Attack on food warehouses, clashes between Israeli soldiers and militiamen in Gaza

The assault by thousands of people on the Gaza warehouses where humanitarian aid is stored, to take flour, food and hygiene products, is a symptom of the growing desperation of the Strip’s population, exhausted by three weeks of war between Israel and Hamas. The operation was denounced by the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), whose director in Gaza, Thomas White, explained that it is “a worrying sign” that demonstrates how public order is beginning to collapse.” On the same day – while airstrikes and field operations by Israel continued, with clashes between soldiers and Hamas militiamen reported in the north of the Strip – the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that the Al-Quds hospital in Gaza City received from The Israeli army was ordered to evacuate and was hampered by attacks that hit the area. A video that the Red Crescent posted with their children. The administration of the hospital, which is managed by the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS), claims that evacuating the hospital is impossible because among the hundreds of patients there are children in incubators and injured people in the intensive care unit. And he emphasizes that many of the 14 thousand people who took refuge in the structure are Palestinians displaced by the ongoing war.

Israel has increased the number of troops deployed on the ground to carry out the offensive inside the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that in 24 hours they had struck around 450 Hamas targets, including command centers and missile launch stations, while direct clashes between soldiers and militiamen were recorded in the north of the enclave: l ‘As IDF report that one of the clashes occurred near the Erez crossing, after Hamas militiamen emerged from a tunnel and adds that they killed many members of the group. In Gaza, internet connection and telephone services gradually returned to operation, which allowed UN agencies such as the WHO to contact their teams present in the Strip after hours of silence. The condition of Palestinian civilians is critical, there is a lack of water, food and fuel to run hospitals. “The world is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before our eyes”, said Guterres, on an official visit to Nepal, reiterating that “the protection of civilians is fundamental”. In the evening, Rafah crossing spokesman Wael Abo Omar told the Associated Press that 33 aid trucks arrived from Egypt on Sunday, the largest shipment so far. The death toll continues to worsen: according to the Strip’s Ministry of Health, governed by Hamas, since October 7, more than 8,005 Palestinians have been killed, including more than 3,300 minors. And tension is also very high in the West Bank, where five Palestinians have been killed in recent hours in clashes with IDF soldiers: according to the count provided by the Palestinian agency Wafa, a total of 116 Palestinians have been killed in the West. Bank since the beginning of the war. »Violence perpetrated by settlers against the Palestinian population is increasing. They are unacceptable and must stop”, warns France. Israeli airstrikes targeted several areas. Gaza residents reported that the area around Shifa hospital was hit, beneath which Israel claims a Hamas command center was located, and strikes also hit the area of ​​Shifa al-Quds hospital in Gaza City. An attack was also recorded in the south of the Strip, in the city of Khan Younis, where at least 13 people died: the bodies, said an Associated Press journalist present at the scene, were taken to the nearby Nasser hospital. Palestinian Islamic Jihad said its senior political official, Dr. Taysir Alghouti, was killed in Rafah. As the Israeli military operation continues, fears about the hostages in the Strip are growing: »We are all doing everything we can to bring the hostages home. It is an absolute priority”, reiterated the IDF. Skirmishes also continued throughout the day between Israel and Lebanon, where the Hezbollah organization, close to Iran, is present. Two mortars hit the base near the village of Houla, slightly wounding one of the soldiers from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (Unifil). This is a member of the Nepali contingent. On Saturday, a grenade had already hit the UNIFIL headquarters in the southern coastal city of Naqoura. The UN mission did not specify the origin of the attacks, but said it was investigating both incidents. The Biden administration, according to the newspaper Axios, which cites US and Israeli sources, is preparing for the possibility of the war between Israel and Hamas expanding to the Middle East, focusing in particular on ensuring that US forces in the region have adequate strength. protection. From Iran, President Ebrahim Raisi warned that Israel “crossed the red line” with its actions in the Gaza Strip, “which could force everyone to act”. A warning to Tehran was issued by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: “We said if our troops were attacked, we would respond, and we responded. If they are attacked again, we will respond again,” he told CBS. Sullivan himself called the rise in settler violence following the outbreak of war in Gaza “totally unacceptable” and declared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has the responsibility of keeping them under control.” In the evening, Netanyahu had a conversation with US President Joe Biden, the first since the launch of the blitz inside the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu has come under fire in recent hours for a post published in After the controversy raised by these phrases, the Israeli Prime Minister took a step back, apologized, said he was wrong and expressed his support for the army and intelligence.