Israeli strikes In the southern Gaza strip he killed at least 19 Palestinians at night until Sunday, including a senior political leader of Hamas, as well as various women and children.
This, as the Israeli army instructed people to evacuate from a part of the city of Rafah on the border with Egypt.
The army said it would soon operate in the Tel Sultan area of ​​Rafah. Israel launched a major offensive in the city in May.
People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area. It was not immediately known whether the evacuation warrant meant that Israeli troops would renew ground operations.
Israel orders IDF to grab more Gaza territory if Hamas does not release hostages
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians at night until Sunday, including a senior political leader of Hamas. (IDF)
“Staying in camps, tents or houses in Tel Al-Sultan or walking on a different route puts your life in danger and the life of your family members,” said military spokesperson Colonel Avichay Adraee in a statement.
Hamas said that Salah Bardawil, a member of his political agency, was killed with his wife in a strike in Mawasi. Bardawil, who was also a member of the Palestinian Parliament, was a well -known member of the political wing of the Hamas who spoke with the media over the years.
Two hospitals in Southern gaza Said they received the bodies of 17 people who were killed in the strikes, including various women and children. Bardawil and his wife were not included in this issue.
The European Hospital said that five children and their parents were killed in a strike in Khan Younis was among the deceased. Another family of two girls and their parents were killed in a separate strike. The Kuwaitse Hospital said it had received the bodies of a woman and the child in another strike.
Hamas said that Salah Bardawil, a member of his political agency, was killed with his wife in a strike in Mawasi. (IDF)
The Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency Service said that Israeli troops blocked his ambulances to respond to strikes in Rafah and that several of his doctors were injured.
It ceases -Fires from Israel with Hamas ended last week when the Jewish state launched a series of air strikes, killing hundreds of Palestinians.
The Stakes-Fires started in January and paused a 15-month war fueled by Hamas’ 7 October 2023, attack on Israel. Twenty-five Israeli hostages and the bodies of eight others were released during the ceasefire in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Negotiations would start at the beginning of February in the next phase of the ceasefire, in which Hamas was called to free the remaining 59 hostages – including 35 who are considered dead – in exchange for extra Palestinian prisoners, a permanent stakes – fires and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The vessel stops while Israel Gaza hits after Hamas refused to release hostages, officials say
Two hospitals in southern Gaza said they received the bodies of 17 people killed in the strikes, including various women and children. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty images)
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However, those negotiations never started and Israel withdrew from the Stakten-Fires Deal after Hamas had refused Israeli and proposals supported by the US to free more hostages prior to any conversations about a permanent ceasefire.
Hamas killed around 1200 people and kidnapped 251 hostages in the attack of 7 October. Most prisoners are released in ceasefires or other deals, but Israeli troops save eight alive and recovered dozens of bodies.
The offensive of Israel has killed nearly 50,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas government of Gaza Health Ministry, which makes no distinction between terrorists and citizens.
In the meantime, Iran launched Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are allies of Hamas, another rocket in Israel, but the Israeli army said that the projectile was intercepted. There were no reports of victims or damage.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
