The Israeli army continues its operation against the coastal enclave. Hundreds of Palestinian rockets have also targeted several Israeli cities in the past 48 hours: Sderot, Ashdod, Ashkelon and even the Tel Aviv region, but without causing any casualties. On the Palestinian side, the death toll now stands at 25, including leaders of the armed group Islamic Jihad, including one who was eliminated just before dawn.
With our correspondent in Jerusalem, Sami Boukhelifa
Israel targets the hierarchy of Islamic Jihad. Objective: decapitate this Palestinian armed group. But at what cost ? The Jewish State Air Force kills in the wake of its operations innocent men, women and children in Gaza.
The Israeli army is broadcasting this Thursday morning, May 11, the video of an abortive airstrike. We can clearly hear the radio exchanges with the combat pilots: “ one minute before firing. ” Then : ” no, cancel the shot. Children are there “.
But since Tuesday, Israeli bombing steals the lives of ordinary civilians, destroy houses, reduce them to dust. OCHA, the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs of the UN, takes stock of the material damage: a dozen homes completely destroyed. About thirty badly damaged and become uninhabitable. More than a hundred houses affected by these strikes.
Gaza totally sealed off
Gaza buries its dead, tries to care for its wounded and to rehouse the stricken families. The Palestinian enclave under Israeli-Egyptian blockade is completely cordoned off. Nothing and no one goes in or out, not even patients in need of medical assistance. Everything is blocked until further notice.
Some foodstuffs, fuel imported from Israel, are running out. Gaza’s power plant runs on diesel. It now limits its production.