War on Gaza will continue with ‘unprecedented force’; Hamas targeted ‘for years to come'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that even though Israel can’t say with certainty that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed, it still sends a message to the world of what Israel is capable of.
And [he is] also saying that Israel’s war on Gaza will continue until all of the objectives of the conflict are achieved.
We also heard from Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant who said that the targeting of Hamas leaders and commanders will happen, not just during the war, but for years to come. Even after the conflict is over.
Israeli officials say – even with all of this in mind – that Israel’s war on Gaza is going to continue with what they are calling “unprecedented force”.
Israeli military defends attack on al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ that killed at least 90
The Israel military’s chief of staff Herzi Halevi has defended the missile attack on displaced people in Gaza’s al-Mawasi area, saying the operation targeted two Hamas officials and laid the blame for the 90 people killed in the attack on Hamas.
Halevi did not mention the huge civilian death toll from the Israeli Air Force’s missile attack on Saturday, but did stress that no Israeli captives “were harmed in the strike”. “It is very important for me to emphasize this,” he said in a statement.
The Israeli military’s international spokesperson, Nadav Shoshani, also defended the attack, which he described as “a precise, intelligence-based strike” despite it killing so many civilians.
Shoshani also blamed Hamas for the civilians killed by Israel’s Air Force in the “humanitarian area” in al-Mawasi, which he said had been “exploited” by Hamas to “continue operating”.
Brazil’s Lula accuses Israel of ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians after safe zone ‘massacre’
Lula also accused the Israeli government of “sabotaging the peace process” and expressed his revulsion at Palestinians being “collectively punished” by Israel.
“There have already been tens of thousands of deaths in consecutive attacks since last year, many of them in delimited humanitarian zones that should be protected,” Lula said in a post on social media.
“We, the political leaders of the democratic world, cannot remain silent in the face of this endless massacre,” he said. “The ceasefire and peace in the region need to be priorities on the international agenda.”
O governo de Israel segue sabotando o processo de paz e o cessar-fogo no Oriente Médio. O mais recente bombardeio promovido na Faixa de Gaza vitimando centenas de inocentes é inadmissível. Agora com mais de 90 vítimas fatais e quase 300 feridos em tendas que abrigavam crianças,…
— Lula (@LulaOficial) July 14, 2024
Translation: The Israeli government continues to sabotage the peace process and the ceasefire in the Middle East. The most recent bombing carried out in the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of innocent people, is unacceptable. Now, with more than 90 fatalities and almost 300 injured in tents that housed children, the elderly and women. It is appalling that they continue to collectively punish the Palestinian people. There have already been tens of thousands of deaths in consecutive attacks since last year, many of them in delimited humanitarian zones that should be protected. We, the political leaders of the democratic world, cannot remain silent in the face of this endless massacre. The ceasefire and peace in the region need to be priorities on the international agenda. All our efforts must be focused on securing the release of the Israeli hostages and ending the attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Destruction in Tal al-Hawa, Gaza City after Israeli forces withdraw
Israeli forces withdrew from Tal al-Hawa at dawn on Friday, with Palestinians returning to find destroyed buildings and bodies lying in the street
Israeli forces have destroyed more than 100 mosques in Gaza since October, Gaza’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry has said
