Israel-Hamas War: According to news agency AP, Hamas has issued a statement saying that Israeli airstrikes have been carried out on a convoy leaving Gaza. In which 70 people died. Most of them are women and children. According to news agency AP, the army has entered the Gaza Strip and is searching for the hostages. The IDF said the troops entered Gaza to fight terrorists, destroy weapons and search for evidence about missing hostages.
Israeli army entered the Gaza Strip
The Israeli army has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time. The IDF said the troops killed several terrorists, including from the Hamas cell. Hamas launched anti-tank guided missiles at Israel. The IDF added that the infantry entered the Gaza Strip to clear the area of terrorists and search for missing Israelis. We are looking for missing persons and hostages.
Thousands of people are heading to southern Gaza
Al Jazeera reports that thousands of people are moving from northern Gaza to southern Gaza. Thousands of people from the northern and central areas of Gaza are moving towards southern Gaza on foot and in their cars. Israel has warned about 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to leave the area. Israel has deployed a large number of IDF tanks along the border.
China’s statement amid Israel-Hamas war
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that the cause of the Israel-Hamas war is ‘injustice’ to the Palestinians. According to an Al Jazeera report, Wang said the root of the problem is the delay in realizing Palestine’s aspiration to establish an independent state.
The United States this week sent a group of warships, including the USS Gerald Ford, to support Israel following a brutal attack by Hamas terrorists. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford’s Carrier Strike Group – consisting of the designated aircraft carrier, guided missile cruiser USS Normandy, and four guided missile destroyers (USS Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, and Roosevelt) headed for the eastern Mediterranean. He added, ‘My team and I will be in close contact with our Israeli counterparts to ensure that they have everything they need to protect their citizens and defend themselves against these heinous terrorist attacks.
On the other hand, 212 Indian citizens were safely evacuated from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Now the second batch also took off from Israel on Friday evening. India has launched ‘Operation Ajay’ to save its citizens. The first flight to facilitate the repatriation of Indian nationals from Israel took off from Ben Gurion Airport late on Thursday evening, carrying 212 people living in the war-torn region, which arrived in India on Friday morning.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metzola arrived in Israel amid the war. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday. On reaching Tel Aviv, Lloyd Austin said that America’s support for Israel is strong.
