Israeli attacks on Gaza kill more than 25,000 people

Jerusalem, (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this Sunday “categorically” rejected the conditions imposed by Hamas for the release of hostages remaining inside the Gaza Strip, including a cessation of hostilities and withdrawal from the enclave. Includes total withdrawal of Israeli troops.

In an apparent response to information about the proposal for a new agreement brokered by Qatar and Egypt, Netanyahu said in a video message released by his office, “I categorically reject the surrender terms of the Hamas monsters.”

According to Netanyahu, in exchange for the release of all hostages, Hamas demands “an end to the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all murderers and rapists of the Nuhqba (the elite force of Hamas’ military wing).” ) and leave Hamas intact.”

“If we accept this, the sacrifices of our warriors have been in vain and we will not be able to guarantee the safety of our citizens,” the prime minister said, calling on the hostages, especially on behalf of the families of the hostages, to negotiate at any cost. There is increasing popular pressure for. .Liberation of all prisoners.

Relatives of Gaza hostages protest in front of Netanyahu’s residence

Faced with Netanyahu’s vehement denials, some families of abducted people tonight marched towards the Israeli Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood, where they decided to camp in protest.

“My daughter not only died, but she died under your care,” Orin Gantz, the mother of young Eden Zacharias, who was kidnapped and died in captivity at the age of 28, told media and protesters.

Also on the night of the 19th, Friday, some relatives camped in front of Netanyahu’s second residence in the Israeli city of Caesarea, where the president usually spends the weekend. The protests come ahead of mass demonstrations across the country, calling on them to prioritize the release of the hostages.

The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal exclusively published today that Qatar and Egypt, citing multiple security sources, have proposed a three-phase ceasefire to Israel and Hamas to definitively end the conflict, which has lasted about 90 years. Will last for days. Source. Parties Involved.

Number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza exceeds 25,000

The total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli offensive on October 7 exceeded 25,000 today following new attacks by the Israeli military, the health ministry of the strip controlled by Islamist group Hamas reported.

The source revealed the count after reporting that “the Israeli occupation carried out 15 massacres against families in Gaza during the last 24 hours, leading to 178 deaths and 293 injuries.”

Noting this, since the beginning of the war, “the number of dead has reached 25,105 and the number of injured has reached 62,681,” Health said, while fighting with Palestinian militias and actions by Israeli forces by land, sea and air. Continues on day 107. Of struggle.

According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, attacks have occurred in several parts of the Strip in recent hours.
“Three people were killed as a result of an aerial bombardment of a vehicle in which they were traveling in the Yarmouk neighborhood of Gaza City,” Wafa said, citing local sources.

In turn, airstrikes hit a house in the Al Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, “where several civilians were killed and others injured.”

On the other hand, more action took place in the city itself. Last night Israeli snipers killed and wounded several people in the Al Katiba area in the south-west, and warplanes attacked the Al Shatti refugee camp in the northern part of Gaza City on the sea line.

In the southern area of ​​Khan Yunis, where daily fighting has continued since the Israeli ground offensive expanded southward in early December, Wafa reported artillery attacks on the Al Manara neighborhood, and against the area to its west in Al Amal. Opened fire. neighborhood, killing one and injuring several.

In addition, “coastal areas of Deir Bala city” and Khan Yunis in central Gaza were also bombed.
Similarly, Israeli forces “attacked the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis with artillery for several hours,” Wafa detailed.

Israel has killed dozens of terrorists in its latest operation.

Israeli troops “killed dozens of terrorists” and found “large quantities of weapons” in their recent operations in Gaza, while naval forces continue to support ground troops with strikes on terrorist targets.

According to a military spokesperson, in the past few hours, “Naval personnel identified and attacked a structure where terrorists had ambushed Army personnel,” while the Army assured that it was in the strip. “Dozens of terrorists have been neutralized and a large number of terrorists have been neutralized,” the IS continues its operations. “Weapons were detected.”

“The previous day a building was identified in which terrorists had ambushed army personnel in the center of the strip,” after which “the forces attacked the building and the threat was eliminated.”

According to the army, its forces continue to operate in Khan Yunis, where fighting has been ongoing since troops expanded their ground offensive south of the Strip on December 1.

“On the last day, army snipers, in cooperation with the Israeli Air Force, killed several terrorists” and “a large quantity of weapons were found inside a Hamas structure.”

This was followed by another operation in the Daraj Tufah area of ​​Gaza City, where “troops killed 15 terrorists.” In turn, in the same area, the army claimed to have discovered a Hamas post that it attacked, and where it found “uniforms and numerous weapons”.

Israel shows tunnel used by Hamas

The Israeli military also today revealed photographs of a tunnel located “in the center of Khan Yunis” in southern Gaza, which it claimed was part of a longer Hamas underground network and was more than 800 meters long, and where it was found. There were indications that around twenty Israelis were taken prisoner.

About 136 hostages held by Palestinian militias remain in the strip, of whom about 25 are estimated to be dead. All this, while their families have stepped up protests against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that the government move beyond its tactics of military pressure to reach an agreement and secure the release of their relatives.

The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has been going on for 107 days since October 7, when the Islamist group launched a surprise attack on Israeli territory that killed nearly 1,200 people and took 240 captive. Of these, 110 were released, most of them during a week-long ceasefire in late November.

So far, the Israeli offensive has resulted in the deaths of approximately 25,000 people in Gaza, the majority of whom are women and children, leaving a landscape of widespread devastation in the enclave and a deepening humanitarian crisis, with approximately 2 million people internally displaced. Have been displaced from.

Israeli forces seize approximately 3.7 million euros from Hamas

The Israeli military claimed this Sunday that about 15 million Israeli shekels (about 3.7 million euros) found in facilities linked to the Islamic group Hamas in the Gaza Strip have been transferred to the state fund, which has controlled the territory since 2007. Is.

“Israeli Defense Forces seized funds at several locations, including Hamas headquarters and offices where persecuted individuals associated with Hamas were active,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

In addition to the shekels, “one million dollars, as well as Iraqi money, Jordanian dinars and Egyptian pounds” were also recovered, the text details.