Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise building, Hamas releases another hostage video • FRANCE 24

Chaos following a deadly air strike Thursday at a displacement camp in Gaza City. Israel has ramped up its attacks ahead of a planned takeover of the urban center in the north by the Israeli military. We continue to systematically target Hamas infrastructure. We can see on the screen an example of an underground explosion in the Zetun neighborhood. Remind you, it’s in the city of Gaza. following an underground explosion. Currently, we hold 40% of the area of Gaza City. The operation will continue to expand and intensify in the coming days. Meanwhile, concerns continue to grow over the dire humanitarian crisis inside the territory. Last month, the UN declared a famine in and around Gaza City, where almost 1 million people live, and humanitarian groups say that conditions have only worsened since. Only 44 of the 92 UNICEF supported outpatient nutrition treatment centers in Gaza City are still functional, depleting thousands of malnourished children of more than half of the lifelines. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving forward with plans to take over Gaza City in spite of growing international pressure against it. While most EU officials have shied away from calling Israel’s actions a genocide, Terresa Rivera, executive vice president of the European Commission did just that, speaking to students at SASPO in Paris on Thursday. The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe’s failure to act and speak with one voice. Even as protest spread across European cities on 14 United Nations Security Council members called for an immediate ceasefire. The vast majority of Gazans are already displaced, but a senior Israeli military official said the coming offensive would push an estimated 1 million Palestinians south away from Gaza City.

Israel on Friday targeted a high-rise building in Gaza City, the military said in a statement. As the world braces for Israel’s major military operation to seize Gaza’s largest city, Hamas on Friday released a video purportedly showing two hostages, including one calling on Israel not to carry out its planned Gaza City offensive.

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9 comments

  8. Count given by Hamas ?
    Meanwhile Hamas have a grand meal underground and doesn't want to surrender to save the people who dance for their killing rampage

  9. NATO will take action when there are none left, world based international order… I'm sure someone will have some harsh words at the end.

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