news

israel: close to completely eliminating hamas, the day of hostage release is closer

2024-09-14

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

according to russia's tass news agency, on september 12 local time, dmitry gendelman, adviser to the israeli prime minister, posted on the telegram social platform that israel is getting closer to achieving one of its military goals in gaza, which is to eliminate the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) militarily and politically.

he believes that "hamas' military failure" hasgazathe day for the hostages' release is getting closer.

he mentioned: "hamas' khan yunis brigade and rafah brigade have been fighting againstisraelthe wehrmacht was fighting and has now been destroyed.”

dmitry gendelman said thousands of militants had been neutralized and dozens of kilometers of tunnels destroyed. the idf is taking control of the rafah crossing and the "philadelphia corridor" along the gaza-egypt border.

“israel continues to do everything possible to rescue the hostages,” he said.

meanwhile, israel launched an airstrike on a school that served as a shelter in the nusayret refugee camp in the gaza strip on september 11. the attack killed at least 18 people, including children, women and six unrwa staff members. this incident brought the number of unrwa staff members killed in the conflict to 220. on september 12, un secretary-general guterres issued a statement through his spokesman to condemn the attack.

the idf said they targeted a command and control center at the facility.

guterres said the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in gaza was unconscionable. he pointed out that civilians and the infrastructure they rely on must be protected and their basic needs must be met.

guterres called on all parties not to use schools, shelters or their surrounding areas for military purposes, stressing that parties to the conflict are obliged at all times to comply with international humanitarian law.

he reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages, noting that this horrific violence must stop.

the unrwa school in nusayret in the central gaza strip hosts around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children.

this is the fifth time the school has been attacked since the conflict began 11 months ago.

earlier on september 11, the united nations said the site had previously been declared a deconfliction zone by the israeli army.

september 12,world health organizationhe said that since the start of the israeli military operation, more than 22,500 people in gaza, or a quarter of the injured, have suffered serious limb injuries, amputations, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and severe burns. these injuries are bound to change their future lives and require rehabilitation services "now and in the coming years."

who representative to the occupied palestinian territory, dr. pircohen, stressed that gaza’s medical infrastructure is collapsing at a time when rehabilitation needs are surging.

he said patients were unable to get the care they needed. acute rehabilitation services were severely disrupted and specialized care for complex injuries was not available, putting patients' lives at risk. immediate and long-term support was urgently needed to cope with the huge rehabilitation needs.

this article is an exclusive article of observer.com and may not be reproduced without authorization.