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Fierce clashes in Gaza as Israeli forces expand ground offensive

Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Pho... Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Pho... Rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

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As Israeli soldiers backed by tanks moved into the enclave with a military assault, Palestinians in Gaza reported heavy artillery and airstrikes early on Monday, prompting renewed international demands for civilians to be protected.

As it continues to escalate ground operations in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian residents are in desperate need of gasoline, food, and clean water as the conflict approaches its fourth week, Israel’s military announced that it had targeted over 600 terrorist targets in the last few days.

The military released a statement saying, “IDF troops killed dozens of terrorists who barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels, and attempted to attack the troops.”

Israeli airstrikes targeted sites close to the Al-Shifa and Al-Quds hospitals in Gaza. At the same time, Palestinian media said that Israeli soldiers and militants engaged in combat in a border region east of Khan Younis, a southern city.

At least 20 Palestinians have been killed and scores injured overnight, according to Gaza’s medical officials, as Israeli ground forces advanced into the coastal territory from many angles.

Locals reported hearing gunfire and explosions all through the night. Islamist organizations Islamic Jihad and Hamas said that members of their groups were battling Israeli soldiers in Jenin, a West Bank city, and Gaza.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports. Two days after the Israeli government authorized increased military invasions, Israel released photos of war tanks on the enclave’s west shore, hinting at a possible attempt to encircle Gaza’s capital. Additionally, other images that surfaced online seemed to show Israeli forces waving an Israeli flag in the heart of Gaza. Reuters was unable to confirm the pictures.

Israel’s self-declared “second phase” of a three-week conflict with militants from Hamas, supported by Iran, has mainly remained hidden from the public, with troops operating in the dark and Palestinians being cut off from communications.

Although the phone and internet outages seemed to subside on Sunday, telecommunications company Paltel said that Israeli airstrikes had once more disrupted phone and internet access in several areas of Gaza’s northern regions, which are home to Hamas command centers.

The outages have significantly hindered rescue efforts for those injured by the Israeli barrages. The Palestinian Red Crescent stated on Sunday that it had received orders from Israeli officials to promptly evacuate Al-Quds hospital, where some 14,000 Palestinians had taken refuge, and this prompted reports of attacks near hospitals.

Although Hamas disputes the accusations, Israel has claimed that the organization has placed command centers and other military hardware in Gaza hospitals.

About 50,000 Palestinians had also sought refuge in Al-Shifa Hospital, according to Palestinian officials, who expressed alarm over Israeli threats to the institution.

Since Hamas fighters broke into Israel on October 7, Israel has increased the intensity of its siege and shelling of Gaza. According to Israeli officials, the extremists kidnapped at least 239 individuals and murdered almost 1,400 people.

In the West Bank, the military has also increased its operations against Islamist organizations, killing several Palestinians and detaining hundreds more.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that four persons were murdered by Israeli security forces during an early-morning raid in Jenin, an occupied West Bank city, on Monday.

APPEALS FOR A BREAK

The increasing worldwide clamor for a “humanitarian pause” to help match the intensified attacks. According to a person briefed on the conversations, talks between Israel and Hamas under Qatari mediation resumed on Sunday and covered potential captive releases.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source stated that Hamas demands the release of all civilian hostages held by the militants in exchange for a five-day humanitarian respite in Israeli operations that would enable fuel and supplies into the beleaguered Gaza Strip.

The Israeli government claims that almost half of the prisoners detained by Hamas are foreign individuals holding passports from 25 different nations, including 54 Thai citizens.

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to be updated on the humanitarian situation in Gaza on Monday. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to demand an urgent humanitarian ceasefire, despite the 15-member body’s four failed votes in the previous two weeks on draft resolutions intended to address the violence.

The White House claimed that U.S. President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, urging him to “immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian aid” and to safeguard people in Gaza.

In the following days, Israel will permit a significant increase of supplies to Gaza, according to Colonel Elad Goren of COGAT. This Israeli Defense Ministry organization coordinates with the Palestinians. He advised Palestinian inhabitants to relocate to a “humanitarian zone” located in the southern part of the tiny enclave.

With 2.3 million residents, medical officials in Gaza said on Sunday that 8,005 individuals, including 3,324 youngsters, had died.

Since the fighting began, 35 journalists and 116 medical professionals have died, according to the media office of the Hamas-run Gaza administration.

These numbers could not be independently verified by Reuters. Israel has threatened to destroy Hamas, describing the mission as requiring lengthy military assaults in, around, and beneath Gaza City, the terrorists’ enormous underground network of bunkers.

Concerns have also been raised that the conflict may spread throughout the area to Lebanon, where the Israeli army and the Hezbollah organization, which Iran supports, have been engaging in gunfire.

Israeli airstrikes on Monday, according to Syrian state T.V., attacked two army stations in Daraa and resulted in “some material losses.”

Large-scale pro-Palestinian protests have been held all around the world as a result of the war. Thousands of people came together in Beirut on Sunday to demonstrate support for Gaza. After hundreds of anti-Israel protestors rushed the airport on Sunday when an Israeli jet landed, Russian officials announced police had taken over the airport in the mainly Muslim Dagestan province and detained 60 individuals.


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