The Israeli army attacked the Hamas military base in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and several ships in the coastal zone – Israel's defense forces informed. On Monday, after almost two months of suspension of weapons between Israel and Hamas, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed a large -scale bombarding in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday on the platform X of the Defense Forces Israel They reported that “at night they attacked the Military Base of Hamas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, where the preparations for the fire of Israel's territory were underway.”
“In addition, the Israeli Navy attacked several ships in the Gaza Coastal Zone. These ships were to be used for the terrorist activities of Hamas and Islamic jihad” – it was written.
Israel attacked after two months of a truce
After almost a two -month, the Israeli forces truce conducted attacks on the Gaza Strip at night from Monday to Tuesday. The authorities say that the strikes “are” aimed at the civil and military hierarchy of Hamas and are a consequence of repeated refusal to release hostages. “
“Israel will operate against Hamas with an increased military force” – the prime minister's government was announced Benjamina Netanyahu. The Israeli defense minister Israel Kac threatened after resuming the attacks that the gates of hell will open in the Gaza Zone, and Hamas will be hit with the force that he has never seen before ” – told the Times of Israel portal.
The number of fatalities among Palestinians after Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip is constantly growing. On Tuesday in the morning, Palestinian medical sources reported that at least 200 people were killed, including many children. After a few hours, it was reported that the number of victims increased to over 320. In the latest announcement they reported that over 400 people were killed.
The truce in the Gaza Strip was in force from January 19 this year. His first phase has formally expired at the beginning of March. During negotiations in Cairo Israel and USA They sought to extend the suspension of weapons in exchange for releasing the next Hamas hostages. Hamas, on the other hand, demanded a negotiations about the permanent end of the war, as the original schedule of the agreement predicted.
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Source: Reuters
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