On the 14th, a woman injured by an Israeli rocket attack is being rescued in Al Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, Palestine. Gaza City/EPA Yonhap News
On the 14th (local time), Israel declared a full-scale operation to destroy Hamas jointly with the army, navy, and air force, as the deadline for evacuation safety provided to residents of the northern Gaza Strip expired. Iran hinted at the possibility of intervening in the conflict, saying that if Israel does not stop its attacks, the situation will spiral out of control. If Iran begins to speak out in earnest, the war between Israel and Hamas may spread into an ‘international war’ that will shake the entire Middle East. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement on its website this afternoon, saying that it had begun preparations for a joint attack on the northern part of the Gaza Strip with the army, navy, and air force. “Soldiers are preparing for the next phase of the war, which will focus on critical ground operations,” the Israeli military said, adding that the offensive would include air, sea and land attacks. The military said the operation would take place in a “wide-spread combat area,” but did not provide details, including when the ground battle would begin. The Israeli military pledged to completely destroy Hamas’ administrative and military organizations in Gaza City, the largest city in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military’s announcement came after the evacuation deadline given to residents of the northern Gaza Strip expired. The Israeli military notified 1.1 million residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate to the south on the night of the 11th, and announced that it would guarantee the safety of two evacuation routes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 14th. In response, Hamas told residents not to evacuate, saying the evacuation route proposed by the Israeli military was unsafe. In fact, on the 13th, an incident occurred in which about 70 residents who had sought refuge were bombed and killed on Salalah al-Din Road, one of the two evacuation routes that the Israeli military said would guarantee safety. Hamas claimed that Israeli forces bombed a road crowded with evacuation vehicles. Local human rights group Al-Haq and the British BBC announced that they confirmed that the claim that the bombing occurred on a road that Israel had guaranteed safety was true through analysis of photos posted on social media. As confusion intensified, as many as 1.1 million residents found themselves in an extreme situation where they were stranded. In this process, concerns about additional casualties are growing. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement on the 13th, “It is extremely dangerous and virtually impossible for more than 1 million people to move through densely populated areas without food or water while the entire border is under siege.” The World Health Organization (WHO) also warned that demanding evacuation for newborns and patients receiving intensive care in hospitals in northern Gaza was “tantamount to a death sentence.” Since the 7th, 3,500 people have died over the past 8 days, including 2,200 in the Gaza Strip and 1,300 in Israel. The United Nations announced on the 14th that as of now, the number of refugees in the Gaza Strip has reached 1 million. As the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip intensified, Iran, which has supported Hamas, appeared to intervene in earnest, warning Israel to stop its attacks. Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations warned in a post on the social media platform On the same day, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with UN Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Tor Benesland in Beirut, Lebanon, and stated that Iran would have no choice but to intervene if Israel continues its attacks on the Gaza Strip, American internet media outlet Axios reported.
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Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, bombed Israeli positions in the Sheba region in northern Israel on this day with precision guided missiles. The Israeli army also attacked southern Lebanon with tanks and artillery to prevent Hezbollah from infiltrating the border. The damage to journalists is also intensifying. On the night of the 13th, Issam Abdallah, a video reporter for Reuters who was reporting from the southern border area of Lebanon, died, and a total of six people, including journalists from Reuters and AFP and Al-Jarirah, were injured. Chahi Hanegbi, security adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister, warned Hezbollah not to get involved in the conflict, saying that Israel is trying not to get caught up in the two front lines between the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. U.S. President Joe Biden had a series of phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and discussed humanitarian support plans for the residents of the Gaza Strip. Relief supplies from the international community are arriving one after another in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, but there has yet to be an agreement on how to deliver the aid to the residents of the Gaza Strip. The border between the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip is controlled by the Egyptian government, but aid can only be delivered across the border with Israel’s consent, according to a 2007 agreement between the two countries. Egypt is not breaking its opposition to the issue of opening an ‘Indian corridor’ through its border and accepting refugees from the Gaza Strip. Senior Reporter Shin Ki-seop marishin@hani.co.kr
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2023-10-15 05:19:39
