World Courant
JERUSALEM
The Israeli military on Thursday introduced the launch of a brand new “focused” navy operation in central Gaza.
In a press release, the military stated that earlier than the Israeli troopers began the incursion, Israeli warplanes and artillery struck the outskirts of the Nuseirat refugee camp, claiming that the targets have been the navy infrastructure of the Palestinian group Hamas, together with rocket launchers.
It added that the navy marketing campaign was being carried out by the military’s 162nd Division, the Nahal infantry brigade, and different items, along with naval fireplace assist.
Commenting on the operation, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated the Israeli military should intensify navy operations in Nuseirat and different elements of the Deir al-Balah space within the central Gaza Strip, in addition to within the southern metropolis of Rafah.
A number of international locations, together with the US, have urged Israel to desert plans for a navy offensive towards Rafah, which is dwelling to almost 1.4 million displaced Palestinians.
Israel has waged a navy offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border assault by the Palestinian group Hamas which killed round 1,200 folks.
Round 33,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza because the warfare started.
It has additionally imposed a crippling blockade on the seaside enclave, leaving its inhabitants, notably residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of hunger.
The warfare has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and medication, whereas a lot of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ), which has urged it to do extra to forestall famine in Gaza.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara
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