After over a month of the Israel-Hamas conflict, newshounds have had little, if any, get right of entry to to the Gaza Strip. Because the Israeli floor offensive deepens, military troops are taking journalists on excursions of the besieged enclave. Our correspondent Claire Duhamel spent 3 hours embedded with them in northern Gaza. This is her file.
Issued on: 14/11/2023 – 21:07
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Israeli flags fly over the ruins of Gaza. In northern villages of the enclave, Israeli Defence Pressure (IDF) group of workers hurricane each space, in search of Hamas militants. They declare they’ve destroyed Hamas tunnels within reach and now keep watch over the realm.Status within the shell of a construction, one soldier asks FRANCE 24 to not movie him for worry of his spouse studying the place he’s. “She’d be so frightened if she knew I used to be right here. So do not take an image of me,” he says.Lieutenant-Colonel Gilad Pasternak, the commander of 5 battalions within the space, says his lieutenant’s issues are justified. “We are uncovered to a wide variety of risks after we’re right here,” he says. “Like mortar and drone hearth.”A part of the operation is patrolling what Israeli forces name ‘humanitarian corridors’ which provide civilians a chance to move south the place the preventing and air moves are much less unhealthy.“Sure, you’ll be able to name it compelled displacement, however on the identical time, we did not invade them on October 7. They invaded us,” says Asher, an IDF lieutenant. “We are doing the most productive we will to lend a hand them whilst making sure our goals. Our objective is to get our other people house safely.”The longer the bottom offensive is going on, the extra the Israeli govt attracts global grievance for the mounting civilian deaths. “There may be all the time communicate of a proportionate reaction … There is not any proportionate reaction in conflict,” says Asher.Click on at the video participant above to observe the entire file via Claire Duhamel and Irris Makler.
