We are in the thick of the battle. We had impressive successes and passed the outskirts of Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier today
Tel Aviv, Israel02 Nov. 2023, 21:20 8838 read 0 comments
The Israeli army has announced that it has ended the encirclement of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, reported AFP.
This comes a week after the start of ground operations by Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory.
“Our military has completed the encirclement of Gaza City, the center of the terrorist organization Hamas,” Israeli forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli forces had advanced through the outskirts of Gaza City during their operation against Hamas militants in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.
“We are in the thick of the battle. We have had impressive successes and passed the outskirts of Gaza City. We are making progress,” Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office. The statement did not provide further details.
The prime minister also told reporters that the government has not made a decision on the transfer of fuel to Gaza, although it is helping with mandatory humanitarian aid such as food, fuel and water. “We have not taken a decision to transfer fuel. I have not seen any order (for this) and the wartime cabinet has not authorized any decision,” he said.
Residents of Gaza City reported mortar shelling around the city and said Israeli tanks and bulldozers sometimes drove through the debris and demolished buildings instead of using the streets.
Brigadier General Ido Mizrahi, who leads Israel’s engineer troops, said his troops were in the initial stages of opening access roads into Gaza but were encountering mines and traps. The Hamas movement has learned its lesson and prepared well,” he added.
“Our great Palestinian people and their valiant resistance will prevail over this fascist occupation,” Hamas said.
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2023-11-02 19:20:27
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