(23 Oct 2024)
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Southern Israel, looking into Gaza Strip – 23 October 2024
1. Various of plumes of smoke billowing over Gaza Strip
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Plumes of smoke were seen from southern Israel billowing over the skyline of Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israel continues its military offensive in the besieged territory.
Israel has waged another major operation in the hard-hit northern Gaza, and has meanwhile dramatically reduced the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into the territory.
The United Nations humanitarian office reports that Palestinians under an Israeli siege in northern Gaza “are rapidly exhausting all available means for their survival,” and Israel has denied U.N. requests to deliver life-saving aid to the area.
Northern Gaza, including Gaza City, was the first target of Israel’s ground operation and has been completely encircled by Israeli forces since late last year.
Most of the population heeded Israeli evacuation warnings early on in the war, but an estimated 400,000 people have stayed there.
The U.N. estimates that 60,000 people have been displaced within northern Gaza since the start of the operation in Jabaliya, the latest in a series of mass displacements since the start of the war.
The north has been more heavily destroyed than other areas of Gaza, with entire neighborhoods obliterated.
Israel has prevented Palestinians who fled the north from returning to their homes, a key demand from Hamas in the cease-fire talks.
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed in, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting another 250.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who do not differentiate between militants and civilians.
The war has destroyed large areas of Gaza and displaced about 90% of its population of 2.3 million people.
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