Intense air strikes continue between Israeli forces and Hamas, while Gazans groan under the weight of fears of a “possible ground attack” in the next few days.
Israel launches its heaviest air strikes ever on Gaza. The Israeli army said in a statement: “In recent hours, dozens of operational command headquarters and mortar shell launching sites in the Gaza Strip were destroyed. The command headquarters of Ali al-Qadi, one of the leaders of the elite unit of the Hamas organization who was eliminated several days ago, was also destroyed.”
He continued: “The IDF warplanes were able to eliminate a number of Hamas terrorists while they were in a Hamas military compound.”
On the other hand, Israeli Kan Radio revealed that the situation is stable today and that no gunman has infiltrated a city located near the border with Lebanon, after it was reported earlier that orders were issued to residents to remain in their homes after suspicion that an attack was occurring.
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On the other hand, Hamas continues to fire rocket salvoes from time to time at Israeli cities and towns. Our correspondent reported, on Monday afternoon, that a “heavy missile salvo” had been fired at most of the towns surrounding the Gaza Strip.
Regarding pumping water to Gaza, the spokesman for the movement’s Interior Ministry stated that Israel has not resumed this process.
He added: “Citizens are forced to drink unsafe water, and this portends a serious health crisis that threatens the lives of citizens.”
In the latest death toll, the Gaza Ministry of Health said that at least 2,750 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 injured since October 7. One thousand people are still missing and are believed to be under the rubble.
As for Israel, it says that about 1,300 people were killed in the sudden Hamas attack.
Diplomatic efforts are currently underway to try to open the Rafah crossing, with foreign aid arriving on the Egyptian side.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday that the Israeli government has not yet taken a position that allows the opening of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-16 12:16:47
