IDF “Airstrikes over 200 targets in Gaza”
Hezbollah attacked this guard post… In response to the bombardment
It was reported that the number of casualties approached 800 on the 1st (local time) after the temporary cessation of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas ended.
According to the Guardian and Al Jazeera, the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry announced that at least 184 people were killed and 589 injured in Israeli airstrikes on this day. There were at least 773 casualties. More than 20 homes were also damaged.
The Health Ministry said most of the casualties were children and women.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it conducted airstrikes on about 200 targets across the Gaza Strip starting at 7 a.m. on the first day of the resumption of attacks.
Some took place in the southern provinces of Khan Yunis and Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have taken refuge. The IDF announced that it destroyed booby-trapped structures, tunnels, rocket launchers and other infrastructure belonging to Hamas.
Medical staff and witnesses testified that the bombings were most intense in Khan Yunis and Rafah.
About 50 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward southern Israeli cities.
Fighting continued in the area bordering Lebanon in northern Israel.
The IDF said that on this day, several rockets were launched from Lebanon toward military posts in the border area, and two rockets were intercepted by Iron Dome.
The IDF reported that it later responded with artillery fire at the point of origin.
Hezbollah claimed that it was behind the attack on IDF positions in the border area.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzy Halevi met with the military leadership on this day to discuss operations prior to the start of the second phase of the war.
Meanwhile, the White House condemned Hamas as responsible for the resumption of the war, but made it clear that it was continuing to cooperate with mediation countries to resume the ceasefire.
The White House National Security Council (NSC) issued a statement on this day under the name of a spokesperson, saying, “Hamas has so far not provided a list of hostages that would enable an extension of the ceasefire,” and added, “We will continue to release the remaining hostages and maintain and expand the international humanitarian response.” “I will be deeply involved,” he said.
The United Nations is concerned that the humanitarian emergency will worsen dramatically due to this fighting.
“Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza,” said Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian office.
Source: Donga
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