He demands that those kidnapped on October 7 return home by the start of Ramadan on March 10, otherwise he will launch the offensive against Rafah.
Israeli soldiers claim to have found a car stolen from one of the kibbutz attacked by Hamas, on October 7. According to them, the vehicle was in the parking lot of Nasser hospital in Khan Younes, where the armed forces continue to carry out their operations.
The Israeli armed forces also released a video showing boxes of medicines that had not been opened. They were found in the establishment’s pharmacy and reportedly bear the name of certain hostages kidnapped during the attack by the Islamist organization. Israel says this is evidence of the mistreatment of kidnapped people, to whom Hamas does not follow their medical treatment.
A hospital out of service
For its part, the World Health Organization affirms that the second hospital in the Gaza Strip no longer worksdue “of a week of siege by the Israeli army” and operations still in progress.
It still houses many sick or injured people but there is almost no one among the medical staff to take care of them, nor any electricity.
Seven patients died due to these power cuts, including a child.
Rafah’s fate hanging on Israel’s ultimatum
Israel ignores international calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and threatensinvade Rafah, if the hostages held by Hamas are not released before the start of Ramadan. The holy month of Muslims begins on March 10.
Nearly a million and a half Palestinians live crowded together in Rafah, including refugees, in catastrophic health conditions.
The toll of the war in Gaza is nearly 30,000 Palestinians killed, according to Hamas.