2023-10-27 19:48:39
“In the last few hours we have increased the attacks in the Gaza Strip,” emphasized Hagari. The Air Force is attacking tunnel systems and other infrastructure on a large scale. The army stands ready to ensure Israel’s security on all fronts. There was initially no statement from the radical Islamic Hamas.
The Israeli military had previously made isolated, time-limited advances on the ground. Media reports indicated massive Israeli bombing raids in the Gaza Strip on Friday evening.
Meanwhile, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi noted that Israel had begun its expected ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. “Israel has just started a ground war against Gaza,” Safadi wrote on X (Twitter) on Friday evening. “The result will be a humanitarian disaster of epic proportions for years to come.”
Regarding a planned vote in the UN General Assembly on a resolution introduced by Jordan, Safadi writes: “Millions will follow every vote. History will judge.” Voting against the UN resolution would mean “agreeing to this senseless war, this senseless killing.” The vote on the resolution was scheduled for Friday. The resolutions of the UN General Assembly are not binding and have primarily symbolic meaning.
The US declines to comment on reports of Israeli operations. They have been noted, says national security spokesman John Kirby. Israel will continue to be supported.
According to reports, the internet also failed in the sealed-off coastal strip with more than two million inhabitants. The Internet monitor Netblocks also spoke of a collapse in Internet connections in a post on Platform X (Twitter). The Palestinian Red Crescent said it no longer had contact with the operations center in the Gaza Strip or the teams on site.
Israel had announced a major ground offensive and massed troops on the border with the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th that left over 1,400 dead. Several states, including the United States, have called on Israel to postpone the offensive. They fear a high number of civilian casualties and an expansion of the conflict.
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