...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
Strip since dawn on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported citing medical sources.
The most recent casualties were confirmed by al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza's Jabalia, which reported receiving the bodies of two Paleostinians rubbed out by Israeli forces at an aid distribution point near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
According to medical teams, the victims had been seeking humanitarian assistance when they were targeted. The remaining fatalities occurred in separate incidents across the territory as Israeli operations intensified.
Israel orders evacuation of thousands from Gaza City’s Zeitoun
[GEO.TV] Israeli forces have ordered the forced evacuation of residents from large sections of Gazoo City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reported.
According to the outlet, Israeli quadcopters dropped leaflets instructing people to leave the entire northeastern and part of the northwestern areas of Zeitoun. The order affects thousands of residents who are now seeking shelter elsewhere.
The evacuation directive comes after a week of intense bombardment, which included sustained air strikes, heavy artillery fire, and the demolition of up to 350 homes in the targeted areas.
In fresh offensive on Gaza City outskirts, IDF says dozens of ‘terror targets’ destroyed
[IsraelTimes] Pushing into Zeitoun, army says troops working to ‘locate explosives, eliminate terrorists’; IDF seals 7km of Hamas tunnels with cement
The Israeli military on Friday said it destroyed dozens of "terror targets" in its new offensive on Zeitoun on the outskirts of Gazoo City, which was launched earlier in the week ahead of its planned major operation to conquer the entire city that is currently home to an estimated one million Paleostinians.
The new operation in the Zeitoun neighborhood comes after Israel’s security cabinet approved the capture of the Paleostinian territory’s largest city following 22 months of war that have created dire humanitarian conditions in the enclave.
"Over the past few days, IDF troops have been operating in the Zeitoun area, on the outskirts of Gaza City," said the statement released by the Israeli military, confirming reports of ground troop movements and heavy strikes in the area.
According to the military, the Zeitoun offensive is being carried out by the 99th Division with the Nahal Infantry Brigade and 7th Armored Brigade.
The troops have so far demolished dozens of "terror targets," including booby-trapped buildings and sites where weapons were stored, and killed some 20 terror operatives, the IDF added.
"The troops are operating to locate explosives, eliminate turbans and dismantle terrorist infrastructure above and below ground. As part of their activity, the troops struck and dismantled a booby-trapped structure that stored weapons," it said.
In one incident, the military said the 7th Brigade troops spotted several operatives who fired an RPG at a tank, without causing injuries. The operatives were then eliminated in a strike, according to the IDF.
The Nahal Brigade troops have meanwhile been working on clearing the area of Hamas
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...infrastructure and establishing control. The army said the Nahal soldiers killed several operatives who were spotted planting bombs, and others who approached the forces.
Additionally, the division’s 990th Artillery Regiment has provided the ground troops with covering fire. Ahead of the offensive and during it, the IDF says the artillery unit shelled terror infrastructure and killed several operatives, including a Hamas platoon commander in the Zeitoun Battalion.
The Israeli Air Force has also been provided support, striking Hamas sites and operatives in the area.
Ahead of the operation, the IDF issued multiple evacuation warnings for Paleostinian civilians who were residing in the area.
On Wednesday, Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency said Israeli
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KABOOM!...
s on Gaza City had intensified, with the residential neighborhoods of Zeitoun and Sabra hit "with very heavy airstrikes targeting civilian homes, possibly including high-rise buildings."
IDF SEALS MAJOR TUNNEL NETWORK
Additionally, the IDF said Friday that seven kilometers (4.3 miles) worth of Hamas tunnels in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun were sealed with concrete.
The IDF said the engineering effort took place over the past four weeks, amid an offensive against Hamas in the town.
Over 20,000 cubic meters of concrete were pumped into the Hamas tunnel network in Beit Hanoun, using a "dedicated system" that included a 4.5-kilometer-long (2.8-mile-long) pipeline running from the border fence near the community of Netiv Haasara to the "heart" of the underground passages, the IDF said.
"The operation was made possible thanks to precise engineering planning, combining advanced technological capabilities and innovative methods used for the first time, which led to the complete sealing of the tunnel," the military said.
Simultaneously, the IDF said another 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) of tunnels in Beit Hanoun were blown up by combat engineers using standard demolition methods.
"The two combined efforts led to a significant blow to the Beit Hanoun Battalion and led to its operational defeat," the army added.
Sealing tunnels with concrete can be a cheaper and less risky alternative to blowing them up, although it takes longer to carry out.