The Israel Defense Forces attacked more than 100 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip this Friday (20), according to a joint statement issued by the IDF and the Israel Securities Authority.
“Overnight, IDF fighters attacked more than a hundred terrorist targets belonging to the extremist organization Hamas, including an underground tunnel, weapons warehouses and dozens of operational command centers,” the statement said.
The attacks “neutralized” a Hamas squad and killed a Hamas naval agent, Amjad Majed Muhammad Abu ‘Odeh. The Israelis believe he was involved in the October 7 attack.
The IDF also carried out the arrest Hassan Yousef, Hamas spokesman in the West Bank, on Thursday (19), during attacks in the region.
Yousef was arrested “on suspicion of acting on behalf of Hamas,” Israel’s Shin Bet Security Agency told Reuters. CNN this Friday.
He is an important Palestinian political figure, serving as the official spokesman for Hamas in the West Bank and holding a seat on the Palestinian Legislative Council.
A CNN previously reported that Yousef was believed to be among more than 60 Hamas members detained by Israel in attacks in the West Bank, the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory that is increasingly feeling the impact of fighting in Gaza.
Lack of power in hospitals
Shortages of fuel, water and electricity are leaving hospitals in Gaza non-functional and, in some cases, “out of service”, a senior aid agency official said.
Fuel shortages are causing Gaza residents to resort to using contaminated water, as most of the water is not drinkable because it needs treatment units for processing, which requires fuel, said Hiba Tibi, director of CARE in the West Bank and Gaza, to CNN .
“We need fuel to transport clean water to the population. This is all getting very complicated,” said Tibi.
“The most important thing for us is to ensure that we have access to fuel, for hospitals and water treatment facilities in Gaza.”
“If we have water, electricity and fuel to generate these two main needs, the situation may seem better… to allow us to save lives”, added Tibi.
More than 60% of primary care facilities are closed and hospitals in Gaza are on the brink of collapse due to a lack of power, medicine, equipment and specialized staff, according to a statement from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday.
The OHCA added that people are increasingly consuming water from unsafe sources, risking death and putting the population at risk of infectious disease outbreaks.
Source: CNN Brasil
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