Israel continues massive attacks in the Gaza Strip - Chan Junis targeted
Even if the Israeli operations are now concentrating on the south of the Gaza Strip, the fighting will also continue in the north, "perhaps with less intensity", said Conricus. Netanyahu said in a meeting of his cabinet: "The war will be long." He also conceded that the war would demand "a very high price" from Israel.
"This is a very difficult morning after a very difficult day of fighting in Gaza," Netanyahu said on Sunday, referring to the recent losses suffered by the Israeli army. "But we have no choice but to continue fighting". Israel would "continue with full force until the end, until victory, until we have achieved all our goals".
The Israeli army had previously announced that 14 of its soldiers had been killed in the Gaza Strip since Friday alone. Ten of them were killed on Saturday - one of the highest numbers in a single day since the start of the Israeli ground operation in the Palestinian territory on October 27. According to Israeli figures, a total of 153 soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.
Hamas reported new Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. Both Jabaliya and the city of Gaza in the north and Khan Yunis in the south were hit. The Israeli army announced that it had attacked 200 targets in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. During a search of a facility located near schools, a mosque and a clinic, explosive belts specially adapted for children and hundreds of grenades were found.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden once again called on Israel to protect the Palestinian civilian population. According to the White House, in a conversation with Netanyahu, Biden emphasized the "need" to protect the civilian population and allow people to take shelter from the fighting. Those involved in providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory must also be protected.
Netanyahu's office said of the conversation with Biden that the Israeli head of government had made it clear that Israel would continue the war "until all objectives have been achieved".
In a resolution on the Gaza war on Friday, the UN Security Council called for the "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid on a large scale". However, a direct call for a ceasefire was missing from the text, which had been the subject of intense negotiations for days.
The war was triggered by Hamas' major attack on Israel on October 7. Hundreds of fighters from the Palestinian group, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and the USA, had invaded Israeli towns and committed atrocities against civilians. According to Israeli reports, around 1140 people were killed and around 250 people were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip.
Since then, Israel has been carrying out massive attacks in the Palestinian territory - with the declared aim of destroying Hamas. According to the latest figures from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, which cannot be independently verified, more than 20,420 people have been killed so far.
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- During a Fox News interview, Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's continued massive attacks in the Gaza Strip, stating, "We will continue fighting with all our might until the job is done."
- Despite the concentration of Israeli operations in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Hamas launched new attacks on Sunday in areas like Jabaliya and Khan Yunis.
- President Joe Biden urged Israel to protect the Palestinian civilian population and allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid, amidst the ongoing conflict with Hamas.
- In response to Biden's call, Netanyahu's office reaffirmed Israel's commitment to the war, stating, "The prime minister reiterated that Israel will continue until all objectives have been achieved."
- The UN Security Council called for the safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, but fell short of issuing a direct ceasefire demand in its resolution on Friday.
- Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli military spokesperson, noted that while the focus was shifting to the south, "fighting will also continue in the north, perhaps with less intensity."
- In a meeting with his cabinet, Netanyahu acknowledged the high cost of the war, saying, "The war will be long, and it will demand a very high price from Israel."
- In light of the recent Israeli army losses, Netanyahu voiced resolute determination, stating, "We have no choice but to continue fighting, no matter how difficult."
- In an analysis on Fox News, strategist Chan Visor suggested that the ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip could further escalate tensions between Israel and Hamas.
- The potential for Palestinian casualties remains a concern, as the Israeli army reported finding explosive belts and hundreds of grenades concealed near schools and clinical facilities in the Gaza Strip.
Source: www.stern.de
