The Israeli forces have destroyed a tower of high height in a densely populated part of Gaza City and warned against other attacks on buildings on several floors while it intensifies its campaign to take control of the capital.
On Friday, the Israeli army ordered people of the Mushtaha Tower, a 12 -story building on the west side of the city of Gaza and surrounded by hundreds of fortune tents, to evacuate and then hit the building, claiming that it was a “Hamas infrastructure” and was used to plan and carry out operations against Israeli forces.
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Reporting Deir El-Balah in the center of Gaza, the Hind Khoudary of Tel Aviv Tribune said that the building was one of the largest skyscrapers in the heart of Gaza City.
“Israeli forces struck him with two air strikes-the first was a warning, then he was hit again by another F-16 strike,” she said.
The management of the Mushtaha tower denied the Israeli claims that the skyscraper was used by Hamas fighters, according to Tel Aviv Tribune Arabic. The building management said that the site was only accessible to the displaced persons.
Tareq Abu Azzoum of Tel Aviv Tribune, also pointing out of Deir El-Balah, said that a number of civilians were injured in the Israeli attack on the 12-storey tower and were transported to Al-Shifa hospital to receive emergency treatment.
“The attack wave of the attack has spread throughout the area, triggering chaos. A number of fortune tents have been affected by the attack, which signals a new phase of the Israeli military campaign,” he said.
“The doors of hell open”
Before the attack on the tower, the Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on X that the military activity of Israel in Gaza City intensified. He said that the “doors of hell are opening up now” in Gaza and warned that they are not closed as long as Hamas “accepts the conditions of Israel to end the war – led by the release of all hostages and disarmament”.
Reports from Gaza City, Hani Mahmoud, Tel Aviv Tribune, said that Israel’s attacks on skyscrapers are not yet over.
The Israeli army has published a forced evacuation order for people living in the largest residential building in Gaza City on Friday evening, he said. “We are talking about a 16 -storey building which houses at least 65 residential apartments and many department stores at the bottom of this residential tower,” said Mahmoud.
Earlier, he declared that another five-story building “near a service station and the YMCA, a non-profit organization” “was confronted with the order of forced evacuations of Israel, the residents given a very short window of time to leave.
Military analyst Elijah Magnier told Tel Aviv Tribune that Israel targeted high -rise buildings in Gaza to minimize his potential victims of troops when they advance on the ground, while distributing “panic and fear” among the civilian population.
“It also has a psychological advantage,” he noted. “The destruction of the horizon line creates a shock, disorientation, fear and panic among civilians” which have “no visibility of the future or when this war will end”.
“This is a preparation to occupy the city of Gaza,” he said.
‘The operation will continue’
On Friday, an Israeli military spokesman said that Israel controlled 40% of Gaza City.
“We continue to harm Hamas infrastructure. Today, we hold 40% of the territory of Gaza City,” said the general of Israeli brigadier Effie Defrin to a press conference, appointing the districts of Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan. “The operation will continue to develop and intensify in the coming days.”
Friday, Israeli forces killed at least 51 people across Gaza, with at least seven children killed during attacks in Gaza City.
The Khoudary of Tel Aviv Tribune said that the Palestinians began to go south due to the attacks by Gaza City.
“Tents are filled with Az-Zawayda, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis and Deir El-Balah,” she said. “The Palestinians must either survive by going south or stay in Gaza City – and we do not know what will happen if they stay. There is fear and despair here. ”
Palestinian and United Nations officials, however, say nowhere in Gaza, including the regions that Israel designates as humanitarian areas.
Since the start of the War of Israel in October 2023, at least 64,231 people have been killed and 161,583 injured in Gaza. In total, 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and around 200 were caught in captivity.
Hamas publishes a video of two hostages
Friday, Hamas published a video of two Israeli captives seized with a music festival in Israel in October 2023. Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel are two of the 48 people still held by Hamas in Gaza, with 20 thoughts still alive.
The video was changed and presented an exhausted gilboa-dalal speaking for about three and a half minutes. He says he is detained in Gaza City with several other captives and that he is afraid of being killed by Israel’s offensive on the city.
Gilboa-Dalal seems to be on the back of a car that is driven. While the car goes through buildings, it identifies one as belonging to the Red Cross. At one point, Ohel is also seen.
After the release of the video, the head of the Israeli opposition Yair Lapid on X urged Israeli negotiators to resume discussions on the truce on an agreement to secure captives.
Tens of thousands of Israelis also organized weekly demonstrations calling for the end of the war to guarantee the release of the remaining captives.
People released so far have been released following diplomatic negotiations mediated by the United States and the Arab states, but the last cycle of talks collapsed in July.
While Hamas said that he would accept the proposal presented in July which would see the release of certain captives in exchange for a temporary ceasefire, Netanyahu has put pressure for an all or nothing with Hamas in which the group releases all captives and mastery.
