The Israeli Army continues fighting, attacking Hamas posts and bombing Gaza, and there is still no certainty when the truce that was scheduled for this Thursday morning will begin.
“Israeli ground troops continued to attack terrorists, locate underground posts and attack the infrastructure” of the Palestinian militias in the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said Thursday, pending more details about the start of the first ceasefire announced. .
According to the spokesman, the Army “is attacking terrorist targets in the Jabalia area” in northern Gaza, where it also used a drone (unmanned aerial device) and tanks to “eliminate several cells” of Hamas.
The Israeli Army also claims to have located “a tunnel inside a mosque” and in the agricultural area of Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza.
The soldiers, according to the same source, found and attacked another tunnel and located numerous weapons and other underground infrastructure inside a civilian residence.
“During the army’s activities in Gaza over the past 24 hours, airstrikes were carried out against more than 300 Hamas targets,” including “military command centers, underground terrorist tunnels and weapons storage, manufacturing facilities” and ” anti-tank missile launch sites. .
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, which rules Gaza, is considered a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and the European Union.
The war continues and no concrete data is known about when the temporary ceasefire that could interrupt the current offensive and which should begin this Thursday will actually begin.
If verified, the truce – following a pact between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Qatar – provides for the release of some 50 Israeli hostages in Gaza, in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom are women and children.
However, Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said the release of the prisoners would not occur before Friday and that negotiations were continuing.
This fact raises doubts about the application of the truce, which was initially scheduled to last four days from today.
The agreement also provides for the entry of more humanitarian aid, fuel and medical supplies to Gaza, a territory subjected to incessant bombardments that have killed more than 14,500 Palestinians since October 7.
Qatar is expected to give more details this morning about the start of the ceasefire.
The Emirate affirmed today that contacts between the parties continue “in a positive manner.”
“Contacts continue with both parties and with our partners in Egypt and the United States to guarantee the rapid start of the truce and do everything necessary to guarantee compliance with the pact by the parties,” said an official Qatari spokesperson.
Hamas attacked Israeli territory on October 7.
Source: TSF
