Israeli military intensifies offensives in southern Gaza

이스라엘군 남부 공격 본격화 “가자지구 전역으로 지상작전 확대“ Since fighting in Gaza has resumed after the ceasefire ended, Israeli forces have now expanded to the south. This is fueling concerns about more civilian sacrifices in the heavily crowded area. Our Lee Soo-jin tells us more. The Israeli military is rapidly expanding its offensive to the heavily populated southern part of the Gaza Strip, raising further concerns about civilian casualties. Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a press conference on Sunday that ground operations have been expanded. “The IDF continues to extend its ground operation against Hamas centers in all of the Gaza Strip. In all of the Gaza Strip, where there is a Hamas center, the IDF is operating. The forces are fighting face-to-face with terrorists and killing them.“ Attacks from warplanes and artillery mainly targeted Khan Younis and Rafah, cities in the south of the enclave. The Israeli government said the military struck more than 400 targets over the weekend, which included “extensive aerial attacks“ in the Khan Younis area. “We were sleeping safely and without a warning, we felt a shake. A shell fell over the area and all the houses around were affected including ours Lots of people were affected in the area.“ These renewed attacks come after the end of a weeklong pause in the fighting, during which there was an exchange of 105 hostages held by Hamas for 240 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Concerns over civilian death tolls are growing as the offensive moves south because around 70 percent of the Palestinian population in Gaza is in the southern area. The Israeli military on Sunday issued evacuation orders for several districts of Khan Younis, urging them to go west and south toward Rafah, on the border with Egypt. Residents, however, said that these areas are also being targeted and they have been unable to find anywhere safe. “ We can’t see any safe areas, but we move because what can we do? We have children and all night there’s shelling, so we move from area to area, but there’s no safety anywhere in Gaza.” As of Sunday, Gaza’s health ministry estimates that more than 15-thousand-500 Palestinians have been killed since October, many of them women and children. Lee Soo-jin, Arirang News. #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Offensive #이스라엘 #하마스 #가자_지구 #공격 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-12-04, 18:00 (KST)