The Israeli occupation forces continue to commit massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip for the sixth consecutive day, while a spokesman for the Israeli occupation army confirmed that the military attack on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) focuses on eliminating the movement's senior leaders, including its leader, Yahya Sinwar.
Salameh Maarouf, head of the government media office in the Gaza Strip, told Anadolu Agency that Israel has committed nearly 30 massacres against Palestinian families during its war on the Strip since last Saturday, causing the martyrdom of hundreds, most of them women and children, the latest of which was against the Shehab family, which killed 31 martyrs and wounded dozens of people.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll rose from last Saturday until Thursday afternoon to 1417,6268 martyrs, in addition to the injury of 447,248 others, adding that it recorded the fall of <> martyrs of children and <> martyrs as a result of the ongoing occupation aggression on the Gaza Strip.
The ministry warned that the delay in responding to the relief appeal is making the Gaza Strip a mass grave, while international aid organizations confirmed that the lifeline in Gaza is fading and it is time to protect humanity there.
Maarouf added that the occupation destroyed dozens of residential buildings and towers, in the Karama area (north), the beach camp (west), Al-Bureij (center), the cities of Rafah, Khan Yunis (south) and Deir Al-Balah (center), by 752 residential buildings, including 2835 units (apartments) that were completely demolished, and 32 thousand units were severely damaged, including 1791 uninhabitable units, while 42 government headquarters and dozens of public facilities and facilities were destroyed, and the Israeli shelling destroyed 89 schools, 9 of which are no longer working anymore. and 11 mosques.
Israel threatens
An Israeli army spokesman confirmed on Thursday that the military offensive on Hamas is focused on eliminating senior leaders of the Islamic Movement in the Gaza Strip, including its leader, Yahya Sinwar, and said that the army is preparing for a ground offensive targeting Hamas activists in the Gaza Strip and is waiting for an official decision.
"We are now focused on eliminating their senior leadership, not only the military but also the government, all the way to Sinwar," Richard Hicht told reporters, noting that they are "directly linked" to the unprecedented operation launched by Hamas on Israel six days ago.
IDF chief spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters of the army's plans against Hamas aimed at "crushing Hamas's ability to operate," stressing that "anyone who approaches the border fence will be killed."
"We are preparing ourselves for the next phases of the war and preparing for multiple operational contingency plans," Hicht said, adding that the potential operation "could be from the air or from the sea and air."
Israel has imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip and cut off electricity, water and fuel supplies, and Energy Minister Israel Katz said earlier Thursday that supplies would not resume until prisoners held in the Gaza Strip were freed.
Resistance Response
On the other hand, the Palestinian resistance factions renewed their rocket bombardment of several Israeli sites and cities, including Tel Aviv, Ashkelon, Beersheba and Haifa.
The Qassam Brigades – the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) – said that it bombarded "Beit Shemesh", west of occupied Jerusalem, with a rocket push, and this was preceded by batches of rockets towards the city of Sderot, which the brigades said received 50 rockets, and the Israeli military base "Raim" was hit by a batch of rockets, and this led to loss of life and property.
For its part, Israel Radio said that rockets landed in areas east of Hadera, in the area of "Kfar Yona" east of Netanya, and the town of Qalansua in the triangle, and in the northern outskirts of the West Bank, and reported that Hamas has so far fired more than 5,<> rockets at Israel.
The number of Israelis killed since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation has risen to more than 1300,4, and the Qassam Brigades revealed that <> Israeli prisoners were killed in its possession as a result of intensive Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
The Qassam Brigades did not disclose the number of Israeli prisoners in their possession, but Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, confirmed that they were "many times what Netanyahu believes."
While the Jerusalem Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, has announced that it has more than 30 Israeli prisoners, Israel has yet to announce the number of prisoners in Gaza.
In a related context, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Thursday called on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to "urgently alert" and confront the Israeli army and settlers.
The movement said in a statement, "We call on the masses of our great Palestinian people and our heroic resistance, and all those who can carry stone, knife and weapons, to raise the urgent alarm and confront the occupation army and the herds of settlers who raid and attack our villages throughout the occupied West Bank.
Hamas also announced earlier that Friday will be the "Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood" to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance from all over the world, and to mobilize support and support in the face of the Israeli army.