'Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,' Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters, calling it a 'significant stage' in Israel's war against the Hamas militant group ruling the enclave.
IDF troops are expected to enter Gaza City within 48 hours, Israeli press said. It comes as IDF released images of alleged Hamas tunnels underneath hospitalIsrael's Defence Forces say they have 'split Gaza in two' after armoured battalions surrounded Gaza City in preparation for a ground assault on Hamas.
Northern Gaza was pounded by incessant Israeli airstrikes overnight Sunday into Monday morning, as the IDF seeks to soften up Hamas strongholds in Gaza City before its soldiers are forced to navigate the perilous streets on foot. Hagari said Hamas operates from within the hospital because they know that the IDF cannot launch an airstrike on them without causing collateral damage.This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 5, 2023, shows Israeli tanks and soldiers stationed at a location in the northern Gaza Strip as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue
At one civilian facility, the Sheikh Hamad, known as the 'Qatari' hospital, Hagari showed photo evidence of tunnel entrances alongside the building discovered by Israeli troopsOn the ground, Israeli forces in Gaza have reported finding stashes of weapons, at times including explosives, suicide drones and missiles.Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus was resolute in declaring the IDF's intentions for Gaza today.
The 'collapse in connectivity' across Gaza, reported by internet access advocacy group NetBlocks.org and confirmed by Palestinian telecom company Paltel, made it even more complicated for rescue workers to convey the details of developments on the ground. His remarks seemed to further narrow the already slim options for who would govern Gaza if Israel topples Hamas.
Palestinian children sit in front of the rubble of a destroyed building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 6, 2023 Mr Blinken later visited Iraq to meet with prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the need to prevent the conflict from spreading, and about efforts to increase the flow of aid to Gaza, which Mr Blinken called 'grossly insufficient' at about 100 lorryloads a day.
The UN said that 88 staff members from its Palestinian refugees agency have been reported killed, 'the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict'. US Secretary of state Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Baghdad on November 5, following a trip to the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank earlier in the day
Palestinian activists shout slogans during a march to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza outside of the British embassy in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 13 October 2023 The FCDO said it had already advised Britons against all travel to Lebanon due to the conflict between neighbouring Israel and Gaza, and encouraged any Britons still in the country to leave while commercial flights remain.
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