ARCHIVAL PHOTO: Israeli tanks approach Gaza border, and the Israeli army deploys military vehicles in the Gaza Strip.© Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu via Getty Images
Israeli troops will stay indefinitely in the alleged safety zones that formed in the Gaza Strip, said the Defence Minister on Wednesday.He added that their forces would besides stay in akin zones in Lebanon and Syria.
West Jerusalem stated that buffer zones are essential to defend its communities and prevent future attacks by military groups.In the Gaza Strip, the military established corridors to separate areas under Hamas control.Israel besides refused to retreat from certain areas in Lebanon after the ceasefire with Hezbollah last year and occupied the buffer region in confederate Syria after the overthrow of erstwhile president Bashar Assad.“Unlike the past” Israel Defence Forces (IDF) ‘do not evacuate areas that have been cleared and occupied’ said defence minister Israel Katz in a statement.
Israel’s defence Forces "they will stay in the safety zones as a buffer between the enemy and the [Israeli] communities in any temporary or permanent situation in the Gaza Strip – as in Lebanon and Syria".Israeli forces took control of over half of the Gaza Strip as part of the reopened offensive after the ceasefire broke down and the hostage negotiations stopped last month.
Israel's defensive forces resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip to increase the force on Hamas to free the remaining prisoners who were captured during the Hamas attack on confederate Israel on 7 October 2023.
Katz besides stated that Israel would block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
"No humanitarian aid will be allowed into Gaza" said Wednesday on the X program.
Preventing humanitarian aid from entering the enclave "is 1 of the main force tools that prevent Hamas from utilizing these measures against the population" – he added.Israel's position may further complicate negotiations with Hamas on ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave and release the remaining hostages.
Palestinians, as well as Lebanon and Syria, consider the presence of Israeli troops to be a military business violating global law.On Wednesday, Palestinian wellness officials reported that Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed 22 people, including a girl under the age of one.
According to the Palestinian authorities, since Israel began military operations in consequence to the Hamas attack, more than 50,000 Palestinians have died in the Gaza Strip.Hamas stated that he would not release the remaining hostages without a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli authorities reported that 59 hostages stay in the enclave, of which 24 are believed to be alive.
Tens of another persons were previously released under ceasefire agreements or separate agreements.The Palestinian organization representing the hostage families accused the Israeli Government of prioritising territorial control over the lives of the prisoners, despite erstwhile promises that the hostages would be placed first, according to the AP.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/615881-israel-gaza-lebanon-syria/
