Israeli Airstrike Kills 8, Netanyahu Claims “Intense Fighting” in Gaza is Coming to an End Soon
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An Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City that is being used to distribute aid has killed eight Palestinians this Sunday as Israeli tanks push further into the southern city of Rafah, according to Palestinian witnesses. A vocational college run by the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) was hit by the strike and is now providing aid to displaced families. Following the attack, a low-rise building was witnessed completely demolished, and bodies laid out in blankets were across the road, waiting to be taken away. Mohammed Tafesh, one of the Palestinian eyewitnesses, told Reuters: “We pulled out martyrs (from beneath the rubble), one who used to sell cold drinks and another who used to sell pastries and others who distributed or received coupons. There are about four or five martyrs and 10 injured. Thank God, the condition of the injured is good.” He also added that those who were present in the area were either simply coming to receive coupons or sheltering there as they had been displaced from their actual homes.
In response to the attack, the Israeli military claimed that the site in question had been used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants. According to them, precautionary measures to reduce civilian risk had been taken before proceeding with the attack. “This is another example of Hamas’ systematic exploitation of civilian infrastructure and the civilian population as a human shield for its terrorist activities,” they added. Hamas denies all such accusations that claim it uses civilians as a “human shield” for military purposes. UNRWA’s director of communications, Juliette Touma, said that the organization would look into the details of the attack before reporting any further information. She claims that nearly 190 of UNRWA’s buildings had been hit by Israeli airstrikes, and 193 UNRWA team members had passed since the inception of the war in Gaza. An Israeli airstrike had hit a clinic in Gaza City, killing Hani Al-Jaafarwi, the director of ambulance and emergency services, according to Hamas media. The Israeli military has failed to comment on the matter.
As fighting in Gaza continues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of “intense fighting” was coming to an end soon. But he added that the war would not end until Hamas no longer controls the Palestinian enclave. Although fewer troops would now be needed in Gaza, the remaining troops would be used to fight on the Israel-Lebanon border, where fighting between the Israeli Military and Hezbollah has been escalating, causing concern for a full-fledged war.
The Iranian-backed group has been striking Israel since the start of the war in Gaza on Oct 7, and the two groups have been exchanging fire ever since. Residents living in bordering cities have either been evacuated or have fled, both in Israel and Lebanon. Netanyahu claims that he hopes the issue can be solved in a diplomatic manner but added that he could solve it in a “different way” if needed. He adds, “We can fight on several fronts and we are prepared to do that.” Hezbollah, on the other hand, vows to continue fighting until a ceasefire deal has been adopted in Gaza. The group’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, warned Israel that it had the intelligence capabilities and weapons needed to target critical positions deeper in Israel.
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