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Israeli Army confirmed that troops in the interior of the city of Gaza, where they estimate they are between 2,000 and 3,000 Hamas fighters.
Israelite Defense Minister Israel Katz said today the determination to continue the offensive in the Gaza Strip, after intense attacks Air Israeli army in the city of Gaza and surroundings at night.
“Gaza is on fire. The Defense Forces of Israel [IDF, na sigla em inglês] They are attacking the terrorist infrastructures with iron fist, ”said the minister.
“The soldiers [das IDF] are fighting bravely to create the necessary conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of the [movimento islamita palestiniano] Hamas, ”added Katz.
“We will not give in or will retreat until the mission is completed,” added the minister, on social network X.
The Israelite Army confirmed today Troops in the interior of the city of Gazawhere they calculate between 2,000 and 3,000 Hamas fighters, which considers to be the “main bastion” of the Palestinian Islamite group.
A military spokesman said that although the forces had been operating for several weeks around the capital of the Gaza Strip, During the night they intensified operations within the cityreported the Spanish agency Efe.
“We are moving towards the center ”of the city of Gazasaid the Military spokesman, also quoted by France-Presse (AFP).
The Israeli Army launched a series of Intense Air Attacks against the city of Gaza, while its Tanks advance slowly towards a terrestrial invasion From the capital, according to local sources.
The attacks killed at least four people in the southern city of Gaza and at least eight others in the north of the capital of Enclave, hurting more than 40according to the newspaper Fililastin, controlled by Hamas.
The Israelite forces are hardly attacking the already besieged city, with helicopters, drones and explosive robots, while their troops gain ground in different areas around the Northwest, described sources to the Spanish news agency Efe.
In this area, the Israelite tanks are moving forward and retreating to gain ground gradually, they indicated the same sources, although it is unclear if they have managed to cross the city’s boundaries.
“Reports of strong attacks Israelite airlines in the northwest of the city of Gaza emerge as a terrestrial operation approaches, ”said the Israelite newspaper Times of Israel.
Already the newspaper Haaretz stated that “thousands [de pessoas] Gaza While Israel’s defense forces make extensive attacks. ”
Since Israel announced its plans to invade and occupy the city of Gaza, the bombing They increased against the capital of the territory, with dozens of deaths every day, but also demolitions and the destruction of any kind of infrastructure.
On Sunday, the Israeli army toppled at least five towers in the town of large height and on Monday did the same with a Friday.
Last week, the Israelite army declared the entire city of Gaza as “Dangerous Combat Zone” And he urged his residents to move to the new “humanitarian zone” near Jan Yunis, announced on Saturday, although he is already saturated with displaced people.
It is estimated that in the city they remain at least 650 thousand people – According to the latest Israeli army numbers – about one million living in that mid -August, when Israel announced their intention to invade the capital.
