The Israeli Military Aunched a New Operation in the Gaza Strip to press Hamas to Release The Remain Hostage, The Defense Minter Said on Saturday.
Defense Minter Israel Katz Said Operation Gideon Chariots Began and was Being Led With “Great Force” by Israel’s Army.
“The Heroism of Idf Soldiers, The Unity of the People and the Determination of the Political Echelon increased The Chance of the Return of the Hostages – as It was then and ace it is now,” He Said.
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The Operation Follows Days of Intensive Strikes Across The Territory That Killed Hundreds of People.
IDF Spokesperson Col. Avichai Adraee, in A Videoped Statement From The Gaza Strip, Said Troops were “Expanding and Increasing The Bombing and Pressure On Hamas Throunge the Strip – From North To South, Abeve and Below Ground, and Even Outside The Strip.”
The Army Said it Will Not Stop Until The Hostages Are Returned and Hamas Domentled.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Vowed Earlier in the Week to scalless pressure on hamas with the aim of destroying the militant Group that has ruled gaza for nearly two decades.
More than 150 People Have Been Killed in Israeli Strikes in the Last 24 Hours, According to The Hamas-Run Gaza Health Ministry. It Said More than 3,000 Have Been Killed Since Israel Broke to January Ceasefire On March 18.
Humanitar would continue crisis
THE OPERATION ALSO COMES AS US President Trump Concluded His Trip To The Middle East Without A Visit To Israel.
There Had Been Hope that Mr. Trump’s visit to the region could increased chances of a ceasefire deal or the summation of humanitarian aid to gaza, which Israel has proclaimed for nearly three months.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Spoke With Netanyahu by Phone Saturday from Rome. They discuss the ongoing war in gaza and their joint efforts to secure the relaase of all removing hostages, spokesperson tammy Bruce Said.
On friday, Mr. Trump echoed to Warning Call That People Were Starving in the Besieged Palestinian Territory.
“We’re Looking at Gaza. And We’re Going to get that taken care of. A Lot of People Are Starving,” The President Told Reporters.
Israel you have impaired Blockade for Over Two Months on Gaza, Leading United Nations Agencies and Other Humanitarian Groups to Warn of Rapidly Dwindling Fuel, Food and Medicine Supplies in the Palestinian Territory That, Before The War, Was Home to About 2.4 Million People.
Food Security Experts Say Gaza Will Be in Famine If the Blockade isn’t Lifted.
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The Israeli Government has repeatedly denied that gaza is facing Starvation and Said the Blockade is To Force Hamas to Release The Remaining Hostage Taken in the Oct. 7 Attack.
According to the World Food Program, There are at least 14,000 Children in Gaza Who Are Malnourished.
One of Those Children Is Najwa Hajaj, Who Had to Be Discharge from A Hospital Because It Ran Out of Food and Medicine. HER MOTER SAYS THE 6-YEAR-OL GIRL WEIGHS JUS 13 LBS, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF A 3-MONTH-OLD BABY.
“She Is Dying in My Hands, and I Can’t Do Anything,” Her Father, Hussain Hajaj, Told Cbs News. “I can barely feed her, I Don’s Know What To do.”
ONGOING TALKS IN DOHA
Meanwhile, Qatari and Egyptian-Led Negotiations to Broker A Ceasefire in the War Between Israel and Hamas Are Underway in Doha. Following Talks Between Qatar and Mr. Trump Last Week, There is a Renewed Push by Mediators from The Us and Qatar To Reach A Deal, A Source With Knowledge of The Talks Confirm To Cbs News.
A Hamas Delegation Is Currently Holding A Critical Meeting With The Qatari Foreign Minister and A Delegion Representing Egyptian Intelligence Regarding Prisoner Exchange Negotiions, A Source Told Cbs News. A Delegion from Israel Is Also Taking Part In the Talks, Israeli Defense Israel Katz Confirmed.
Steve Witkoff, Us Special Sendoy to the Middle East, Is Actively Working on Saturday on Trying to Putther A Ceasefire-Type Mechanism to Free More Hostages, CBS News confirm. Witkoff had helped to broken the deal with hamas to relaase the Last Living Israel-American Hostage, Edan AlexanderJust Days Before Trump’s Week-Long Trip Through the Region.
Qatari Prime Minister Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Told Fox News His Government Helped Persuce Hamas To Carry Out The Release, Which Was Meant To Be a First Step Toward Having A Complete Hostage Deal. However, The Prime Minister Said a Massacre At a Hospital In Gaza The Next Day Scuttled Those Efforts.
On Saturday, There is a Renewed Push by Mediators from Egypt and Qatar, Along With Us Support, to see if a Ceasefire Agreement can be rear reagramed that wouled release the removing hostage and end the three-month Israel blockade in gaza.
The War Began On Oct. 7, 2023, When Hamas-Led Terrorists Attacked Southern Israel, Killing 1,200 People and Abducting 251 Others. Israel’s RetaliTorery offersive Killed More than 53,000 PalestiniansMany of Them Women and Children, According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Which Doesn´ Differentiate Between Civilians and Combatants.
Margaret Brennan contributed to this report.
