Gaza city is now a dangerous combat zone, Israel said, adding it is in the “early stage” of the planned attack that sparked international condemnation.
Israeli forces said they had stopped their daytime suspension.
He also said he had recovered the bodies of the two hostages and vowed to return more military attacks.
The shift comes weeks after Israel first announced plans to expand its attacks in Gaza city. There, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are protected and there is a permanent hunger.
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Israeli military says attacks on Gaza city will intensify
An Israeli military spokesperson says it has launched an attack on Gaza, which is operating “with great force” in the country’s suburbs.
Avichay Adraee, an Arabic-speaking spokesman for the Israeli Defense Force, posted on Friday that, “will not bolster our strike” and “he won’t he” until all Israeli hostages have been returned and Hamas is removed as “Millitally and Militally.”
Adraee said Israel “is not waiting” and “is moving forward with an attack on Hamas, transformed from a military organization into a defeated organisation that runs a guerrilla war.”
United Nations agency warns Palestinians in Gaza city of “terrifying effects”
The UN humanitarian agency said it was “deeply concerned” by the military’s statement to strengthen operations in Gaza City.
The attack predicted that the basics necessary for survival will “have a horrific impact on already tired, malnutrition, bereaved families, evacuation, evacuation and robbed people.”
The UN and NGO teams said they would stay on the ground in Gaza city to provide life-saving assistance, but they argued that the work should be promoted.
Israel says the hostage remains have been recovered
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the body of Iran Weiss of Kibbutz Bieri and another unnamed hostage remains have been returned to Israel.
“The hostage return campaign continues, and we will not rest or be silent until we return all hostage homes.
Israel said Friday that the remains of two hostages, including the Israeli man killed on October 7, 2023, have recovered the bodies of two hostages, including the attack that sparked war.
Of the 251 hostages filmed by Hamas-led extremists almost 22 months ago, around 50 remain in Gaza, including 20 who believe Israel is alive.
Israeli forces launch attack on Gaza city
Israel declared Gaza’s biggest city as a dangerous combat zone, saying it was in the “early stage” of a planned attack that sparked international condemnation.
The suspension comes weeks after Israel first announced plans to expand its attacks in Gaza city. There, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are protected and there is a permanent hunger.
440 people are evacuated within Gaza’s only Catholic church, a spokesman says.
A spokesman for Gaza’s only Catholic Church said that despite the words that Israel is preparing to launch a new military attack on Palestinian territory, around 440 people who took shelter there agreed to remain unanimously.
Farid Jublanc told the Associated Press on Friday that their decision to stay at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza city was made of their own free will and “it was not imposed on the people.”
He said five clergymen stayed at the church and supported the shelter, including women, children and seniors.
But Jublanc, now outside of Gaza, said that if he wanted to leave the church at a later point, “I’ll come to them.”
The spokesman said there were no additional measures taken within the church to enhance the safety of the people.
He said, “When we feel danger, people approach a wall or something, it’s more protected,” but the church “there is no particular defense.”