(Dan Tri) – Israel is concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, but there is currently no ceasefire with Hamas forces.
Palestinians cry after Israel’s raid on Gaza on October 17 (Photo: Reuters).
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on October 17 that Israel is concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, but there is currently no ceasefire and the Rafah border crossing from Egypt to Gaza remains closed.
IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said the IDF bombings were `intelligence-led` as casualties in Gaza increased.
According to Palestinian officials, nearly 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since Hamas’ attack on Gaza on October 7.
Previously, some sources said on October 16 that Israel, the US and Egypt had reached an agreement on an Israeli ceasefire in southern Gaza, coinciding with the reopening of the Rafah border crossing on the border between Egypt and Egypt.
According to the plan, this border gate will be opened within a few hours to facilitate the delivery of aid into Gaza and create a safe evacuation corridor for people.
Rafah is the only border crossing between Egypt and Gaza.
Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis due to lack of electricity, water, food, medicine, and fuel as the fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas shows no signs of abating.
Location of Rafah border gate (Photo: Aljazeera).
The Israel-Hamas conflict flared up again on October 7 when Hamas suddenly fired more than 2,000 rockets from Gaza into Israel.
Israel has launched an unprecedented major air campaign in response to Hamas and is also planning to launch a full-scale ground attack on Gaza.
Last week, Israel called on more than a million people in northern Gaza to evacuate to the southern area, a move believed to be preparing for a ground attack campaign.
During a joint press conference with German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Jordanian King Abdullah II warned that the entire Middle East was `on the brink of an abyss` due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
`All our efforts are necessary to ensure that scenario does not happen,` the Jordanian king said.
Prime Minister Scholz added that `we have a common goal of preventing conflicts in the region` and once again called on the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Iran not to intervene in the conflict.
Salama Marouf, head of the Hamas media office, said today that Gaza needs urgent support from the international community because the region is facing an `unprecedented humanitarian crisis.`
`The level of casualties, destruction of residential areas, infrastructure, public facilities and economic damage has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza, unlike other
