One of the houses that were bombed by Israel in the Gaza Strip
Israel launched strikes against the Gaza Strip at dawn today, killing 13 people, including three leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement, and wounding 20 people, including women and children.
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli warplanes and drones targeted the homes of the Secretary of the Military Council, Jihad Ghannam, the commander of the northern region, Khalil al-Bahtini, and one of the leaders of the military action in the occupied West Bank, Tariq Ezz al-Din.
A source from Al-Jihad confirmed to the BBC that “the leaders who were assassinated, in addition to a number of political members, were supposed to go to Cairo this morning on a visit to discuss with officials in the Egyptian intelligence.”
“A joint operation of the Israeli army and the Shin Bet security service was launched in the Gaza Strip, in response to the rockets launched last week, and against elements that have destabilized security in recent months,” said Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee.
Adraee published video clips of the Israeli targeting in the Gaza Strip:
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli bombing, and called on the international community to intervene urgently to stop what it described as the Israeli aggression.
The Foreign Ministry affirmed that a negotiated political solution to the conflict is the only way to achieve security and stability in the arena of conflict.
The ministry held the Israeli government fully and directly responsible for the aggression and its consequences on the conflict arena, which it considered a dangerous escalation that threatens to explode it completely.
Municipalities of various regions in Israel opened their shelters in the wake of the Israeli escalation, including the cities of Herzliya and Rishon Lezion, which are located to the north and south of the city of Tel Aviv, while it was announced that schools would be suspended and some roads would be closed in the southern regions of the country.
According to the BBC correspondent, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to hold a security session with his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Jerusalem shortly, and the mini-ministerial council for political and security affairs will be held this evening, in light of expectations from Israeli leaders that Israel will witness a clear response. by firing missiles.
The Islamic Jihad movement said that it will continue to resist Israel, and that all scenarios are open, while Hamas held Israel responsible for the consequences. Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political bureau, said: “The enemy made a mistake in its estimates and will pay the price for its crime, and only resistance will determine the way that hurts the enemy.” treacherous.”
The Palestinian government said that Israel bears full responsibility for the “dangerous escalation” and called on the international community to intervene urgently to stop what it described as the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, stressing that a negotiated political solution to the conflict is the only way to achieve security and stability in the arena of conflict.
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The BBC correspondent in Gaza reported that explosions were heard in Gaza City and other areas of the Strip, which caused panic among the population.
Israel announced the closure of roads and sites, and the transition to alternative roads in the areas adjacent to the security fence in the Gaza border area, as well as the closure of the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing and the Beit Hanoun crossing. /Erez until further notice.
The Israeli army also urged those living in towns within 40 kilometers of Gaza to stay near shelters from 2:30 am today until 6 pm Thursday.
This military operation comes less than a week after the declaration of a truce between the Palestinian factions and Israel, after an escalation sparked by the death of Khader Adnan, a leader in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, in an Israeli prison after a hunger strike that lasted for 86 days.
According to reports, the air raids, which began after 2 am Gaza time, continued for about two hours, with new explosions heard to the east.
It is noteworthy that Israel entered into military confrontations with the Gaza Strip, after it killed the commander of the Northern Front in the Al-Quds Brigades, Tayseer Al-Jabari, on August 5, 2022, by bombing a residential tower in Gaza, and also after killing his predecessor, the former commander of the northern region in the Al-Quds Brigades, Baha Abu. Al-Ata with his wife in a raid in the Al-Shujaia neighborhood on November 12, 2019.
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2023-05-09 07:41:15