Bombings, incursions, clashes and street warfare in Gaza… and the sirens sound in the coverage areas

Middle East

The war between the Israeli army and Palestinian armed factions in Gaza enters its thirty-first day today, Tuesday, as there is no sign of a ceasefire or implementation of a temporary humanitarian truce, as the number of civilian casualties rises consequentially. of Israeli bombings, and the situation is worsening compared to the conditions in the Strip described by the United Nations: it is “catastrophic”.

At the beginning of its second month, Gaza has been the scene of violent air and artillery bombardment since early morning, and there have been violent clashes and street wars between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters, the most violent of which occurred in the northern Gaza Strip, where Gaza The city is under siege, while sirens sound in the areas surrounding Gaza.

Palestinian media reported that Israeli gunboats were shelling the Al-Shati camp and nearby port area, west of Gaza City. He added on his Telegram account that violent clashes were taking place between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces trying to enter the Tal al-Hawa axis, south of Gaza City.

Before that, Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath correspondents had reported new bombings and violent clashes in several areas of northern Gaza. He also reported that there was an Israeli airstrike on Cairo Street in Tal al-Hawa in Gaza.

The Israeli army has announced the division of the Strip into two parts, south and north. Palestinian media reported that 14 people were killed in an Israeli shelling of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, while our correspondent reported that 6 people were killed in an Israeli shelling of the Shaboura camp in Rafah.

The death toll in Gaza since October 7 has exceeded 10,000 people, most of whom are women and children. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the death toll includes more than 4,000 children and most of those killed since the war began are civilians.

Since October 7, Israel has relentlessly bombed the Gaza Strip in response to the surprise attack launched by Hamas on border towns in Israel, killing 1,400 people, most of whom were civilians, who fell on the first day of the attack, according to the report. Israeli authorities.

On Sunday evening, Israel, which had promised to “eliminate Hamas” in Gaza, announced an intensification of bombing on the Strip, where its forces have launched a parallel ground operation since October 27.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that there will be no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip unless Hamas releases the people it has been holding for a month.

The United States has acknowledged that the civilian death toll in Gaza is in the “thousands.”

On Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged a ceasefire, warning that the Strip was turning into a “cemetery for children.”

Guterres said in a statement to reporters at United Nations headquarters: “The ongoing catastrophe makes the humanitarian ceasefire more urgent as the hours pass.” He added: “The nightmare in Gaza is more than just a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis for humanity.”

The Secretary-General stressed that humanitarian aid flowing through Rafah to the besieged Gaza Strip is insufficient. In two weeks, 400 trucks passed through, compared to 500 every day, and he underlines that they do not satisfy the main needs at all.

A group of injured people were transferred from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on Monday, as a number of foreigners and dual nationals will be evacuated, according to the Hamas government and an Egyptian official.

According to the United Nations, in the Gaza Strip, Israeli bombing that has continued for a month has caused massive destruction and displaced 1.5 million people.

The international community fears that the scope of the conflict will expand, and fears are growing that the conflict will expand to include Lebanon, with daily exchanges of bombing and gunfire on the border between Israeli forces and militias Lebanese Hezbollah.