2023-11-10 08:00:46
Israel continues its strikes on Gaza and its incursions into the West Bank after talk of “tactical truces”
Israel continued to bomb the Gaza Strip overnight, while carrying out incursions targeting several towns and camps in the West Bank, after talking about tactical truces in the Strip under American pressure.
Shehab News Agency reported that more than 10 people were killed in an Israeli bombing that targeted the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, today (Friday), and stated that the bombing targeted the club area in the camp and the Al-Halabi roundabout area in Jabalia.
The Palestinian News and Information Agency also reported that 6 people were killed and others were injured in a bombing that targeted the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which it said included tents for the displaced, erected next to a tent for journalists.
Eyewitnesses from inside the hospital located west of Gaza City had previously informed the Arab World News Agency that an Israeli attack had targeted the hospital yard. One of them said that the targeting caused injuries inside the hospital. Witnesses reported that a shell fell next to a tent for journalists in the hospital courtyard.
The Israeli newspaper “Jerusalem Post” confirmed that the Israeli Air Force carried out major attacks on the Strip. It said that many of these attacks targeted the Al-Shifa Hospital area, while it stated that the air strikes on Gaza were heard in central and southern Israel.
During the night, sirens were heard in the Gaza envelope area, according to reports from the Israeli army, while the Palestinian Information Center reported that missile bursts were fired towards the Israeli areas bordering Gaza. “In response to the targeting of hospitals” in the Gaza Strip.
Shehab News Agency quoted the Palestinian Red Crescent as saying that violent bombardment targeted the Tal Al-Hawa area, where Al-Quds Hospital is located. The Red Crescent said that the hospital includes more than 14,000 displaced people.
At the same time, the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Channel reported today that the Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital in the Gaza Strip was targeted, causing a fire to break out. The channel quoted the Ministry of Health in Gaza as saying that the hospital was directly targeted following a bombing carried out by Israeli forces.
According to what the Palestinian “Shehab” Agency reported today, according to Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, all attempts have been exhausted to extend the work of health services in the Strip, as he said: “We have a few hours before the hospitals in Gaza and the north stop providing service.” .
On the other hand, the Israeli newspaper “The Times of Israel” said today that an Israeli soldier was killed during the fighting in Gaza, explaining that this brings the number of deaths among the Israeli army since the beginning of the ground operation to 36 dead.
In the West Bank, the Palestinian News Agency reported that Israeli forces stormed several towns during the hours of the night and until dawn today, while the Shehab Agency reported that gunmen targeted Israeli forces with an explosive device in the vicinity of the Askar camp, east of Nablus.
The Palestinian News Agency reported that Israeli forces stormed the Arroub camp north of Hebron at dawn from its main entrance and from the neighboring town of Beit Fajjar, and raided citizens’ homes.
She said that the forces also stormed, at dawn today, the town of Hizma, east of Jerusalem, and assaulted a young man while he was in his car before arresting him, amidst the firing of tear gas bombs, and carried out raids and searches.
In Nablus, Israeli forces reinforced with several vehicles stormed the town of Beita in the south during the night. Which led to the outbreak of confrontations with citizens, according to the Palestinian Agency, during which bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas were fired, without causing any casualties.
Also at night, Israeli forces stormed the towns of Al-Issawiya, northeast of Jerusalem, and Silwan, to the south. “Which led to the outbreak of violent confrontations with citizens, including the arrest of two young men.”
Also, during the night, forces stormed the Khallet Manna area, south of the city of Hebron, and raided the homes of two prisoners and forcefully evacuated their families in preparation for their demolition, according to the Palestinian Agency’s description.
Large forces also stormed the area of Tahrir Roundabout and the suburb, imposed a tight military cordon, and prevented the movement of citizens, which led to the outbreak of violent confrontations.
The Axios website quoted Israeli and American officials as saying that American pressure was the reason Israel agreed to a tactical cessation of fighting for 4 hours a day in Gaza.
The website quoted Israeli officials as saying that Israel had made clear to the administration of US President Joe Biden that it would be prepared to expand the ceasefire if an agreement was reached to release detainees in Gaza.
The American website explained, quoting a senior Israeli official, that Israel was concerned that Washington was trying to push it to a path that would lead to a permanent ceasefire, but at the same time it quoted American officials that the American side had made clear to Israel that it had no intention of forcing Israel to this ceasefire. the permanent.
Meanwhile, the American Fox News network quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that the fighting against the Hamas movement in Gaza will continue, even if it will include safe passage for civilians away from the fighting sites.
Netanyahu said, according to the network, “In specific locations, and for a specific period, a few hours here, a few hours there, we want to facilitate safe passage for civilians away from combat zones, and we are doing this.”
Earlier today, the American CNN network reported that Biden had told journalists that he had asked Netanyahu for a humanitarian truce for more than 3 days.
However, the Israeli Prime Minister told Fox News that he did not agree with the US administration on everything, saying: “One of the things we did not agree on is a ceasefire.”
He added: “A ceasefire with Hamas means surrender to it… and therefore there will be no ceasefire without the release of the hostages.”
He continued: “We do not want to seek to rule Gaza. We do not want to seek occupation; But we seek to give them and us a better future in the entire Middle East. This requires defeating Hamas. “I set goals, but I did not set a timetable for achieving them, because, as you know, it may take longer.”
According to CNN, Biden expressed his optimism about the release of more than 200 detainees held by the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, including Americans, saying: “We are optimistic; “Things are moving forward.”
Biden downplayed concerns about whether Netanyahu was listening to the United States, but said, according to the network, that the process “took a little longer than I had hoped.”
Yesterday (Thursday), the Times of Israel newspaper quoted a high-ranking Israeli official as saying that Israel had agreed to “tactical” truces that meant expanding humanitarian corridors that had begun to be identified recently. To allow Gazans to move from the north to the south of the Strip, away from areas where fighting is raging.
The official added that these truces will be imposed for 4 hours in a different neighborhood in northern Gaza every day, with residents notified 3 hours before the scheduled time.
According to the official, residents will be able to use this time to either head south through the two humanitarian corridors established by Israel, or leave their homes in order to obtain food, medicine, and other aid.
But Taher Al-Nono, media advisor to the head of the Hamas political bureau, denied reaching a truce agreement with Israel. He said in a statement, “Talks are continuing regarding the truce, and no agreement has been reached at this moment.”
Yesterday, CNN quoted White House spokesman John Kirby as saying that Israel will begin implementing a cessation of military operations for 4 hours in the northern Gaza areas daily.
The UAE mission to the United Nations said that Abu Dhabi called for an open session of the Security Council in light of the developments in Gaza, and that the session will be held this afternoon.
She added on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter) that the session comes “in light of the dire situation and escalating developments in Gaza, including the growing health crisis amid continuing attacks on hospitals.”
She continued: “We also asked Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Director-General of the World Health Organization) to provide a briefing at the meeting.”
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