“It is the most intense day since the ground operation began,” said the major general on Thursday. Yaron Finkelman, head of the Israeli Army’s Southern Command. Yesterday they said it too, but today the fighting seems to be even more intense. In addition, Hamas reported that it killed ten Israeli soldiers in the city Khan Yunis, where Israelis and Gazans fight house for houseas seen in images released from Gaza.
The end of the ten dead soldiers is not yet certain, Israel does not make deaths public from anyone before telling their families. However, Yes, today the death of two soldiers was announcedone of them, the son of a government cabinet member and former army chief, Gadi Eisenkot.
In online posts, Hamas also claimed that it had completely or partially destroyed 24 Israeli military vehicles, that its snipers had shot at least six soldiers in the city, and that eight Israeli soldiers had been injured by anti-personnel bombs such as those killed Gal iron droppings.
Even without being able to confirm the veracity of these statements, Hamas’ statements seem to confirm the Israeli army’s statements about the intensity of that day.
In addition, several clips filmed in Gaza and circulated on social media in the last few hours show the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) making arrests Dozens of Palestinians (suspected of belonging to Hamas, according to Kan radio reports) who surrendered to Israeli troops in Jabalya and other areas of the northern strip.
You see videos and photos of men in their underwear, blindfolded and with their hands tied behind their backs. A video shows a group of them being transported in the back of an Israeli military vehicle.
The Israeli military has not yet commented on these apparent mass arrests.
Increase fuel deliveries to Gaza
Israel has restricted fuel deliveries to Gaza since the war broke out following the Hamas attack on October 7, fearing the vital resource could fall into the hands of Islamists. Humanitarian aid officials say fuel shortages have crippled the health system and hampered the delivery of essential humanitarian supplies.
Israel faces increasing pressure from the United States to increase aid to Gaza and take new steps to prevent so many civilian casualties.
Israel’s security cabinet approved the fuel increase in a vote on Wednesday evening after Washington called for the current supply to be doubled or even tripled. 60,000 liters of fuel daily.
Channel 12 News cited estimates without specific sources that the War Cabinet would gradually increase the daily number of current programs 60,000 liters to 180,000 literssays the US lawsuit.
Meanwhile, public broadcaster Kan reported that 120,000 liters of fuel would be delivered to Gaza every day starting Thursday.
The right-wing extremist ministers Bezalel SmotrichFinance Minister, and Itamar Ben GvirMinister of National Security, voted against the measure.
Israel refused to allow fuel into the Gaza Strip for weeks before relenting.
The Qatar-brokered, U.S.-backed week-long ceasefire agreement that began Nov. 24 and ended Dec. 1 allowed regular fuel shipments, which authorities said was insufficient for humanitarian reasons.
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, it is also known that the United States has asked Israel to allow its military to respond to the Houthis. The US has warships in the region and has already shot down several of the missiles fired at Israelwhile Israel intercepted others.
Citing U.S. and other government officials, the report said Americans were concerned that an Israeli response could expand the current conflict.
Rocket firing from Gaza continues
The Israeli military has reported that Hamas fired rockets from humanitarian areas in the Gaza Strip.
“Yesterday at 3:59 p.m., Hamas terrorists fired 12 rockets at Israeli civilians in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba. The rockets were fired from near tents of evacuated civilians from Gaza in Rafahin southern Gaza and near United Nations facilities,” the Israeli military statement said.
He also said: “Yesterday at 12:52 p.m., Hamas fired a rocket from a humanitarian zone. The rocket misfired, endangering many civilians in Gaza,” the statement said.
Hamas also denied these allegations in its Telegram statements denies sexual assault and violence against women and children on October 7 in Israeli border communities.