The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that it started a “precise” land operation in the Gaza Strip. The previous day, Israel resumed raids on the territory controlled by Hamas, interrupting the temporary suspension of weapons. Protests broke out against this and other decisions of the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, in which tens of thousands of Israelis took part.
Israel He resumed attacks on the Gaza Zone on Tuesday morning, but so far he was conducting air and sea beats.
The army published photos of soldiers and tanks entering the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli troops withdrew from the end of January from the Necarim corridor, leading from the border with Israel to the Mediterranean, as part of the two -month arms suspension interrupted on Tuesday. The army was stationed in the buffer zone along the Israeli border, as well as in the Philadelphia corridor, i.e. the belt at the border with Egypt.
Al-Jazira television announced that Israeli soldiers blocked the Salah Al-Din route on Wednesday, one of the two main roads from north to south of the Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for civilians in areas adjacent to the buffer zone, which the media considered preparation for land activities.
Resumption of attacks on the Gaza Strip
According to the local authorities of the Gaza Zone, over 400 people were killed in Israeli attacks from Tuesday, mostly women and children.
Israel has started a new offensive, emphasizing that it is a reaction to Hamas rejecting subsequent proposals to extend the truce. Negotiations in this matter got stuck in an impasse. The Israeli government pressed to Hamas to agree to extend the initial phase of arms suspension in exchange for releasing subsequent hostages and the promise of negotiating a permanent truce in the future. Hamas wants the dismissal of the kidnapped to be a guarantee of the end of the war, as was provided for in the original schedule of the agreement.
Hamas declares that he is still ready for talks, but first the fights must be suspended. There is no information that from Tuesday the fighters of this organization are attacked by Israel or soldiers of this country.
“Traitor!”, “Liar”, “Netanyahu must leave”
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered on Wednesday in Jerusalem to protest against the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu And he continued his war in the Gaza Zone regardless of the fate of hostages. The demonstrators also oppose the dismissal of the head of Szin Betu, Ronena Bara announced by the prime minister.
These are the largest anti -government demonstrations in Jerusalem for months. The assemblies lasted all day. Some of the demonstrators entered the city in the organized march on the route from Tel Aviv, where tens of thousands of people protested on Tuesday evening.
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Large assemblies took place at the Israeli parliament, Knesset. Some streets were blocked. Later, the demonstrators went to the premiere. Some groups announce that they will break down a tent town nearby to continue to protest.
– It is time to end this madness before there is anyone to save before we are deprived of the state – said the leader of the march Szikma Bressler before the demonstrators' entry into Jerusalem.
“Traitor!”, “Liar”, “Netanyahu must leave,” shouted demonstrators under the official residence of Netanyahu.
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Announcement of the release of the head of the Security Agency
The direct cause of the previously convened demonstrations was the Sunday announcement of Netanyahu that he would dismiss the head of the Safety Agency Szin Bet, Ronena Bera. Service dealing with, among others The counterintelligence conducts investigations regarding the alleged business connections of the prime minister's close associates with Eaters.
However, demonstrators protest against the wider activities of the government, limiting the competences of independent institutions. In the parliament, the judiciary's reform is re -proceeded, which – according to the government – is to limit too wide rights of judges who do not have a democratic mandate. Opponents emphasize that the plan is disturbed Tri -power and in effect it threatens democracy.
Minister of Justice Jariw Lewin has also recently started the procedure for dismissing the Prosecutor General Baharaw-Miara. The lawyer has long been criticized by the government for blocking his actions in the Israeli power system. The opposition sees a rule of law in her.
Protests against the resumption of raids on the Gaza Strip
Demonstrators are also protesting against the resumption of raids on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, indicating that this decision threatens the lives of 24 hostages, still imprisoned by Palestinian terrorist organizations.
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Netanyahu critics accuse him of returning to war is a politically motivated decision. The truce with Hamas was opposed by the radical Jewish party, which after his conclusion left the shaky coalition, and on Tuesday announced that she was returning to the government.
During the protests, there were scuffles with the police, some demonstrators blocking the road were removed by force. Four people were arrested, including one armed counter -manifestant, threatening to demonstrators.
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