The Israeli occupation army launched a massive attack in the southern Gaza Strip, today, Friday, while Israeli officials express their categorical rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state, which raises disputes with Washington.
In the early hours of Friday morning, eyewitnesses reported gunfire and air strikes in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, where "Israel claims that several members of the local leadership of the Hamas movement are hiding."
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported intense artillery shelling in the vicinity of Al Amal Hospital, where many were killed and wounded in Khan Yunis, which became the center of the battles.
The occupation army said, "Soldiers supported by artillery and aviation eliminated dozens of terrorists in Khan Yunis, and were able to reach the southernmost area of the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the ground operation that began in the far north of the Palestinian Strip."
In Gaza, about 80% of the population was displaced due to the ongoing Israeli aggression, while the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that “inhumane living conditions amid the limited availability of drinking water and clean toilets and the inability to maintain the cleanliness of the surrounding areas will lead to the spread of more hepatitis.