On the eighth day of the war, the country is preparing a largescale offensive with the aim of reaching “the heart of Gaza”; The land invasion began when the Palestinians complied with an ultimatum to leave the northern part of the region within 24 hours
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Israel has tightened its military siege Gaza Strip a week after the attack staged by the Palestinian group Hamas which started the war in the region. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the country is preparing a largescale offensive “on land, sea and air” with the aim of reaching “the heart of Gaza.” The land incursion began when the Palestinians complied with Israel’s ultimatum for 1.1 million people to leave the northern part of the region within 24 hours the deadline was this Friday 13th at 6 p.m. (Brasília time) and was extended until the morning of this Saturday the 14th, the operation was small, with the aim of searching for Hamas hostages, but significant in the context of the war that has already reached its eighth stage and already 3,500 dead among Israelis and Palestinians demanded. According to the organization, more than 700 children died in Gaza UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund). The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahumet with soldiers on the Gaza border this Saturday the 14th and said that the Israeli forces are “all ready” in anticipation of the ground attack in the area.
“Are you ready for what’s coming? This will continue,” the Israeli leader announced to soldiers stationed outside the Gaza Strip, the site of Israeli bombings a week ago. Earlier, Netanyahu visited the communities of Be’eri and Kfar Aza, both of which were attacked during the terrorist group’s bloodthirsty attack last Saturday. Also this Saturday, Israeli forces confirmed the deaths of two Hamas leaders responsible for coordinating the attacks that sparked the war. One of them was Ali QadhiThe 37yearold commander of the Nukhba Unit, a type of elite Hamas unit, was killed in a drone strike following intelligence efforts by the Shin Bet security service and the Military Intelligence Directorate. Qadhi was arrested by Israel in 2005 for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli civilians and was released in 2011 as part of the prisoner exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit, who was taken hostage by Hamas, in the Gaza Strip. The other confirmed death among Hamas leaders was the terror group’s air force commander, Merad Abu Meradwho was also identified as one of those responsible for the attack on Israeli civilians.
Brazilians in Gaza
A total of 28 Brazilians with 14 children, eight women and six adult men are at the border between Gaza and Egypt. Once they have crossed the border and the final repatriation logistics have been determined, the Presidential aircraft of the Republic of Rome (Italy) deployed to rescue the group will leave Rome (Italy) to carry out the rescue. The aircraft is a 40seat Embraer VC2. Throughout Saturday, the federal government continued to work with Palestinian, Egyptian and Israeli authorities to facilitate safe border crossing between the Palestinian territory and Egypt in Rafah. To this day it is Operation Return in Peace has already allowed the return of 916 Brazilians and 24 pets on five Brazilian Air Force flights that departed Tel Aviv, Israel.