On the eve of first month of the war the Israelis have bombed At night in the Gaza Strip, killing two commanders of Hamas. Ground fighting continued from dawn and came to a head in the afternoon 30 rockets They were fired from Lebanon. The United States sent one Nuclear submarine and renewed their efforts for a humanitarian pause, which was also loudly called for by the EUU.N..
The battle in Gaza City and the burning border with Lebanon
The IDF’s advance continues Gaza City complete surround and cut off from the rest of the strip. Israeli troops captured several Connection used by Hamas as training centers, observation posts and rocket launching sites. One of the latter was found in one Recreation Center for youth activities, complete with 50 rockets ready to be fired at Israel.
Very high tension even at the border Lebanon. In the afternoon, around one o’clock thirty rockets They were launched from the south of the Cedar Country toward the Jewish state. Hamas claimed responsibility for the launch 16 of which were directed against Galilee. The IDF responded by bombing the locations from which the aircraft carriers were launched.
Due to these ongoing attacks, the administration of the northern city Kiryat Shmona He asked all remaining residents to leave. The vast majority of them 20,000 inhabitants has already left the area, but authorities estimate about 3,000 people are still there.
The United States between diplomatic efforts and military presence
The US Secretary of State FlashVisit Baghdadgave another warningIranGarlic Hezbollah and at Militias its affiliates: “It was very important to send a very clear message to anyone who might seek to exploit the conflict in Gaza to threaten our personnel here or elsewhere in the region: Do not do it“. According to the New York Times, the possibility of direct US intervention in the event of an attack on Israel by pro-Shiite militias and Tehran cannot be ruled out.
In addition, the US military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean was increased with the deployment of another Nuclear submarine Ohio-class aircraft, whose area of responsibility extends from Northeast Africa to Central and South Asia.
Washington pressed on nonetheless diplomatic efforts to persuade Israel to accept briefs Humanitarian breaksnecessary to safely evacuate the wounded and bring trucks full of relief supplies to the Strip.
The UN appeals: “Terrible situation”
The United Nations have again spoken out against itsiege of the Gaza Strip, which defines: “terrible” And “unacceptable“The conditions to which Palestinians are subjected.” “An entire population is under siege and attack, denied access to essential supplies, and their homes, shelters, hospitals and places of worship are bombed. This is unacceptable,” the principals wrote in a joint statement humanitarian organizations the UN.
UNRWAthe Palestinian Refugee Agency, also said this had been the case since the start of the war 88 its employees killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli bombings, “highest number of UN casualties ever recorded in a single conflict.”