Intense Israeli bombardments are underway this Friday evening, October 27, in the Gaza Strip, where the UN, which is calling for a truce, fears a ” unprecedented avalanche of suffering “.
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The Israeli army carried out intense bombings on Friday evening, unprecedented » since the start of the war, in the north of the Gaza Strip, notably Gaza City, according to images from AFP and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas
Communications and the internet have been cut, according to the Hamas government. The bombings ” by air, sea and land ” are ” the most violent since the start of the war “, affirmed the Palestinian group, accusing Israel of “ prepare massacres “.
In response, Hamas announced that it had fired “ salvos of rockets » on Israel. The Israeli army indicates that it has increased its strikes on Gaza by “ very significant way ” this Friday. “ We will continue to strike in Gaza City and its surroundings “, added army spokesperson Daniel Hagari in a televised statement, who also announced ” expand ground operations tonight » in Gaza.
“ An unprecedented avalanche of human suffering »
“ Without fundamental change, the people of Gaza will suffer an unprecedented avalanche of human suffering », Alerted the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, at the same time this Friday. “ Much more » of people go « soon to die » due to the siege imposed by Israel on Gaza since October 9, said the head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, in Jerusalem.
The UN, also concerned about possible “ war crimes “, calls for a truce in fighting, only option according to her to deliver the humanitarian aid essential to the needs of some 2.4 million Gazans.
Gaza urgently needs humanitarian aid significant and continuous », affirmed Philippe Lazzarini. “ Basic services collapse, supplies of medicine, food and water run out, sewers begin to overflow into the streets of Gaza “, he described to AFP.
Mutual accusations between Hamas and Israel
Before shelling northern Gaza on Friday evening, the Israeli army carried out a raid in the night from Thursday to Friday with ground troops supported by planes against Hamas, which it accuses of waging war from hospitals and to use the population as “ human shield “.
Hamas immediately denied these Israeli statements in a statement. Israel also accuses the Palestinian movement of diverting the use of fuel intended for hospitals for the needs of its military infrastructure.
The Hamas health ministry said 7,326 people, mostly civilians, including more than 3,000 children, were killed in the territory by bombings launched by Israel in response to the deadliest attack in its history. . On the Israeli side, more than 1,400 people have been killed since October 7, mainly civilians massacred by Hamas that day, according to the Israeli authorities, who have identified nearly 230 hostages kidnapped by the movement.
(With AFP)
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