Already 22,000 people have been killed in Israeli army attacks, most of them children and women. Netanyahu has assured that the attacks will continue for “months.”
The war between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas will reach its 86th day on the last day of 2023, an escalation that promises to continue for several months of the next year (as assured by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), while the humanitarian crisis Things are getting worse in the Gaza Strip, where more than 21,000 people have been killed.
This Sunday, Israeli forces continued their offensive by air, land and along the entire length of the Palestinian enclave: in the north they consolidated their control, while in the south they stepped up their attacks.
During the night the fighter jets attacked “dozens of terrorist targets, including military complexes, terrorist infrastructure and a tunnel,” while “the Navy Israelis” did the same, the Israeli military said.
The war broke out on October 7 after a massive Hamas attack that included the launch of rockets and the simultaneous infiltration of some 3,000 militiamen, who massacred some 1,200 people and kidnapped another 250 in towns near Gaza.
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On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured that the war (which killed 504 soldiers, including 170 in the ground invasion) “will continue for several more months,” while continuing without providing details on how the hostages could be freed. the Strip, nor does it specify what Israel’s post-war plan is.
The Israeli army has continued a powerful offensive by air, land and sea against the Palestinian enclave, where there are already more 21,600 Palestinians killedAccording to Gaza’s Health Ministry, the majority are children and women, along with another 7,000 missing under the rubble.
Israel has bombed homes, schools, hospitals, temples, water treatment plants and water supply plants
Arguing that Hamas is using civilian infrastructure for its military operations, Israel has bombed homes, schools, hospitals, temples, water treatment and supply plants, as well as telecommunications and energy supply facilities.
The war has also displaced approximately 1.9 million people in Gaza, 85% of the Gaza Strip’s population, who are living in the midst of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis due to the collapse of hospitals, the outbreak of epidemics and the shortage of drinking water , food, medicine, electricity and fuel.
Hostages
Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Nakhala has reiterated that there is no intention to agree to a new hostage exchange for Palestinian prisoners unless Israel brokers a ceasefire, in line with what Hamas has expressed over the past few hours.
“There will be no exchange agreements between us and the enemy unless the aggression stops,” said Nakhala, who also conditioned any negotiations on the “complete” withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera television. network.
Demonstration against Netanyahu
At the same time, hundreds of people gathered in Tel Aviv this Saturday to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and demand the “immediate” holding of elections.
The demonstrators have gathered on Habima Square and are shouting, among other things, ‘elections now’. Many of them carry anti-government banners with messages against the actions of Netanyahu and his allies as well as the war in Gaza.
Other banners include requests to remove soldiers from Gaza “now” or reach a “diplomatic agreement.”
Source: EITB
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