Israeli tanks advance into Gaza city, tens of thousands of people evacuated | Reuters

On the 28th, the Israeli army advanced tanks into a city in central Gaza, in the autonomous Palestinian region. Photographed near the Israel-Gaza border (2023 Reuters/Violeta Santos Moura)

[カイロ/ガザ 28日 ロイター] – On the 28th, the Israeli army advanced tanks into a city in the center of Gaza, an autonomous Palestinian region. The bombings have been ongoing for several days, forcing tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinians to abandon their homes.

Israeli airstrikes late on the evening of the 28th killed 20 Palestinians and injured 55 others in the southern city of Rafah, said Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Khidra. According to doctors and local residents, the displaced people were staying in the attacked building.

Palestinian health authorities say 210 people have been confirmed dead in the past 24 hours due to Israeli attacks. The death toll from the war reached 21,320. This is approximately 1% of Gaza’s population. Thousands more are feared buried or missing among the ruins.

An Israeli government spokesperson said on the 28th that of the 240 hostages taken in a large-scale attack by the Islamic group Hamas on October 7, 110 were released during the cessation of fighting in late November and 23 were absent. he was confirmed dead.

On the 28th, tens of thousands of people who fled Nuseyrat, Breiji and Maghazi in central Gaza fled south and west. They crowded into a hastily set up temporary tent camp.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said in a social media post: “More than 150,000 people are stranded, including young children, women with infants, people with disabilities and the elderly.” .

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On the 28th, Israeli tanks entered the eastern part of Breiji from the north and east and heavy fighting reportedly took place.

Khan Yunis, in the south, also came under heavy shelling by fighter planes and tanks near Al-Amal hospital on the morning of the 28th. The Palestinian Red Crescent, which runs the hospital, said 10 people were killed and 12 others injured in a bombing of the hospital. The area was reportedly hit three times in one hour.

The Israeli side announced that three soldiers were killed, bringing the total number of deaths in the ground invasion to 169.

Egypt confirmed on the 28th that it had proposed a “three-phase” ceasefire regarding fighting between Israeli forces and the Islamic group Hamas in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza, and said it was awaiting a response .See more

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2023-12-28 19:11:00
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