5 hours agoIsraeli Army says it will use unprecedented “force” in Gaza City
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(9 months ago)The Israeli Army warned on September 19th that it will operate with the unprecedented “ <x0-forcer” in the City of Gaza, urging residents to move south and also announcing the closure of a temporary evacuation route, which opened 48 hours ago. Israel's efforts to obtain [...]
Israel's efforts to take full control of the Gaza City have sparked international outrage, as the Gaza Strip has suffered major destruction after almost two years of war and residents are facing humanitarian disaster.
Israeli offensive also comes at a time when some Western states, including France and Britain, are expected to recognise a Palestinian state during the UN summit, held next week.
The UN in late August estimated that close to 1 million residents lived in Gaza City and surrounding areas. Israel says hundreds of thousands of them have left this city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip, reports REL, broadcast Periscope.
In an X post to residents of Gaza City, Israeli Army spokesman Avichay Adriee said: “from this moment the Salah al-Din road has closed for the south passage. The Israeli Army will continue to operate with unprecedented force against Hamas [the Palestinian group declared terrorist organisation by the United States and the European Union] and against other terrorist organisations”.
He added that the only road south was Al-Rasjid and urged residents “to seize this opportunity and join the hundreds of thousands of city residents who have moved south to the humanitarian zone”.
Israel had announced on Wednesday that it would open a new <x0 temporary” road which Gaza City residents could use to evacuate. The route was opened after Israel launched ground offensive and mass bombings against the City of Gaza.
The military said the road through Salah al-Din would only be open for 48 hours.
Salala al-Din Road runs through the Gaza Belt from north to south.
Israel launched the offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday and its departure came after the United Nations accused the state of conducting “genocide” at the Gaza Strip. In an investigation conducted by the UN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials had prompted the crime.
Israel dismissed the findings and named them false “”.
The Gaza War began after Hamas attacked the south of Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping another 251. Israel's revenge campaign has killed more than 65,000 people in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry in this enclave, figures considered reliable by the UN. /Periscope/
