Israel extends its land offensive in Gaza to Beit Lahia, in the north

“In the last hours, troops from the Israel Defense Forces (FDI) began carrying out land activities along the coastal route in the area of Betitil in the north of the Gaza Strip, “the Army announced in a statement.

“Before the activity, the army and the Internal Security Agency (the Shin Bet) attacked terrorist infrastructure of Hamás And anti -tank missile launches in the Beit Lahia area, ”added the text.

Many Palestinians who had fled from Beit Hanoun (also in the north), whose evacuation ordered Israel on Wednesday next to the neighborhoods of Juana, paid to Kabira and abasate the Jadida of the southern Jan Yunis, had taken refuge in Beit Lahia, according to the office for the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (Ocha).

All these areas, including Beit Lahia, are attached to the “cushioning zone” to which Israeli troops had retired during the high fire, completed by Israel on the eve of which he turned two months (began on January 19).

This morning, Israel prohibited the Gazatí population from moving “in any direction” along the Salah Al Din road, which Gaza crosses from north to south, and said they can only circulate “from north to south” of the enclave by the coastal route of Al Rashid.

As before the start of the truce, this relegates the population to A forced displacement to the south, especially to the “safe zone” approved by the army in Mawasi, in the southwest, which however has been the subject of numerous bombings throughout the war.

Yesterday, the Office for the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (Ocha) He denounced that the Israeli army had launched pamphlets on this city, as well as the neighbor Beit Hanoun, ordering the evacuation of its population.

The Armed Forces only announced then, through their official channels, evacuation orders in Beit Hanoun and the three peripheral neighborhoods of Jan Young.

During that terrestrial operation, soldiers reoccupied on Wednesday Netzarim Corridorwhich divides in Gazatí territory from east to west to the south of the city of Gaza, and where Israel He had been withdrawn in February as agreed in the high -fire agreement.

The Armed Forces also said that they attacked “dozens of terrorist objectives” throughout the night, and that they continue to do so at the moment.

According to the latest Gazati civil defense report, issued last night, at least 470 Palestinians have lost their lives since the early hours of Tuesday because of Israeli bombings and attack.

The Hamás Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that, of the deceased, 183 are children, 125 men, 94 women and 34 elderly people (this last breakdown was issued when the total deaths stood at 436).