According to an Israeli media report, there are approximately 150 refuges for civilians seeking protection in the Gaza Strip. These would not be attacked by the army. These include schools and other public institutions. The UN therefore passes on the coordinates of these buildings to Israel.
Furthermore, according to the Times of Israel report, which cites Israel’s Cogat authority responsible for contacts with the Palestinians, there is also the approximately 20 square kilometer “humanitarian zone” in Al-Mawasi, which is also controlled by the army is used, not attacked. Hamas also fired rockets into Israel from this area.
There is hardly any food or drinking water left
The humanitarian situation of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly dramatic as a result of the massive ground offensive by the Israeli forces. According to eyewitness accounts, in Rafah on the border with Egypt and Al-Mawasi on the Mediterranean coast, there is hardly any food, drinking water and accommodation left for the internally displaced people. At the request of the Israeli army, hundreds of thousands fled to the south of the closed coastal area. There too, more and more fighting is taking place between Israel and Hamas.
“Prolonged battles”
The Israeli army continued its operation in the Hamas stronghold of Khan Younis on Friday, killing dozens of suspected militants from the Islamist organization. This was part of “extensive fighting” in the Gaza Strip, where around 450 targets were attacked within 24 hours, the Israeli military said. Footage released by the Israeli military shows naval units shelling Hamas infrastructure from the Mediterranean.
According to Israeli figures, 91 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip so far. For its part, Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, said it was fighting Israeli forces “on all axes.” The Islamist-controlled Health Ministry reported another 40 dead in fighting near the city of Gaza and dozens more in Yabaliya and Khan Younis on Friday.
Weapons hidden under the university
According to the Israeli military, the Islamist Hamas repeatedly abuses civilian facilities for attacks. Soldiers have discovered weapons and tunnels on the grounds of Al-Azhar University in the Gaza Strip, the armed forces announced on Friday.
According to UN figures, there are now almost 1.9 million internally displaced people in the coastal strip – out of a total population of more than 2.2 million. Given the suffering and displacement of Palestinian civilians, international criticism of the actions of the Israeli army is growing.
“Limit of resilience” reached
UN Secretary General António Guterres has once again urged the Security Council to call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza war. The “limit of resilience” in the Gaza Strip has been reached, Guterres said in New York on Friday. “There is a high risk that the humanitarian aid system in Gaza will completely collapse, which would have devastating consequences.” According to eyewitnesses, the situation of the Palestinian civilian population is becoming increasingly dramatic.
The meeting of the UN body was convened because Guterres had previously, in a rare move, urged the council to make efforts to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.
EU puts Hamas commander on terror list
Meanwhile, the EU has added the commander of Hamas’ armed wing, Mohammed Deif, to its terror list. Marwan Issa was also present. According to the Official Journal of the EU, all funds, as well as other financial assets and economic resources of these individuals must now be frozen. Furthermore, assets and economic resources may not be made available to them either directly or indirectly. Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa are considered Hamas leaders and planners of the unprecedented massacre in Israel on October 7.
Terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups have killed more than 1,200 people. According to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry, subsequent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have now killed more than 17,000 people in the Gaza Strip. This cannot currently be independently verified.
Source: Krone
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