Israel drops the city of Gaza in preparation for an offensive

Airplanes and tanks have poured parts of Gaza, as Israel’s plans to seize the largest urban area in the territory increase the pressure on nearly a million Palestinians living there.

Residents have talked about continuous explosions in the northern and eastern part of the city.

Israeli troops also returned to blow up buildings at Jabalia’s refugee camp to the north.

Sixty -four people were killed and nearly 300 injured in Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said in Hamas.

It says that the total number of those killed after Israel began its huge campaign to win that Hamas increased to 62 686 – with another 157 951 injured.

The Israeli military started operation in Gaza in response to an attack led by Hamas against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swore to defeat Hamas and denied international criticism of his plans to expand the war.

About 60,000 reservists are called to participate in the Israeli operation.

Although it is yet to start seriously, the Israeli attacks on the city of Gaza continue to reconcile – with the regions of Zeitun and Sherjea, hit by the air for one night on Sunday, with a fire of tanks aimed at the Sabra neighborhood.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) also said the troops have returned to the Jabalia region in the last few days.

“The activities of the troops enables the expansion of the fight to additional areas and does not allow Hamas terrorists to return and work in these areas,” IDF said.

Separately, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday that an employee had been released from the IDF after being held in Gaza since July 21. There are no more details about the WHO worker’s identity or the reasons for his detention.

Netanyahu is also facing intense pressure in Israel – especially by the families of hostages who want him to negotiate the end of the war to bring his relatives at home.

It is estimated that only 20 of 50 hostages behave in gas, that they are alive.

The Israeli Prime Minister has announced Israel’s intention to conquer the entire Gaza strip after the indirect conversations with Hamas for a deal to end the fire and the hostages fell apart last month.

Mediators Qatar and Egypt are trying to secure a deal to prevent the offensive and have presented a new proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of about half of the 50 hostages that Hamas said he accepted.

But Israeli officials said they would no longer accept a partial deal and asked for a comprehensive one that would see all the hostages released.

Israel’s Defense Minister warned that Gaza city will be destroyed if Hamas disagreed to disarm and release all hostages.

The Israeli military said they were planning to evacuate the entire population of Gaza and move it to shelters to the south before the troops moved.

The greater part of the gas population has been displaced many times.

The UN and non -governmental organizations have warned that the Israeli offensive in Gaza will have “a terrifying humanitarian impact.”

More than 90% of homes are estimated at damaged or destroyed, and health, water, sanitary and hygiene systems have collapsed.

Eighteen of the 36 Gaza hospitals are currently partially functional, according to the UN – 11 in the town of Gaza and the surrounding regions and one in a separate administrative area in North Gaza.

Friday, The terms of starvation were confirmed in the city of Gaza and its surrounding areas For the first time.