IDF reviews operation
Israeli military is said to have bombed a house in a refugee district
November 5th, 2023, 12:09 p.m
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During Israeli attacks on Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip, a house in another refugee neighborhood is also said to have been attacked. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reports 33 deaths.
According to media reports, the Israeli military attacked a house in a refugee neighborhood during its ground offensive against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip. More than 30 people were killed in the bombardment in the Al-Magasi district in the center of the coastal area, according to consistent media reports, all of which, however, cite the health authority controlled by the Islamist Hamas.
Israel’s army said it was reviewing the reports. An Israeli military spokesman told AFP that they were investigating whether the IDF was operating in the area at the time. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza puts the death toll at at least 33 dead and 42 injured, the Associated Press reports.
A ministry spokesman, Ashraf al-Qidra, said that first responders – supported by local residents – were still searching the rubble for dead or possible survivors after the attack early Sunday. The Palestinian news agency Wafa had previously reported that 51 Palestinians were killed and scores injured in the bombing. A destroyed building can be seen in images from the Reuters news agency. The processes cannot be independently verified.
2500 targets attacked so far
The camp – a built-up residential area – is located in the evacuation zone where the Israeli military had asked Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip to seek refuge. Israel has repeatedly emphasized that its bombings targeted Hamas fighters and facilities and accused the radical Islamist Hamas of using civilians as human shields.
On Tuesday there were 50 dead after an Israeli attack on Jabalia. Families displaced from wars between the Palestinians and Israel that date back to 1948 live in the refugee camp there. According to the UN, more than 100,000 people live there on 1.4 square kilometers. Israeli military spokesman Richard Hecht said a very high-ranking Hamas commander was in the area. Israel described the attack on Jabalia as a “broad strike against terrorists and terrorist infrastructure” in which a “large number of terrorists” were also killed.
On Sunday morning, the Israeli military announced that IDF troops had continued to eliminate terrorists in close combat. Among other things, there were air strikes on Hamas’ terrorist infrastructure, weapons depots, observation posts and command and control centers in the Gaza Strip. So far, more than 2,500 targets have been attacked in the ground operation against Hamas in conjunction with the air force and navy.