The Israeli military operation in Khan Younis continues, and the United Nations Secretary-General once again calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip – International – China Engineering Network

Original title: Israeli military operations in Khan Younis continue and the United Nations Secretary-General once again calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

On December 10, fierce exchanges of fire continued between the Israeli army and Hamas. As the Israeli army continues to advance towards the downtown area of ​​Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, the local conflict has become more intense and the situation has become more tense and dangerous.

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Fierce fighting continues between Israeli troops and Hamas

The Israeli army continued to advance ground operations in the Gaza Strip on the 10th and continued its air strikes on the Gaza Strip. According to Reuters, Israeli tanks launched a new round of offensive into the heart of Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement stating that since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, the Israeli army has attacked more than 22,000 targets in the Gaza Strip.

According to a report by Agence France-Presse on the 10th, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) released a video showing its armed personnel launching an attack on an Israeli tank in the northern Gaza Strip. In another video released by Hamas that day, Hamas said its armed personnel were fighting with the Israeli army in Khan Younis. In the video, Hamas armed personnel launched attacks on Israeli military vehicles and soldiers.

Israeli military operations continue in Khan Younis

On the 10th, China Central Radio and Television Station reporter Zhao Bing sent back the latest observation report. According to local Israeli media citing Israeli officials, the current Israeli military operations in Khan Younis will last another three to four weeks, while large-scale military operations in the entire Gaza Strip may continue for more than two months. According to reporters’ observations, the fighting between the two sides is still relatively fierce.

The reporter said that Israel had previously claimed that senior Hamas leaders, including Sinwar, were hiding in Khan Younis, so it continued to attack the place. However, Hamas still maintained combat forces in Khan Younis and continued to launch attacks on the Israeli army. check. At the same time, Hamas and others are still firing rockets into Israel.

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Residents’ residences in Khan Younis under threat of attack

According to the observation of the main station reporter in the Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, since the night of the 10th, fierce conflicts have occurred between Palestinian armed groups and the Israeli army, and people’s homes are directly threatened by attacks. These attacks resulted in many casualties being sent to Al-Nasser Hospital. People were forced to start traveling to the western areas of Khan Younis city or Rafah city.

The health system in the Gaza Strip is currently in a state of collapse

On the 10th, the WHO Executive Board held a special meeting on the health situation in the Gaza Strip. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the current round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has had a catastrophic impact on the health situation of residents in the Gaza Strip.

Tedros said that more than 17,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip since this round of conflict. The health system in the Gaza Strip is currently in a state of collapse, with only 14 of 36 hospitals partially operational, only 1,400 beds out of 3,500 available, and approximately two-thirds of primary health care centers non-functional.

13-year-old medical volunteer in Gaza Strip: We fight day and night

As the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues and humanitarian assistance is insufficient, a large number of injured patients in the Gaza Strip are currently struggling to survive amid extremely scarce medical resources. Local medical workers and volunteers are also working day and night. Yazan, 13 years old, is the youngest medical volunteer at a hospital in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip. Yazan said that as the conflict continues, his home is no longer what it used to be, and the number of casualties continues to increase. These situations make people feel sad to see them.

Surrounding situation

Lebanon’s southern border comes under heavy shelling by Israeli troops

According to a report by the Lebanese National News Agency on the 10th, the town of Maron Ras in southern Lebanon, close to the border, was attacked three times by the Israeli army that morning. At the same time, border villages and towns such as Etalun, Kunin, and Muhaibib were severely shelled by the Israeli army. Israel intensified its attacks on villages and towns along the southern Lebanese border that afternoon. The town of Etalon was completely destroyed in the attack, with a large number of houses razed to the ground and the attack causing casualties.

Israeli airstrikes around Damascus

According to the Syrian military, at 23:05 local time on the 10th, Israel airstriked multiple positions around Damascus. Syrian government forces intercepted some of the attacks, causing no casualties.

UN chief reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza Strip

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres once again called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip when attending the Doha Forum in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on the 10th. Guterres said he regretted that the United States had blocked the United Nations Security Council from passing a draft resolution on a ceasefire between Palestine and Israel, but he would not give up efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. He also said that the situation in the Gaza Strip is rapidly deteriorating into a disaster that may have irreversible effects on the Palestinian people and the peace and security of the entire region.