War in Gaza, at what point is the advance of Israel’s troops into the Strip

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War in Gaza, at what point is the advance of Israel’s troops into the Strip



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THE SITUATION ON THE FIELD

  • For the first time since the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza, the Egyptian authorities today authorized the opening of the Rafah crossing south of the Strip. Meanwhile, in the north, the advance of Israeli troops continues

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GAZA CITY “ENROUNDED”?

  • According to the Israeli public radio Kan, the Tel Aviv army is now holding Gaza City three terrestrial sides: North, Center and South. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed that troops are stationed on the edge of the city

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Dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded during the Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia camp, in Gaza city, Palestinian territory on October 9, 2023. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THE JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP

  • In the north of the Strip the situation remains the most critical. In Gaza City the air raids hit the Jabalia refugee camp causing at least 50 victims

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epa10924757 Israeli troops with a variety of military vehicles at a gathering site at an undisclosed location along the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, 18 October 2023. Hundreds of people have been killed by an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza City late 17 October, health officials say. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

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MOVEMENTS FROM THE EAST

  • Hamas responded with missile launches towards Erez. Israeli troop movements from the East suggest the intention to close off the entire north of the Strip isolating in fact Gaza City

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epa10940557 An Israeli Merkava tank during maneuvers at an undisclosed location along the border with Lebanon, in Israel, 26 October 2023. Tensions remain high at the border between Israel and Lebanon after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated following an unprecedented attack carried out by Hamas militants from Gaza into Israel on 07 October 2023. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

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ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER

  • Meanwhile, Hamas missile launches continue from the Strip towards Tel Aviv while on the border with Lebanon a Hezbollah rocket hit an Israeli Merkava tank

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epa10915207 Houthi fighters shout slogans during a military parade in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sana'a, Yemen, 12 October 2023. The top leader of the Houthis movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, has warned that his movement will stand ready to engage in hostilities against Israel should the United States directly back the Israeli military campaign on the Gaza Strip. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have died since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, leading to Israeli retaliation strikes on the Palestinian enclave. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

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THE SOUTH FRONT

  • Clashes are also recorded in the West Bank while a new front risks opening up in the southern part of Israel. From Yemen i Shiite Houti guerrillas they launched aerial drones in the Eilat area on the Gulf of Aqaba




epa10921858 Palestinians with dual nationalities wait to cross the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, southern Gaza Strip, 16 October 2023. Israel has warned all citizens of the Gaza strip to move to the south ahead of an expected invasion. More than 2,750 Palestinians and 1,300 Israelis have been killed according to the IDF and Palestinian health ministry, after Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

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THE RAFAH CROSSING

  • The opening of the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will allow foreign passport holders and hundreds of seriously injured Palestinian civilians to shelter in tented camps set up near Rafah




epa10908724 Israeli soldiers patrol the area next to the border with Gaza, near Sderot, southern Israel, 09 October 2023. The Israeli army announced on 09 October, it carried out over 500 strikes on targets across the Gaza Strip overnight. An unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October claimed by the Islamist movement Hamas killed more than 700 Israelis and left over 2,150 injured, the Israeli army said. In retaliation, Israeli announced operation 'Swords of Iron' against the militant group in the Gaza Strip. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

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CONTROL OF OPERATIONS

  • The movement of Israeli troops in the direction of Khan Younis suggests the hypothesis that Tel Aviv wants to control the situation at the Rafah crossing by monitoring the exit of the most seriously injured




epa10914229 An Israeli army flare illuminates the sky above the northern Gaza strip, on, 11 October 2023. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 5,000 others injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, after Israel started bombing the Palestinian enclave in response to attacks carried out by the Islamist movement Hamas on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October. More than 3,000 people, including 1,500 militants from Hamas, have been killed and thousands injured in Gaza and Israel since 07 October, according to Israeli military sources and Palestinian officials. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

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THE RAIDS IN THE SOUTH

  • According to the BBC, between 10 and 25 October the Israeli air force also repeatedly bombed the south of the Strip previously indicated as “safe zones” for Palestinian civilians. The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) reiterated its intention to “hit terrorist targets in all parts of Gaza”

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epa10951238 A Palestinian walks among the rubble following an Israeli airstrike in Al Sheikh Redwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City, 31 October 2023. More than 8,000 Palestinians and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Palestinian health authority, since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

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FUTURE SCENARIOS

  • In the meantime, as the operation in Gaza enters its crucial phase, both Israel and the US are thinking about the “After”. Among the hypotheses on the table are the creation of a peacekeeping force on the model of the one that monitored the 1979 peace agreement with Egypt, the relocation of the entire population of Gaza to the Sinai peninsula or a National Authority government Palestinian on the Strip

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