Israel says it has attacked “terrorists” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad in a humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis (Gaza)

MADRID 30 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Army stated this Tuesday that it has attacked alleged militants of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Islamic Jihad whom it has accused of “carrying out terrorist activities” in a humanitarian area of ​​the Gazan city of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

“Several Air Force fighter planes have recently attacked, under the precise direction of Intelligence (…) terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were carrying out terrorist activities in the humanitarian zone of Khan Younis. Before the attack, we have taken many measures to reduce the possibility of harm to civilians,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement published on its website.

Likewise, they have stated that “the activity of terrorists in the humanitarian zone is another example of the systematic use by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip of the population and civilian infrastructure in order to plan and execute terrorist plans against the State of Israel and the IDF.”

However, local sources consulted by the Palestinian news agency WAFA have indicated that the attack took place against tents in which displaced people were located and that there were deaths and injuries, without giving an estimate of the number of deaths. victims. Israel has also bombed a residential home in Khan Younis.

In addition, the aforementioned sources have reported an air attack against tents in the Gazan city of Deir al Balá (center) and the surrounding area of ​​Saftawi (north). These bombings take place a day after nearly a hundred people died in an attack on a residential building in the city of Beit Lahia (north).

Israel unleashed an offensive against Gaza after attacks carried out on October 7, 2023 by Hamas and other Palestinian factions, which left some 1,200 dead and nearly 250 kidnapped. Israeli attacks now leave more than 43,050 Palestinians dead, to which are added more than 750 deaths in the West Bank and East Jerusalem at the hands of Israeli security forces and attacks carried out by settlers.