DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce say dem go expand di military operation for Gaza. Dis new plan go involve seizing territory wey go increase pressure on Hamas and fit lead to di release of di remaining hostages wey dem hold. Dis announcement coincides with reports of heavy airstrikes wey don kill at least 100 Palestinians in various locations, including a school shelter in di north.
Netanyahu talk say Israeli forces dey ‘seizing di Morag Corridor,’ wey be territory wey fit affect di southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis. Dis new advance come as di Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz don call for large-scale evacuation of Palestinians from di combat zones dem. Im urge anyone wey dey suffer under Hamas make dem take action to remove di group from power.
Di latest airstrikes on Thursday wey happen across di Gaza Strip don reportedly kill at least 27 people for UN school, plus many women and children. Dis dey raise di casualty tally as thousands of Gazans dey seek safety from ongoing bombardment. Hospitals dey report say di dead go increase as many wey dem rush from di impacted areas get serious injuries.
Filippo Lazzarini, di UNRWA commissioner-general, say too many of dem facilities don dey used for military purposes by both sides, and dis dey violate di rights of di civilians. ‘Initial reports indicate say di clinic wey dem hit was sheltering over 700 people at di time,’ Lazzarini wrote. ‘Dis level of disregard for international law dey troubling,’ he add.
Israel’s military don insist say dem dey target Hamas operatives only, claiming say dem dey take steps to minimize civilian harm. However, reports from Gaza indicate say many families dey experience heavy loss as di fighting escalates.
One resident, Fadel Ashour, wey rush wounded relatives to di al-Ahli hospital, share di horror of di ongoing strikes. “Dis shelter na home for many and di bombs dey harm everybody inside,” he tell BBC Arabic. “We no fit sleep or rest since dis start.” Di situation dey push many families to flee as dem try look for safer ground.
Di Israeli military say di renewed offensive dey come after Hamas refuse to accept new ceasefire plans and continue to hold di remaining hostages. Netanyahu don make it clear say as long as di hostages dey missing, di pressure go dey increase. Di Hostages and Missing Families Forum for Israel express dem horror at di expansion of di military operation, urging di government to focus on securing dia release instead of pushing ground forces into conflict.
As di humanitarian crisis dey deepen wit fresh evacuation orders for 140,000 people from Rafah, di UN don report say hunger don dey heavily affect many families. Food and medical supplies dey critically low due to Israeli blockade, and reports say all bakeries for Gaza don close down.
Di increasing tension for di Gaza Strip don mobilize international attention, wit Egypt and Qatar working on proposals to revive di ceasefire. Hamas don agree to some terms while Israel dey respond. Dis back and forth dey stress di urgency to find a resolution before di humanitarian situation worsen.
