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Massive strikes on Gaza do not stop amid the ongoing ground operation of the IDF in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military claimed that it had completely surrounded Gaza and reached the sea. As a result of the Israeli advance, the enclave was divided into two parts.
The Israeli army will enter Gaza City in the next 48 hours, Haaretz writes. The military wants to reach and destroy the Hamas militants, who were previously forced to hide in the city. During the operation, the IDF are aimed to destroy tunnels, as well as military and civilian institutions of Hamas. The IDF ground forces have reportedly taken control of one of the Hamas military camp in the Gaza Strip overnight.
The Israeli Army said that it had struck more than 450 targets of the Palestinian Hamas movement over the past, eliminated Jamal Moussa, responsible for special operations.
The number of Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ground operation has reached 300, The Times of Israel newspaper writes, citing the Israel Defense Forces.
The Israeli military claimed that a humanitarian corridor would continue to work. On November 5, the IDF command reopened traffic from Gaza City to the south along the Salah ed-Din highway for four hours. According to various estimations, about 400 thousand residents remained in the city of Gaza.
However, this efforts, which are mainly aimed to save the reputation of the Israeli authorities but not lives of Palestinians, are yet to minimize the number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. More than 200 people were killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli strikes over the past day, according to Al Hadath TV channel citing the enclave’s Ministry of Health.
The number of employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) killed since the beginning of the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has increased to 88. This is the record for the world organization.
Last night again marked one of the heaviest bombardments in Gaza.
Hamas blamed Israel for the attack on more than 100 medical facilities in Gaza. According to the Palestinian group, about 16 medical institutions have been completely disabled.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has asked for help of the international community to transfer medicines and fuel to Gaza. Hamas has asked Egypt to provide Gaza with communications and Internet.
The Jordanian Air Force parachuted a batch of medical aid for Palestinians in Gaza
