By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli planes dropped leaflets over southern Gaza on Saturday displaying an image of the useless Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar with the message that “Hamas will not rule Gaza”, echoing language utilized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The transfer got here as Israeli navy strikes killed at the very least 32 folks throughout the Gaza Strip and tightened a siege round hospitals in Jabalia within the north of the enclave, Palestinian well being officers mentioned.
“Whoever drops the weapon and arms over the hostages will likely be allowed to depart and dwell in peace,” the leaflet, written in Arabic, learn, in accordance with residents of the southern metropolis of Khan Younis and pictures circulating on-line.
The leaflet’s wording was from a press release by Netanyahu on Thursday after Sinwar was killed by Israeli troopers working in Rafah, within the south close to the Egyptian border, on Wednesday.
The Oct. 7 assault Sinwar deliberate on Israeli communities a 12 months in the past killed round 1,200 folks, with one other 253 dragged again to Gaza as hostages, in accordance with Israeli tallies.
Israel’s subsequent battle has devastated Gaza, killing greater than 42,500 Palestinians, with one other 10,000 uncounted useless thought to lie below the rubble, Gaza well being authorities say.
Within the central Gaza Strip camp of Al-Maghzai, an Israeli strike on a home killed 11 folks, whereas one other strike on the close by camp of Nuseirat killed 4 others.
5 different folks had been killed in two separate strikes within the south Gaza cities of Khan Younis and Rafah, medics mentioned, whereas seven Palestinians had been killed within the Shati camp within the northern Gaza Strip.
Late on Friday, medics mentioned 33 folks, principally girls and youngsters, had been killed and 85 others had been wounded in Israeli strikes that destroyed at the very least three homes in Jabalia.
The Israeli navy mentioned it was unaware of that incident.
It mentioned forces had been persevering with operations in opposition to Hamas throughout the enclave, killing a number of gunmen in Rafah and Jabalia and dismantling navy infrastructure. Palestinian medics mentioned 5 folks had been killed in Jabalia on Saturday.
EVACUATION ORDERS
Residents and medics mentioned Israeli forces had tightened their siege on Jabalia, the most important of the enclave’s eight historic camps, which it encircled by additionally sending tanks to close by cities of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya and issuing evacuation orders to residents.
Israeli officers mentioned evacuation orders had been aimed toward separating Hamas fighters from civilians and denied that there was any systematic plan to clear civilians out of Jabalia or different northern areas.
Residents and medical officers mentioned Israeli forces had been bombing homes and besieging hospitals, stopping medical and meals provides from coming into to power them to depart the camp.
Well being officers mentioned they refused orders by the Israeli military to evacuate the hospital or depart the sufferers, many in a vital situation, unattended.
“The Israeli occupation is intensifying its focusing on of the well being system within the northern Gaza Strip, by besieging and immediately focusing on the Indonesian Hospital, Kamal Adwan Hospital, and Al-Awda Hospital through the previous hours and its insistence on placing them out of service,” the Gaza well being ministry mentioned.
It mentioned two sufferers in intensive care on the Indonesian Hospital died “on account of the hospital’s siege and the ability outage and medical provides”.
Israel’s navy mentioned the troops working within the space had been “briefed on the significance of mitigating hurt to civilians and medical infrastructure”.
“It’s emphasised that the hospital continues to function with out disruption and in full capability, and there was no intentional hearth directed at it,” it mentioned.
(Reporting and writing by Nidal al-Mughrabi. Extra reporting by Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell, writing by Ahmed Tolba; Enhancing by Toby Chopra and Alison Williams)
