On Wednesday, the Israeli military said its forces has resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed at least 20 Palestinians, according to local health workers.
This renewed ground operations comes a day following over 400 Palestinians were killed in one of the deadliest episodes since the beginning of the conflict, shattering a ceasefire that has largely held since January.
The Israeli military stated that their operations had expanded Israel’s authority over the Netzarim Corridor, which bisects Gaza, and were a “focused” operation aimed at constructing a partial buffer zone between the enclave’s north and south.
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On Wednesday, the United Nations reported that an Israeli airstrike killed a foreign staffer and injured five others inside a U.N. headquarters in downtown Gaza City. However, Israel refuted this, claiming that it had struck a Hamas facility where it had discovered preparations to fire into Israeli territory.
According to Jorge Moreira da Silva, executive director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, Israel was aware that this was a U.N. compound where people lived, stayed, and worked. It is an extremely well-known location.”
Israel, which has sworn to destroy Hamas, stated that its latest offensive was “just the beginning”.
