Palestinians look for survivers in buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
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An Israeli military spokesperson has said his country is intensifying their bombing campaign in the Gaza strip as part of the “next stages of the war” against Hamas.
On Saturday, Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari signalled that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) would be stepping up their airstrikes in Gaza. “We will deepen our attacks to minimise the dangers to our forces in the next stages of the war. We are going to increase the attacks, from today” Hagari said. He called on Gaza’s residents to move south “for your own safety”.
Overnight raids on the Gaza Strip killed at least 55 people, the Hamas government said on Sunday. More than 4,300 people have been killed in Gaza in the past two weeks, including more than 1,500 children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in Gaza. Military spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said on Sunday that Israeli strikes overnight had killed dozens of Palestinian fighters, including the deputy chief of Hamas rocket forces.
According to Reuters, many Palestinians said they had received renewed new warnings from Israel’s military via leaflets and phone messages to move from north Gaza to the south of the strip, with the added message that they “might be identified as an accomplice in a terrorist organisation” if they stayed put. However, there have also been strikes in the South of the country, making it unclear whether moving is truly safe.
The Israeli attacks come after Hamas militants carried out a cross-border attack on southern…
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