A rocket hits a refugee camp, killing at least 50 people. What Israel describes as an action against terrorists provokes horror and harsh criticism in the Arab world.
This time it is a rocket hit in a refugee camp that is causing international unrest. And this time Israel confirms that it was its rocket that hit it. According to Israeli and Palestinian sources, dozens of people were killed in attacks in Jabalia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. The army had previously announced that Israel was advancing ground troops into the Gaza Strip. In 24 hours, around 300 targets were attacked and dozens of terrorists were killed. According to the army, two Israeli soldiers were also killed in the fighting.
The Israeli army said ground troops killed around 50 terrorists in Jabalia. The attack “led to the collapse of neighboring buildings” because Hamas facilities were built underground, a military spokesman said.
At least 35 people, including children and women, died, according to a doctor at Kamal Adwan Hospital. In addition, more than 200 injured people were admitted to the clinic, said Hussam Abu Safija of the German Press Agency.
The Israeli military spoke of a “large-scale attack” on a “Hamas military stronghold” in the west of the city. Terrorists, among other things, were trained there. Airplanes were also used. The tunnels also collapsed as a result of the attack.
Hamas commander Ibrahim Biari, who was reportedly involved in the Hamas massacres in the Israeli border area on October 7, was killed during the operation. Hamas controlled civilian buildings in the area. The army repeated its appeal to Gazans to flee south.
Iran condemns the attack
Meanwhile, Iran strongly condemned the Israeli military’s attack on the Jabalia Palestinian refugee camp. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani spoke of a “brutal attack” and accused the Islamic Republic’s archenemy of war crimes, according to a Foreign Ministry statement released on Tuesday. The Iranian government has repeatedly threatened the Jewish state in recent weeks since the start of the war in Gaza.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also “strongly condemned” the bombing and warned of the “consequences of continuing these indiscriminate attacks that affect defenseless civilians”. Just hours after the attacks, Egypt said it would allow the admission of wounded from the Gaza Strip.
According to the UN, the land operation is the largest to date
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Tuesday marked Israel’s largest ground operation, along with intense shelling, especially in the northern Gaza Strip and on the outskirts of Gaza City. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 216 Palestinians were killed. The total number of deaths reported since the fighting began is 8,525, 67 percent of which are children and women, the United Nations said. (APA/Ag.)