The attacks by Israeli troops on Gaza have increased with a new social media warning to have the residents in the northern Gaza’s D5 area evacuate immediately. D5 is a densely populated block known to be a very dangerous combat area. The IDF has urged the inhabitants of the northern Gaza Strip to flee south along Salah al-Din Road, but most Palestinians refuse to leave, fearing that their homes might be bombed while they are still in them, and the Hamas leadership has issued a warning that the south is no less dangerous than the north.
As the IDF continues its aerial attacks,
Bombardments from artillery, and land offensive, Hamas encourages the civilians not to flee, and thus, a deadlock situation emerges. The hospital in northern Gaza is running out of fuel supplies, food aid was unable to reach Gaza, and the killings continue as the death toll increases. Humanitarian agencies ranging from the UN, have expressed their utmost dismay with the crisis, labeling it the worst catastrophe ever witnessed while citing that the populace is the worst sufferers.
Actually, this specific region declared by Israel as a “safe” humanitarian zone close to Rafah – al-Mawasi – is congested and not safe due to continuous attacks. The Israeli army warning to evacuate has caused panic among the people who find themselves between Israeli war machinery and Hamas’ advice.
Tactics carried out by IDF in Gaza,
Seems to continue the much debated policy known as “Generals’ Plan, an idea presented by former Israeli military persons. The plan foresaw the forced evacuation of the north of Gaza and anyone remaining there to be deemed as a combatant. It is supposed to strangle the Hamas fighters and squeeze the civilian population in, forcing Hamas’ surrender.
North Gaza remains besieged although that conditions were already appalling, improving nothing much as major crossings into it had been closed and food supplies stopped. Widespread condemnation and fear of regional escalation remain by-products of the ongoing conflict, as international agencies fail to provide proper relief amidst the worsening crisis.