From Monday evening the Middle Eastern colors of Gaza City have literally disappeared. Devoured by the assault from heaven, sea and land of the Israeli army, which kicked off the “Gedeone 2” wagons to conquer the city. Hamas’ stronghold, a political symbol of the power of the terrorist organization which after 711 days of war and the losses suffered managed to field three thousand men for the decisive battle of all the conflict. The roars even felt in Tel Aviv. The quite temporary budget is almost 100 deaths in the city, he reported to Jazeera citing medical sources.
“We want to take control of the city because if Gaza City falls, Hamas will fall,” the defense minister Israel Katz has clear. “If Izz Al-Din Haddad continues this and does not release the hostages, they will pay the price and Gaza will be destroyed.” At the forefront together with the troops, the Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir explained the ratio of the operation: “It is a significant step to complete the most important and ethical mission for Israel: bring home all the hostages and dismantle Hamas’ military and governmental skills”.
As Tsahal foreseeed, the offensive put thousands of families on the run. After the launch of lighting bombs, which began on Monday evening before 10pm, the explosions arrived. Hammering, non -stop, destructive. The population still in Gaza City has tried to use any means to leave the city in the middle of the night. In the dark. The illuminated sky only by explosions. Many have moved on foot. Yesterday morning the videos posted on social media from the Striscia showed the Al-Rashid road, which connects the North to the South, paralyzed by the vehicles. With the displaced people who desperately try to reach the southern area. The Gazawi posted the stories of the escape: to get to the area of the Al-Mawasi curtain camp in Khan Younis they could also want more than 24 hours. Hundreds of thousands are still in Gaza City, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said that “40% moved away”. Those who remain, hundreds of thousands, spent the night on the street. “Hamas has transformed the city into the largest human shield in history, exploiting the population and preventing violence from evacuating with violence,” said an IDF spokesman. So far over 350,000 people have started. Netanyahu, intervening from the operating room of the Ministry of Defense to Tel Aviv, has announced that “the army is about to open further corridors that allow a faster evacuation and separate it from terrorists”.
Meanwhile, the maneuver began gradually. The first means to entry the city were armored telecomandic loaded with explosives guided in the mined sectors and in the underground commands to destroy the traps placed by Hamas. “It will take what will take. We estimate that a few months will take a few months to take over the vital centers of the city and other months for the remaining infrastructures, “underlined the military spokesperson. «The operation will expand in the next few days. Meanwhile, the aeronautics hit 850 objectives and hundreds of members of Hamas in Gaza City last week ».
From Washington Donald Trump has returned to threaten Hamas: “They will have major problems if they use hostages as human shields,” he said. The organization replied with an official press release: “Netanyahu has the full responsibility for the life of his prisoners in the strip”, and has accused Trump of “a clear prejudice in favor of Zionist propaganda”. In the evening, the Israeli Prime Minister made a surprise announcement: “The US President invited me to the White House in two weeks, after my speech at the UN General Assembly.