Israel ‘tightens siege’ of Gaza City as Hamas reviews Trump peace plan

The Israeli Minister of Defense said that its forces “tighten the siege” around Gaza City by expanding its control over a military corridor across the region towards the coast.

ISAEL KATZ also issued a final warning to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the city to evacuate in the south, saying that those who during the attack against Hamas will be “terrorists and supporters of terrorism.”

Hospitals reported that 45 people were killed by Israeli fire in Gaza City on Wednesday, while the ICRC (ICRC) said it was forced to suspend its operations there.

Israel is gaining the attack, as Hamas weighs its response to US President Donald Trump’s new plan to end the war.

It is understood that Arab and Turkey mediators are pressing for a positive response, but the great Hamas character said that the group is likely to reject it.

The Israeli Defense Army described Gaza City as the “last stronghold” in Hamas and said that the offensive attack to secure the launch of 48 hostages is still maintained by Hamas – 20 of whom are believed to be alive – and to ensure “decisive defeat” for the Palestinians.

Israeli Defense Minister told the Israeli media that the Israeli Defense Army was “currently completing the Netzarim corridor to the western coast of Gaza” – referring to the Israeli military zone that passes east of the ocean with Israel.

“This will tighten the siege around Gaza City, and anyone who leaves it in the south will have to pass through the IDF checkpoints,” Haritz newspaper quoted Katz as saying.

He warned that this was “the last opportunity for Gaza [City] Residents interested in moving in the south and left Hamas terrorists isolated in Gaza City itself in the face of the activity of the Israeli Defense Army, which continues its full power. “

He warned, “Those who stayed in Gaza will be terrorists and supporters of terrorism.”

The ICRC stated that “under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected whether they remain or leave Gaza City.”

It also mentioned that Israel, as the occupied authority, is committed to meeting its basic needs, including by protecting medical employees and allowing the passage of rapid and non -appointed humanitarian aid throughout the tape.

The ICRC said that the intensification of military operations forced it to suspend operations in its office in Gaza City, where it faced tens of thousands, which he described as “horrific” conditions.

“The ICRC will continue to seek support to civilians in Gaza City, whenever circumstances allow, from our offices in Deir Al -Bala and Rafah [in central and southern Gaza]Which is still working at full capacity, “added.

The paramedics said that 29 of those who were killed in Gaza City on Wednesday were brought to Al -Olaya Hospital, in the southern Zeitoun neighborhood.

It seems that a video clip was shown overnight, offered four men with serious wounds wearing high -definition jackets receiving treatment inside a tent there.

The Hamas Civil Defense Agency claimed that a team of paramedics and firefighters “were targeted directly by an Israeli strike while they were answering a strike at the nearby Fala School, which was used as a shelter for displaced families.

She said that the rescuers were doing humanitarian work, wearing the uniform, driving notable vehicles, and that the attack was a flagrant violation of international law.

The agency initially said that seven rescuers were injured and two were in critical condition. Later, I announced that one of them, Month Al -Dashhan, had died.

The Palestinian media reported that six people were killed in the first strike in the school. A civil defense member on social media said the losses included children, and posted a video of a boy with severe injuries on the hospital bed.

When he was asked to comment, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it had “hit a terrorist Hamas” and that “steps were taken to reduce harm to civilians.”

The Israeli media indicated to the Israeli Defense Army as saying on Monday that about 800,000 residents have fled from Gaza City since the announcement of the attack plans in August, and that between 250,000 and 350,000 people have been.

However, the United Nations and its human partners said that they only monitored 397,000 people crossing to southern Gaza as of Saturday.

Many families said they are unable to move due to high costs while others do not want to leave after frequent displacement during the war.

Some who followed the army’s orders to evacuate said that they had not found an area to showcase their tents and returned north.

The Arab Defense Army spokesman announced on Wednesday that people in the south will not be able to use the coastal road for Roshid to travel north to Gaza City. He said that the road will remain open to those who flee from the south.

The enthusiasm of the Hamas government media office in Gaza condemned the decision, which said it was “part of the ongoing policy of suffocation, siege and genocide committed by the occupation. [Israel] Against our Palestinian people in the tape.

The government of Israel agreed to the Gaza City attack plans after the collapse of indirect talks with Hamas on a former American proposal to obtain a deal that would witness about half of the hostages that were issued during a 60 -day ceasefire.

Arab and Turkey brokers meet with Hamas leaders in Qatar, which prompted them to accept the new 20 -point peace plan that President Trump revealed on Monday.

However, he told Hamas’s prominent BBC that she had served “the interests of Israel” and that the group is likely to reject it.

The plan includes an immediate end to the war, and the release of all hostages within 72 hours, compared to nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, as well as the disarmament of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli training forces.

Trump Hamas on Tuesday warned that “three or four days” to accept the conditions or face severe consequences.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a government meeting that he agreed to the plan because he achieved all the goals of the Israel war.

However, it is said that ITAMAR BEN-GVIR has described the plan as “dangerous” and “full of holes.”