Israel orders new forced population movement to the north and south of Gaza in the face of Hamas resistance International

The Gaza war is entering its eighth month and Hamas continues to face the Israeli military machine in both the north and south of the strip. The thousands of occupation troops deployed have not ended Palestinian armed resistance even in areas where it was already considered defeated and Israel was believed to have controlled for months.

Facing this pressure from Hamas, the army on Saturday morning ordered a new forced movement of the Palestinian population to the north and south of Gaza, which international law considers illegal. The main objectives of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war plan, which include destroying Hamas and returning hostages, remain elusive while internal and international pressure against the president grows.

His men and their tanks, but also from the North, this week in a statement with directions and maps on social networks. That northern area is an area that, supposedly, the army was already in control of because it is the first area of ​​the strip that they captured with the beginning of the land incursion in late October.

“Hamas is trying to rebuild its capabilities in the region and therefore the army will act with great force against the terrorist organizations in the area where they are located and therefore all people living in those areas expose themselves and their Putting families at risk.” Edrai said in a message that Israel repeats this again and again to justify these population movements. Behind this statement is the confirmation that the Palestinian armed resistance fights throughout the entire strip.

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In the Zeitun neighborhood in the north, “hand-to-hand” confrontations took place, according to the army, which claims to have found “a large quantity of weapons”, although the attached photo shows three rifles, and “terrorists”. . Those accidents have been eliminated. This source says that a part of that munition was found in a clinic.

Hamas has released videos in recent hours in which they are reportedly confronting occupation troops in both the south and the north. Deaths on the Palestinian side have been rising by the dozens every day since the war began on October 7 and are now near 35,000, according to Palestinian Health Ministry figures. According to official figures, that day, Hamas fighters killed about 1,200 people in Israeli territory and abducted about 250, of whom more than a hundred, many dead, are still within the enclave. More than 600 Israeli soldiers have lost their lives during the attack on Gaza. Around fifty, by friendly fire.

With this Saturday order, Israel maintains pressure on Palestinian refugees in the neighborhood of the city of Rafah in the south to leave their places of residence. The border town with Egypt is believed to be the last remaining refuge for the radical group. According to Netanyahu, specifically four battalions, whose troops will try to stop the advance of Israeli troops and armored vehicles, which have controlled and closed the only border crossing linking Gaza to Egypt since last Tuesday. It is a fundamental artery for the supply of humanitarian aid to the millions of people crowded into the region.

During Friday, Israel gained new positions southeast of Gaza. Despite expanding the territory already under its control, in principle, it does not make sense for it to launch a large-scale operation as its ally the United States has warned it will not support. Will do. Despite everything, fears of a major Israeli incursion have already displaced more than 140,000 Gazans in the area, according to a UN report on Friday. This Saturday’s message from the military spokesperson has indicated evacuation of new areas, which has increased the pressure even further. According to data from this Saturday, the military has more than doubled the number of deserters according to UN calculations and estimates it at around 300,000.

“We appeal to the authorities to condemn the terrorist activities of Hamas, as well as other terrorist formations, in recent days and weeks, especially in the Rafah and Shaboura camps and other neighborhoods in eastern Rafah, in the neighborhoods of al-Adari, al-Jenina and Al-Jenina. Khirbet al-Adas,” the military statement said. The message asks civilians to move to the Al Mawasi camping area on the Mediterranean coast, a place where both the United Nations and humanitarian organizations believe does not meet the minimum requirements for living, adding that it is still not safe for the entire enclave. Kind of an unsafe place. ,

The order issued by Adrai requires citizens of the north to do the same, especially from the Jabaliya refugee camp and various areas of Beit Lahiya city. He tells them to go to the areas west of Gaza City. The reason given by the military spokesperson is that it is “a dangerous war zone”, where clashes with Hamas elements continue to occur, which is why Israel openly admits that they continue to have problems in that northern end of the enclave. Are. “It is forbidden to approach the security fence, as going near the fence threatens your life and safety,” the statement also commented, referring to the strip’s border boundary with Israeli territory.

Israel confirmed this Friday the death of four members of the Nahal Brigade in Gaza City, all aged 19. These deaths occurred as a result of a bomb explosion in the Zeitun neighborhood, one of the areas the army had already captured in late 2023.

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