On the 60th day of the war, the Israeli army is expanding its operations in southern Gaza, massing Israeli tanks and armored vehicles on the outskirts of Khan Yunis and installing pumps to flood underground tunnels. Palestinians say the situation is “chaotic” and panic reigns among local residents. Using social media and leaflets, the Israel Defense Forces issued new evacuation orders in Gaza. Internet and communication services are not working in the Gaza Strip.

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05:23The IDF plans to pump seawater into the Hamas tunnel network in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reports. North of the Al-Shati refugee camp, five large pumps were installed, each capable of pumping thousands of cubic meters of seawater into the tunnel. Israel informed US officials that it was considering this option last month

05:00Bernie Sanders opposes $10 billion package for ‘extremist Netanyahu government’

The American senator spoke out against the Biden administration’s proposal to send Israel $10.1 billion to refuel the country’s Iron Dome and David’s Sling defense systems.

“I believe it would be completely irresponsible to provide an additional $10.1 billion in unconditional military aid that would allow the Netanyahu government to continue its current offensive military approach,” Sanders said on the Senate floor Monday.

“What the Netanyahu government is doing is immoral, it violates international law, and the United States should not be complicit in these actions.”

02:03Israel’s military says it has nearly achieved its goal in the war in northern Gaza after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that operations in the northern enclave “will soon lead to the destruction of the entire Gaza City area and the northern part of the Gaza Strip.”

01:33 Admiral Daniel Hagari announced that the Israeli military would not postpone the investigation into the October 7 failure until the end of the war. Hamas fighters did not commit rape during attack in Israel, Politburo denies

The Israeli military will not wait for the end of the war in Gaza to investigate the failure to prevent the October 7 attack by Hamas, IDF spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari said Monday, according to CNN.

“We will not postpone everything until the end of the war” with Hamas, the admiral told the media.

“This is our decision. We are thinking about the right moment to start the investigation, because we have to give these answers to the society,” he said.

01:01WHO challenges Israeli army order to empty medical aid warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours (Tedros)

“Today, WHO received a message from the Israel Defense Forces to evacuate within 24 hours our supplies from our medical warehouse in the southern Gaza Strip, as ground operations will render it unusable,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on social network X (formerly Twitter). , reports AFP.

“We call on Israel to withdraw this order and take all possible measures to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and humanitarian facilities,” he added.