Israel carries out new bomb attacks in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli Armed Forces announced this Thursday (19) the death of a leader of a radical group called the Popular Resistance Committees (CRP) in the Gaza Strip. The military also said it had bombed new terror targets in the region.
According to Israel Defense Forces, Rafat Harb Hussein Abu Hilal was killed in an airstrike by fighter jets in Rafah, southern Gaza. According to the military, he headed the military wing of the CRP, which is considered a terrorist group by Israel.
In addition, Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip have been bombed in the last few hours. Israel said it managed to destroy rocket launch sites, tunnels, intelligence bases and terrorist command centers.
“Israeli forces destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and killed terrorists, including highranking members of various terrorist organizations,” it said in a statement.
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This is the 13th day of the conflict in the Middle East, which began on October 7 after a Hamas attack on Israel. Since then, tensions have escalated in the region.
It is not yet clear when the aid will cross Egypt’s Gaza border. The kits must enter the region through the Rafah border crossing, which was also the target of recent bombings.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas
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▶️ How did the conflict begin? The confrontation began after the terrorist group Hamas fired hundreds of rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7.
- Armed men from the south of the country invaded Israeli territory by land, air and sea, on motorcycles and paragliders.
- There were reports that the invaders shot people in the streets and kidnapped dozens of Israelis (including women and children) and took them to Gaza as hostages.
▶️ What was Israel’s reaction? Faced with the Hamas offensive, the Israeli government began retaliatory measures.
- “We are at war and we will win,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said shortly after the attack. “Our enemy will pay a price he has never known.”
- Also on October 7, Israel launched bombing raids on the Gaza Strip.
▶️ What is and where is the Gaza Strip? It is the Palestinian territory located on a narrow piece of land on the western coast of Israel, on the border with Egypt.
- The city, which is characterized by poverty and overpopulation, has 2 million inhabitants who live in an area of 360 km².
- To get an idea of this size compared to Brazilian cities: the territory is slightly larger than that of the city of Fortaleza (312.4 km²) and smaller than that of Curitiba (434.8 km²).
- Gaza was captured by Israel in the SixDay War in 1967 and handed over to the Palestinians in 2005. Gaza is currently experiencing a blockade of goods and services imposed by its border neighbors.
▶️ What is the history of conflict in the region? The dispute between Israel and Palestine has been going on for decades and has resulted in numerous armed clashes and deaths.
- In its modern form, it dates back to 1947, when the United Nations (UN) proposed the creation of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in Palestine under a British mandate.