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After Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, fire and smoke rise from buildings. © Abed Khaled/AP/dpa
Israel's army apparently wants to encircle the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The coastal area is now divided into two parts, they say. Meanwhile, people are getting unexpected help from the air. The overview.
Tel Aviv/Gaza - The Israeli fighting groups have continued to advance in the densely populated Gaza Strip and, according to their own statements, have now completely divided the coastal area into two halves. The city of Gaza in the north is completely encircled, an army spokesman said on Sunday evening. This is a decisive step in the fight against the Islamist Hamas. However, civilians should still be able to flee to the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel, all communications and internet services in Gaza once again failed.
Israel continued its massive bombardment of the densely populated Gaza Strip. The Israeli Air Force bombed around 24 targets in the past 450 hours, the military said on Monday morning. Among them were tunnels, military installations and launch pads for anti-tank missiles of the Islamist Hamas. In addition, the troops on the ground had taken over a military complex. "Several Hamas terrorists" were killed in the operation, it said. Initially, the information could not be independently verified. Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU and the US.
Dropping relief supplies from the air
On Monday night, the Jordanian Air Force dropped medical supplies and medicines over a Jordanian field hospital in the coastal strip sealed off by Israel. Work there continues despite extreme shortages of supplies, the Petra news agency reported, citing military sources. "It is our duty to help our brothers and sisters who have been injured in the war against Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brothers," Jordan's King Abdullah II wrote at X. According to an Israeli army spokesman, the airdrop was carried out in coordination with the military.
In general, Israel demands that all aid that has so far only entered the southern Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing in Egypt be controlled. This is to prevent weapons from being smuggled to the Islamist Hamas, which rules Gaza, which carried out an unprecedented large-scale attack on Israel on October 7.
Following an Israeli attack on an ambulance used by Hamas, according to the army, departures from the Gaza Strip have been halted for the time being. It affects injured Palestinians as well as foreigners and Palestinians with dual citizenship.
Humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic
Aid organizations complain that the aid that has so far arrived in the Gaza Strip by trucks is far from sufficient. In the densely populated coastal strip, where around 2.2 million people live, the humanitarian situation remains devastating. Meanwhile, the number of United Nations employees killed rose to 79, with five employees killed in the past 48 hours, the UN Palestine Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Sunday. The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip rose to 9770,<>, according to the Hamas-controlled health authority.
Israel: Gaza Strip divided into two parts
There is now "a North Gaza and a South Gaza," Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Sunday. The units had reached the coast in the southern part of the city of Gaza and would "hold" the area. The air strikes and attacks on the ground were expanded in the evening. "Tonight we are going to have an important operation," Hagari continued. According to the Palestinian telecom company Paltel, all the main lines for the internet and communication connections in Gaza have been cut off by the Israelis. Initially, there was no confirmation of this from the Israeli side.
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As reported by the Times of Israel, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet again on Monday at the instigation of the United Arab Emirates and China for an emergency meeting to discuss the latest developments in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Renewed confrontations also on Israel's border with Lebanon
Meanwhile, there were renewed incidents on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. According to Lebanese security circles and the Hezbollah militia, three children and their grandmother were killed in the attack by an Israeli drone. When asked on Sunday, the Israeli military said it had attacked "a suspicious vehicle." It had been "identified as a suspected means of transport for terrorists." "The allegation that civilians were in the vehicle is currently being investigated," the army said.
According to the army, an Israeli civilian was killed in a Hezbollah attack from Lebanon on Sunday. Hezbollah attacks Israeli military targets and populated areas, without distinguishing between civilians and members of the military. Israel's military is prepared for a possible major attack in Lebanon, Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said on Sunday during a visit to troops. "We are ready to strike in the north at any time."
Blinken warns militias
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a warning to pro-Iranian militias during a surprise visit to Iraq on Sunday. "Whoever wants to exploit the conflict in Gaza to threaten our staff here or elsewhere in the region - don't do it," Blinken said on Sky News. His visit to Iraq also comes against the backdrop of increasing attacks by pro-Iranian militias on US troops in Iraq.
What will be important on Monday
Efforts continue to secure a ceasefire for aid to the Gaza Strip and the reopening of the Rafah crossing. According to an Israeli media report, the UN Security Council is to meet again for an emergency session. Dpa