The Fighting between Israel and Hamas have consistently deteriorated Ribbonwhat the fears expressed at the weekend by the United Nations about a possible Violation of public order and a Mass exodus of Palestinians to Egypt. The narrow coastal strip remains under water Total closure from Israel since the conflict began more than two months ago and the border with Egypt is the only possible exit from the besieged area.
The vast majority of Gaza's 2.3 million residents were affected driven out of their homes and residents say it is impossible to find shelter in the enclave 18,000 people. Since the end of the ceasefire, Israeli troops have advanced south and east, including the southern city Jan Yunis as the main goal.
Several militants and some residents said Monday that Palestinian fighters would prevent this Israeli tanks They will advance through the city to the west. There were also fierce clashes in areas of the northern Gaza Strip where Israel had said its tasks had largely been completed.
Gaza residents forced to leave their homes reported repeated Israeli attacks on trucks carrying humanitarian aid. very high prices and they assured that the The population begins to die from hunger and cold, not just because of the constant bombings. “Hunger is the basis of all evil that destroys the social fabric of communities,” writer Aziz Almasri said on Facebook. “It is the second face of the war that we see in Gaza today.”
In several Israeli locations, including Tel Aviv, The civilian population sought shelter in emergency shelters after new warnings before the start Rockets from Gaza. Hamas' armed wing claimed it was bombing the capital in response to “Zionist massacres of civilians.”
In the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia, Palestinians fled to escape smoke bombs dropped on nearby tent camps. Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraeemade a new appeal via the X network to Gazans to leave the enclave's capital and other areas in the north and Khan Younis in the south.
That's what the UN says 1.9 million Palestinians – 85% of Gaza’s population – are offset and describe the conditions in the southern areas where they have gathered as hellish. “We expect that public order will soon completely collapse, which could lead to an even worse situation, with the emergence of epidemic diseases and increased pressure for mass displacement into Egypt,” the UN secretary-general said on Sunday. Antonio Guterres.
Israel denies trying to empty Gaza
Philippe LazzariniCommissioner-General of UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, said Gazans were being forced from their homes pushed ever closer to the border. “The events we are witnessing point to an attempt to relocate Palestinians to Egypt,” Lazzarini wrote in the Los Angeles Times.
The border with Egypt is heavily fortified, but Hamas militants managed to breach it in 2008, breaking the strict blockade that was in place even then. Gazans crossed the border to buy food and other goods but quickly returned and none were permanently displaced. Egypt has long warned that it will not allow Gaza residents to enter its territory this time out of fear that they will not be able to return.
Jordan, which welcomed the largest number of Palestinians after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, accused Israel on Sunday of trying “Empty Gaza of its people”. Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy, called the accusation “scandalous and false” and said his country was “defending itself against the monsters who committed this.” October 7th massacre” and apply justice. On Oct. 7, Hamas gunmen killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages in that surprise attack, according to Israeli reports. Israel has vowed to destroy the Islamist militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2006.
Call for a general strike
Palestinian activists called for a global strike on Monday to pressure Israel to sign a ceasefire. However, it is unclear whether the attack spread beyond the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 32 Palestinians had been killed and 15 others injured in Khan Younis since early Sunday afternoon. Hamas's armed wing claimed it attacked two Israeli tanks with rockets and fired mortar bombs at the Jewish forces.