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NEW DELHI: An Israeli operation in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, killed 70 people and wounded over 200 on Monday, according to the Gaza health ministry. The attack followed Israel’s warning that it would “forcefully operate” in the area to curb rocket fire. Thousands of Palestinians evacuated southern areas following a temporary evacuation order, including the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone.
The Israeli military stated its aim was to strike Hamas militants, indicating it targeted over ’30 terror infrastructure’ sites in Khan Yunis.The strikes included a weapons storage facility, observation posts, tunnel shafts, and other structures used by Hamas militants.
Recently, 92 people died in a strike on Al-Mawasi, which Israel claimed was targeting a Hamas commander. In Gaza City, civil defense agencies reported that at least 12 people were killed, while in the Jabalia refugee camp, four others lost their lives.
Israeli military operations in Gaza have killed more than 39,000 people, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in Gaza. The war was ignited by Hamas’s October 7 attacks, killing 1,197 people, mostly civilians, in southern Israel. The militants also seized 251 hostages, of which 116 remain in Gaza, with 44 presumed dead.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing pressure for a truce and hostage-release deal, arrived in Washington on Monday to address the US Congress. Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Joe Biden, who has been urging him to agree to a ceasefire.
US vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will meet Netanyahu this week at the White House during his US visit.
Protests by anti-government demonstrators and families of hostages in Israel are pressuring Netanyahu.
In the broader regional context, Israel faced attacks over the weekend, including a drone strike on Tel Aviv by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, leading Israel to attack Yemen for the first time. Additionally, exchanges of fire between Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli military kept tensions high along the border.
The Israeli military stated its aim was to strike Hamas militants, indicating it targeted over ’30 terror infrastructure’ sites in Khan Yunis.The strikes included a weapons storage facility, observation posts, tunnel shafts, and other structures used by Hamas militants.
Recently, 92 people died in a strike on Al-Mawasi, which Israel claimed was targeting a Hamas commander. In Gaza City, civil defense agencies reported that at least 12 people were killed, while in the Jabalia refugee camp, four others lost their lives.
Israeli military operations in Gaza have killed more than 39,000 people, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in Gaza. The war was ignited by Hamas’s October 7 attacks, killing 1,197 people, mostly civilians, in southern Israel. The militants also seized 251 hostages, of which 116 remain in Gaza, with 44 presumed dead.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing pressure for a truce and hostage-release deal, arrived in Washington on Monday to address the US Congress. Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Joe Biden, who has been urging him to agree to a ceasefire.
US vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will meet Netanyahu this week at the White House during his US visit.
Protests by anti-government demonstrators and families of hostages in Israel are pressuring Netanyahu.
In the broader regional context, Israel faced attacks over the weekend, including a drone strike on Tel Aviv by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, leading Israel to attack Yemen for the first time. Additionally, exchanges of fire between Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli military kept tensions high along the border.
