Seventh day of war between Israel and Hamas. Many thousands of people have left their homes in Gaza City and are heading south, following the Israeli army’s warning that the north of the Strip will become a zone of military operations. It is a march of at least 10 kilometres, undertaken by entire families. Those who do not have means of transport are proceeding on foot with their luggage.
Doctors and patients will remain in the danger zone, in the absence of ambulances and adequate solutions for the hospitalization of the most seriously ill. Hamas had called on the population not to move, calling the Israeli army’s announcement “propaganda”. The UN has called for the evacuation order to be lifted.
What happens on the ground
War in the Middle East, the awakening in Gaza
Hamas claimed responsibility for the launch of at least 150 rockets on Ashkelon, in southern Israel, after the Israeli army announced to the population of the Strip that it was withdrawing from the north of the Palestinian enclave. Some images released by the media show numerous interceptions in the sky by the Iron Dome over the city.
Heavy Israeli bombing they also hit the Gaza Strip during the night. Israeli forces struck “750 military targets last night, including Hamas’ underground terror tunnels, military compounds and posts, residences of senior terrorist figures used as military command centers, weapons storage warehouses, communications rooms and have targeted senior terrorist figures,” the Israeli Air Force said.
Israel says it dropped 6,000 bombs, weighing 4,000 tons, on Hamas targets in Gaza in six days, hitting more than 3,600 targets.
Thirteen hostages, including some foreigners, killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, according to Hamas sources.
The US defense secretary in Israel will meet Netanyahu
The American Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, has arrived in Israel: he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The numbers of displaced people in the Gaza Strip
The UN was informed by the Israeli army of the order to “relocate”. 1.1 million residents from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south within 24 hours. The United Nations calls for the evacuation order to be cancelled.
According to the United Nations, more than 423,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip. The number of displaced people in this densely populated area of 2.3 million inhabitants rose from 84,444 people to 423,378.
The Washington Post: “Israel used white phosphorus”
A video Wednesday of one of Israel’s attacks on Gaza appears to show the use of white phosphorus, the controversial munition that can cause serious harm if used against civilians. The Washington Post reports this, citing an analysis by Human Rights Watch. The video, verified by the Washington Post, shows two artillery rounds fired in rapid succession towards the targets which, once exploded, automatically release white phosphorus.
Hezbollah leader sees Iran’s foreign minister in Beirut
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated in Beirut, during his meeting with the leader of Hezbollah, allies of Hamas, that “we must break the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip”. Amir-Abdollahian reiterated that Iran is “in solidarity with our Palestinian brothers” and that “everything must be done to bring humanitarian aid” to the population of the Strip.
Iran: “The news about the blocking of thawed funds is false”
Iran has denied that the US and Qatar have reached an agreement so that the Islamic Republic does not have access to the 6 billion dollars recently released as part of the agreement for the release of five American prisoners. “The news is devoid of veracity”, said Iran’s mission to the UN, as reported by IRNA, in reference to an article in the Washington Post, according to which the decision not to allow access came after the attack of Hamas in Israel. The US government is aware that it cannot avoid the agreement, Tehran’s mission to the UN informs.
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