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Israel increases military pressure on Rafah

2024-05-12 15:31:03, Kosova & Bota CNA

Israel increases military pressure on Rafah

Early Sunday morning, Israel sent tanks into the Jabalin refugee camp, which is located in the northern Gaza Strip, after a night of heavy air and ground bombardment that killed 19 and wounded dozens, according to officials. of health in Gaza.

Jabalia is the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, home to more than 100,000 people, most of them descendants of Palestinians who were expelled during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that led to the creation of the state of Israel.

On Saturday evening, the Israeli military said that forces operating in Jabalia are preventing Hamas from re-establishing its military capabilities there.

" We identified last weeks efforts by Hamas to rehabilitate its military capabilities in Jabalia. We are operating there to thwart those efforts ," said Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, Israel's military spokesman, during a press conference.

Mr. Hagari also said that Israeli forces killed about 30 Palestinian militants in Zeitoun, Gaza City.

"The bombings from the air and the ground have not stopped since yesterday, they were bombing everywhere even near schools that shelter people who lost their homes," said Saed, 45, a resident of Jabaliat.

" The war is starting again, that's what it looks like in Jabalia ," he told Reuters via a messaging app. " The new attack is forcing many families to evacuate ," he added.

The army sent tanks back to Al-Zeitoun, an area on the outskirts of Gaza City, as well as Al-Sabra, where residents also reported heavy shelling that destroyed several houses, including high-rise residential buildings.

The army had claimed to have taken control of most of these areas months ago./ VOA





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