Israel Drops Phosphorus Bombs on Khan Yunis as War on Gaza Rages On
On the 60th day of the war, Israel has expanded its ground operation towards the south of the Strip.
Also, Israeli jets attacking various areas of the Gaza Strip, most of which were concentrated east of Khan Younis in the south.
Palestinian officials in Gaza said Israeli jets dropped phosphorus bombs north and east of Khan Younis.
According to reports, entire families were killed after bombing of homes in Khan Younis and Rafah.
More than 15 Palestinians killed after Israeli attacks on a number of homes in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip and dozens killed in attacks on a residential building south of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza.
President of UN General Assembly renews call for ceasefire
Meanwhile, Dennis Francis, the president of the UN General Assembly, renewed his call for a “longer-term humanitarian ceasefire” in a post on X.
“I’m deeply alarmed and saddened by the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East,” said Francis who holds the rotating presidency of the UN’s largest body on behalf of Trinidad and Tobago.
Dennis also called for the “unconditional release of all remaining hostages and for unimpeded access to humanitarian aid to Palestinians”.
On October 27, 120 of the General Assembly’s 193 members voted in favor of an immediate humanitarian truce, with 14 countries voting no and 45 abstaining.
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Israeli military releases details on latest soldiers killed in Gaza
In other news from Palestine, the Israeli regime’s military said three more soldiers were killed during fighting on Tuesday and four others were seriously injured in various battles in northern Gaza.
The dead were identified as a 23-year-old officer and two soldiers, 20 and 21 years old, in the Israeli military’s 188th Armored Brigade’s 53rd Battalion.
More than 80 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave, the UN said on Tuesday, citing official Israeli sources. It was not known if the latest deaths announced by Israel were part of that total.
Israeli forces attempt to encircle Palestinian fighters in northern Gaza
Meanwhile, the Israeli regime’s forces continue to conduct “clearing operations” in the northern Gaza Strip as they attempt to encircle Hamas fighters in what they describe as strongholds in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City and Jabalia City, located 4km (2.5 miles) to the north, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The Washington, DC-based think tank said Israel’s military has warned the Hamas commanders in Shujaiya that “Israel will use extreme force in the neighbourhood” to destroy the Palestinian armed group.
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Palestinian fighters with Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the smaller Palestinian Resistance Committees are battling Israeli forces in Gaza using small arms, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), anti-armor grenades, mortars, and improvised “armor-piercing” explosive devices targeting Israeli tanks, the ISW said.
“This is consistent with Hamas’ use of increasingly sophisticated tactics against Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip after the end of the humanitarian pause. The al Qassem Brigades [Hamas’s military wing] claimed four attacks on Israeli forces and vehicles east of Beit Lahiya using RPGs and anti-personnel munitions,” the think tank said.
Source: Al Jazeera
