (@cogatonline) November 8, 2023