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Israeli defence minister says ‘Gaza is burning’ under Israel’s ‘iron fist’
Israel Katz says Israeli forces are striking Gaza with “an iron fist”. “Gaza is burning,” Katz boasted on X. “We will not relent and we will not go back – until the completion of the mission.”
Israelis say they can hear sound of bombs in central Israel
Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg says Israel’s bombing of Gaza has been so intense that the “bombs can be heard” in central parts of his country. In a post on X, Goldberg said Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to “annihilation” and “genocide”.
Former Israeli captive Arbel Yehoud, who is protesting outside Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, also said the explosions could be heard in Israel.
“My Ariel is in real danger,” Yehoud said, referring to her boyfriend, Ariel Cunio, who is still being held in Gaza, according to The Times of Israel. “The sounds of the explosions from Gaza shake the walls of my home and the chambers of my heart,” she said.
‘Amateurish, sloppy’: Lapid slams Israel’s Gaza City ground invasion
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has slammed Netanyahu’s decision to launch a ground invasion of Gaza City, calling his conduct “amateurish and sloppy”.
In an interview with the Israeli media outlet Ynet, Lapid expressed bewilderment at the lack of clarity on what the “end picture is” for Gaza and “how we’ll bring back the hostages, how we’ll end the war”.
“Everything is amateurish and sloppy and arrogant and improvised, and then he cries that there’s international isolation.
“This is senseless. I haven’t heard in all my years of a military operation that has no political objective. They’re sending the army to fight there. Soldiers will be killed. Hostages will be killed, and nobody understands what the goal is.”
Gaza City evacuation orders constitute ethnic cleansing, war crimes: Israeli rights groups
Israeli human rights organisations have called on Israeli officials to cancel the mass evacuation threat for Gaza City, saying such an order constitutes forced displacement and ethnic cleansing.
Israeli news outlet Haaretz reported that the organisations, which include the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), Physicians for Human Rights, Gisha, and Adalah – the Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, said the threats are intended to “displace an exhausted and starving population that has nowhere to flee”.
It posited that the orders “do not stem from military necessity” and are “contrary to international law” and therefore should not be accepted.
