Gaza’s communications connections have been partially restored. More than 8,000 people have died in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, according to the Health Ministry of the Hamas-controlled area.
A total of more than 8,000 people have been killed in attacks by the Israeli army on Gaza in about three weeks, according to the Ministry of Health of the territory controlled by the extremist organization Hamas.
The ministry tells news agency AFP that half of the victims are children. The information could not be confirmed by an independent source.
Communication connections partially restored
Gaza’s telecommunication connections that were interrupted on Friday evening have been partially restored. According to the public broadcasting company, the largest telecommunications company in the Palestinian Territory the BBC according to that it will gradually restore the remaining connections to landline, mobile and internet services in the Gaza Strip.
The disconnection almost completely cut off Gaza from the outside world amid the heaviest airstrikes of the war so far.
Netanyahu: The war will be long
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu compared the situation between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas on Saturday to the conflict between Israel and Palestine during the years 1947-1949, according to the US news channel CNN.
– The war in Gaza will be long. This is our second war of independence. We are going to save our country, Netanyahu said.
According to Netanyahu, the second phase of the war against Hamas has begun. Its goal is to destroy the armed wing of Hamas and the regime and return the Israeli hostages in Gaza home.
He said the return of the hostages was an integral part of the Israeli military’s goals, but the top priority was the “abolition” of Hamas.
Israel: Humanitarian aid to Gaza is increasing
Spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces Daniel Hagari said early Sunday morning that Egypt and the United States would increase their humanitarian aid to Gaza during Sunday.
Hagari told about it on the social media service X.
In the same video, he also accused Hamas of shooting civilians and using civilians as human shields.
Red Cross leader appeals to end human suffering
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for action to end human suffering in Gaza.
Committee leader by Mirjana Spoljaric according to it is impossible to accept a situation where civilians have no refuge from shelling in the area.
– I am shocked by the amount of unbearable human suffering, and I call on the parties to the conflict to calm the situation immediately, Spoljaric said.
He also stated that it is a “catastrophic failure” that the world should not allow. Spoljaric called the high number of civilian casualties appalling.
Israel launched strikes on the Gaza Strip after the terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. Hamas is holding 229 hostages.