Gaza in Crisis: Airstrikes Continue and Basic Services Cut Off

13 October 2023, 09:35 AM IST Scene from Gaza | Photo – AP

Jerusalem: Gaza is in dire straits as airstrikes continue and electricity and fuel supplies are completely cut off. Palestinians in Gaza woke up in the dark on Thursday. Early in the morning, there were long queues of people to buy bread in some bakeries and grocery stores. But the open shops were soon closed as they could not function without electricity. Those who waited with hungry bellies returned. Israel’s Energy Minister Israel Katz has given Hamas an ultimatum that it will not supply Gaza with a drop of water or electricity unless they release more than 150 hostages held by Hamas.

Israeli military spokesman Lieut. Colonel Richard Hest said. 3.85 lakh reservists are stationed for this purpose.

US declares unwavering support for Israel Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv. Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu formed a new unity cabinet to coordinate the war, announcing the elimination of Hamas.

According to official information, more than 2,400 people have been killed on both sides in the war that started on Saturday. Israel carried out heavy airstrikes in Gaza on Thursday. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has killed a senior Hamas naval commander, Mohammad Abu Shamala. The commander of the terrorist organization Islamic Jihad was also killed in the attack in Beit Lahiya. Wednesday night’s attack destroyed the centers of Hamas’ main wing, the Nukba. There were airstrikes from the Arab countries of Syria and Lebanon to Israel. The Israeli army retaliated.

Human rights organizations say that Gaza will lead to death

Human rights organizations have warned that Gaza will die if Israel does not lift the blockade. It called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to Gaza and a temporary ceasefire.

Long lines of food shoppers began forming in front of shops in Gaza. All the streets are full of people who are looking for a safe place with their essentials. U.N. Many seek shelter in run schools and in the homes of strangers. There are also reports that many families are unable to flee as their relatives are trapped in the rubble of buildings destroyed by airstrikes. With the power outage in the hospitals as well, the operation of the incubators for children was in crisis. Oxygen supply and dialysis were also stopped. As the sewage treatment plants collapsed, sewage flowed into the streets.

The Hamas Interior Ministry announced that many civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two high-rise buildings in Gaza. Hamas had previously announced that it would execute Israeli hostages if it attacked civilians without warning.

Negotiations led by Qatar to restore peace and cease-fire in the West are in progress. Saudi Arabia has also stepped up its efforts to pressure Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza.

Meanwhile, Britain withdrew the families of its diplomats from Israel. The UN estimates that 3.38 lakh people have fled from Gaza so far.

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2023-10-13 04:05:00