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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Israel announced a total blockade on Gaza

Published on: 11 October, 2023
200,000 people or nearly a tenth of the population, have fled their homes in Gaza/Aljazeera.

200,000 people or nearly a tenth of the population, have fled their homes in Gaza/Aljazeera.

Israel continues its heavy airstrikes and bombardment of the Gaza Strip, hitting residential building and mosques.

Israel announced a total blockade on the strip cutting water, Electricity and food.

The death toll continues to increase, which include 10s of women and children.

The spokesman of Hamas’ military wing has warned that they will begin executing Israeli captives if Israel bombs targets residential areas in Gaza without prior warning.

Palestinian resistance announced that their fighters are still undergoing operations/attacks outside Gaza in Israel settlements.

The UN says it’s been forced to close all its 14 food distribution centres- affecting half a million Palestinians.

The United Nations humanitarian office said on Tuesday that nearly 200,000 people or nearly a tenth of the population, have fled their homes in Gaza since the start of hostilities and is poised for shortages of water and electricity due to a blockade.

The spokesman of Hamas said that Hamas has captured many Israelis and that the prisoners were spread throughout all areas of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas on Saturday started a surprise military operation against Israel. Over 5,000 rockets were fired from Gaza in an operation Hamas called “Al-Aqsa Flood”.

This was the biggest attack on Israel in years in a surprise assault that combined gunmen penetrating into Israeli towns with a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the air strikes have only just started, and a number of Palestinian gunmen are still inside Israel on Monday.

Israel has called up 300,000 reservists, is blockading Gaza and may be planning a ground assault.

Hezbollah announced in a statement that 3 of his fighters have been killed by Israeli fire.

Islamic Jihad announced on Monday that its fighters launched rockets against Northern Israel and two of its fighters have been killed.

The Arab League is due to hold an emergency meeting, at the FMs level, to discuss the situation in Palestine.

U S Secretary of State Blinken is expected to pay a visit to Israel and neighboring countries in the coming days. he is due to discuss reducing tension in region.

Aljazeera.