2023-10-29 21:31:00
The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip, under the control of Hamas, reported this Sunday that there are “hundreds” dead as a result of the attacks by Israeli forces that intensified this morning.
The magnitude of this offensive was described as “unprecedented”, and Ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qudra eHe expressed his dismay at “hundreds of martyrs and wounded” through social networks.
Hamas and the fever of “terrorism”
The Ministry itself had previously reported a total of 8,005 deaths in Israeli attacks since the beginning of the offensive in retaliation for the Hamas attacks on October 7. These include at least 302 deaths, mostly displaced from central and northern Gaza, in the last 24 hours as a result of 56 Israeli attacks of the 450 launched last night, according to data from the Israeli Army.
The balance of the Gaza Ministry of Health includes 3,342 children, 2,062 women and 460 elderly people, in addition to 20,242 injured, according to the organization’s latest official report.
Hamas has also reported the death of 116 health workers and attacks on 57 medical centers, as well as the destruction of 25 ambulances, since the beginning of the Israeli counteroffensive in response to the massive attack by Hamas, which involved ground and air operations once morest Israel, and which, according to Israeli authorities, has resulted in 1,405 deaths and 5,431 injuries.
A 9-month-old Argentine baby is the youngest hostage in the conflict between Israel and Hamas
The United Nations, in addition to denouncing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, highlighted that the population displacements in the north and center of the Strip due to Israel’s ultimatums represent a violation of International Humanitarian Law.
For its part, Israel accuses Hamas of using the population as human shields and frames the operation as an exercise of its right to self-defense, in addition to seeking the release of more than 220 hostages held by Palestinian militias.
Battlefront in Gaza
Last Sunday, Gaza was the scene of bloody clashes between Hamas forces and the Israeli army. Since Friday, ground operations have been carried out in northern Gaza by Israeli troops, significantly exacerbating tension in the region.
In a statement issued by the Ezzedin al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, it was announced that its fighters were waging intense fighting in northwest Gaza, where they used machine guns and anti-tank weapons once morest the Israeli occupation forces. have attacked two Israeli tanks, which would have been engulfed in flames, although so far, the Israeli army has neither confirmed nor denied this information.
Israel carried out another nighttime tank raid into the Gaza Strip as shelling continues
Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes and artillery continued to bombard northern Gaza throughout Sunday. The Israeli army has reported the death and injuries of several “terrorists” who were emerging from a tunnel near the Erez border crossing, and has announced an increase in its troops in the enclave.
The situation in the Gaza Strip remains tense, and there is a high risk that the conflict will worsen. Both sides have issued statements, but the situation remains fluid and subject to change. The international community is expected to closely follow these developments in search of a peaceful solution.
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