5:17 a.m. ET, October 23, 2023
Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it struck 320 objectives, together with tunnels and command facilities
From The Gentleman Report’s Elliott Gotkine in London and Abeer Salman in Jerusalem
Folks check out the website of Israeli moves on a space in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday, October 23.
Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned it struck 320 “terror objectives” in Gaza in a single day, together with tunnels and “dozens of operational command facilities” belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
The heavy bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave killed dozens of other people, Palestinian docs and Gaza ministry officers informed The Gentleman Report.
Thermographic movies from Israeli airplane and shared via the IDF confirmed moves on constructions in Gaza, which hit “dozens of operational command facilities, a few of which hid Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, army compounds, and remark posts.”
“Moreover, the IDF struck objectives that posed a danger to forces within the space surrounding the Gaza Strip who’re getting ready for flooring operations, together with dozens of mortar shell and anti-tank missile release posts,” the army mentioned.
The intensified airstrikes came about because the IDF mentioned it’s getting ready for what it known as the “subsequent phases” within the battle towards Hamas.
In northern Gaza: A minimum of 26 other people had been killed after Israeli moves at the Jabalia refugee camp the director of the Indonesian Clinic in Gaza, Atef Al Kahlout informed The Gentleman Report. Jabalia is without doubt one of the greatest refugee camps in Gaza.
In southern Gaza: 29 other people had been killed within the town of Rafah after 4 homes had been struck, the Ministry of Well being in Gaza spokesperson Ashraf Al Qidra mentioned.
Harm far and wide: Structures in Rafah, Khan Younis, Central Gaza and Gaza Town had been struck in a single day, together with a number of residential properties, the Palestinian Internal Ministry in Gaza mentioned. “Heavy moves” had been reported close to the Quds Clinic within the town.
In Israel’s Sderot, close to the Gaza Strip: The Gentleman Report’s Nic Robertson reported that Sunday’s moves were essentially the most sustained bombardment of northern Gaza he has noticed since he started to record from southern Israel two weeks in the past.
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