Israeli Regime Resumes Bloody Military Campaign in Gaza
The Israeli regime has launched a wide-ranging air campaign on the Gaza Strip in the past hours, after a brief pause in its military offensive.
Witnesses in Gaza City and the north of the Gaza Strip reported intense fighting between Palestinian fighters and Israeli troops. In the central Gaza Strip, Israeli tanks shelled areas near Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps.
The health ministry in Gaza said at least 18 people have been killed since Israel's army resumed its attacks. The casualties include two people killed in Beit Lahia (northern Gaza Strip), seven people at al-Maghazi (central Gaza Strip), one in Khan Younis city (southern Gaza Strip), two at Hamad residential tower (south of Khan Younis), and six in Rafah (southern Gaza Strip).
Meanwhile, air raid sirens have been activated in Israeli communities near the Gaza fence, according to Israeli media. Sirens sounded in Sderot, Ibim, and Nir Am settler communities.
The ceasefire, which lasted for a week and was extended twice, started on November 24 and ended at 7 am (0500 GMT) Friday. The ceasefire had halted the devastating Israeli attacks on Gaza that began in early October.
The regime started the war on Gaza on October 7 after Hamas, the Palestinian resistance movement, launched a surprise operation called Al-Aqsa Storm against the occupation. The operation was a response to the Israeli regime's long history of killing and destroying Palestinians.
Israel also cut off water, food, and electricity to Gaza, causing a humanitarian crisis in the coastal strip.
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More than 15,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in the Israeli attacks.
The truce led to the release of 105 Israeli prisoners held in Gaza and 240 Palestinian prisoners.
The ceasefire has allowed some humanitarian aid into Gaza but the aid supplies were not enough, according to aid workers.
Source: Agencies
