The United Nations said on Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” by the continued Israeli bombardment of the central Gaza Strip and urged Israeli forces to take all possible measures to protect civilians.
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“We are deeply concerned about the continued bombing of central Gaza by Israeli forces. (…) All attacks must strictly respect the principles of international humanitarian law, in particular distinction (between civilians and military), proportionality and caution,” declared a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner. For human rights. Saif Majango in a press statement.
“What is particularly worrying is that this latest intense bombardment comes after Israeli forces ordered residents of southern Gaza to move towards central Gaza and Tal al-Sultan in Rafah.”
The army announced on Tuesday that it had struck more than 100 Hamas targets during the past day.
It published pictures of its soldiers accompanied by tanks, advancing on foot through the dusty rubble, while shots rang out.
Hamas published footage showing fighters shooting and blowing up an Israeli tank.
International calls to silence the sounds of guns and condemn the heavy losses among civilians in the besieged Palestinian territories have multiplied.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu estimated that peace would not be achieved unless Gaza was “demilitarized” and “de-radicalized” more than two and a half months after the start of the war, which broke out after a bloody attack by Palestinian Islamists on October 7. Hamas movement on Israeli territory.
