At least 44 people have died In the attacks launched this Tuesday morning by the Israeli army against the Gaza Strip according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. It has been The most intense assault Against the Palestinian territory since the fire entered into force in January.
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, explained that he had ordered attacks due to The lack of progress in conversations To extend the fire. It was not clear for the moment if the operation was a pressure tactic or if it was resuming the war completely.
“This happens after Hamas repeatedly refuses to free our hostages and reject all the offers made by the US presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the mediators,” said Netyahu’s office.
Taher Nunu, a Hamas official, has criticized Israeli attacks. “The international community faces a moral test: o It allows the return of the crimes committed by the Occupation Army or enforces a commitment to end the aggression and war against innocent people in Gaza, ”he said.
Explosions could be heard in several places in Gaza, and there were ambulances arriving at the Hospital Al Aqsa, in Center of Gaza.
The high in danger
The attacks were perpetrated two months after the fire was reached to pause the war after 17 months of fighting. For six weeks, Hamas released approximately three dozen captives in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinians arrested in Israel prisons.
But since the first phase of high fire ended two weeks ago, The parties have not been able to agree on a path to follow with a second phase destined to free the remaining captives and end the war completely.
Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened to resume war, already beginning of this month blocked the entry of food and all humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory.
The war broke out after Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, in which some 1,200 people died and another 250 were taken as hostages. Israel responded with a military offensive that killed more than 48,000 Palestiniansaccording to local health officials, and displaced an estimate of 90% of the population of Gaza. The Gaza Ministry of Health does not differentiate between civilians and militants, but points out that more than half of the dead have been women and children.
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