The Israeli criminal war on Gaza entered its 280th day, with the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip, through dozens of airstrikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Recovery of the bodies of 60 martyrs from Gaza City
The occupation continues its aggression on Gaza, as reported by the Palestinian news agency that ambulance crews have recovered the bodies of around 60 martyrs from the neighborhoods of Tel al-Hawa, as well as the southern Sands and Industry areas in Gaza City, following a partial withdrawal of occupation forces after a ground invasion about a week ago.
Medical sources at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital reported that 56 bodies were recovered from Tel al-Hawa and the Industry area by 10 o'clock in the morning.
Ambulance crews also recovered the bodies of 5 martyrs from inside the Friends of the Patient Hospital west of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses reported difficult and tragic scenes of dozens of martyrs' bodies strewn on the ground and under the rubble of destroyed homes in Tel al-Hawa and the Industry area, in addition to the widespread destruction of infrastructure and the setting of fires in many homes by the occupation forces before withdrawing.
Occupation destroys 35% of buildings in Shujaiya
The Gaza municipality revealed on Friday that the occupation army destroyed 35% of buildings and residential facilities in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City completely.
The municipality stated in a statement: The Israeli army deliberately targeted vital facilities and infrastructure to make Gaza an uninhabitable city, having destroyed 35% of buildings and residential facilities in Shujaiya neighborhood alone completely.
"Hamas": The occupation's atrocities in Tel al-Hawa are war crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) affirmed that the fascistic crimes of the occupation in Tel al-Hawa, such as executing the elderly and children in their homes, are heinous violations and despicable behaviors that require urgent international accountability.
The movement stated in a press release on Friday that the atrocities revealed following the withdrawal of the terrorist occupation army from Tel al-Hawa in southwest Gaza City, after days of intense shelling and targeting of all aspects of life, are war crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing.
It added that the occupation army set fire to residential buildings before leaving Tel al-Hawa, prevented the civil defense from accessing the buildings that were set on fire with families inside, and recovered the bodies of entire families killed in Tel al-Hawa due to the Israeli shelling, confirming that the occupation army committed brutal massacres and atrocities that shame humanity.
Hamas pointed out that the shocking scenes of cold-blooded executions of innocent elderly Palestinians inside their homes violate all human values. Among those who were executed by Israeli soldiers were three elderly women from the Al-Ghalaiani family, in addition to cases of executing isolated civilians including children. Hamas emphasized that this fascist Zionist army and its criminal leaders, who kill children, women, and elders, follow despicable and cowardly behavior.
Hamas further stated that these heinous crimes are happening in front of the eyes and ears of the United Nations, the international community, and its institutions, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which must take urgent action to stop the genocide war waged by the occupation against our people. In this war, endless violations of all values, traditions, laws, and international treaties are practiced, without the Zionist terrorists' government facing any real deterrent step to end these atrocities.
Key Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the invading Zionist forces on multiple fronts in Gaza, where the military wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced today, Friday, the shelling of enemy forces stationed in the "Netzarim" axis with mortar shells.
The Al-Qassam Brigades targeted an Israeli "Merkava" tank and an Israeli military carrier with two "Yasin 105" shells in the Al-Tanour neighborhood and George Street in the eastern city of Rafah in the southern sector.
They also reported that their fighters were able to destroy two Israeli "Merkava 4" tanks with a missile and an explosive device near the Al-Amin Muhammad Mosque in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the western city of Gaza after returning from the front lines.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, targeted Israeli occupation forces near the "Kerem Abu Salem" military site east of Rafah with mortar shells and rockets (107).
They also targeted Israeli occupation soldiers and vehicles along the supply line on the "Netzarim" axis with a barrage of mortar shells.
They announced that they targeted Israeli occupation soldiers stationed at the Rafah crossing gate and its surroundings with a barrage of mortar shells.
Liberman: "Israel" is facing existential threats
Leader of the "Yisrael Beiteinu" party Avigdor Liberman said that if the current ruling coalition and Knesset continue until 2026, "Israel" will not exist.
Liberman was quoted by the Hebrew newspaper "Maariv" on Friday as saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has led "Israel" to destruction and does not know how to manage anything.
The leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party added that Netanyahu is now only seeking to ensure his stay in power for as long as possible.
He further stated that "Israel" is facing existential threats and is undergoing a multidimensional crisis, politically, economically, and security-wise, the biggest since its establishment.
Olmert: "Israel" will be prosecuted
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned on Friday that "Tel Aviv" will eventually be prosecuted and arrest warrants will be issued against its political and military leaders for the crimes committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
He said in an article published in the Hebrew newspaper "Haaretz" that "Israel" will not have any defense when accused of committing crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank, according to Anadolu Agency.
Erdogan: Partnership between NATO and "Israel" cannot continue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed that the partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the "Israeli" administration cannot continue, and that initiatives of cooperation between the alliance and Tel Aviv will not receive Ankara's approval.
This came during a press conference on Thursday evening following his participation in the "NATO-Ukraine Council" session held on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, according to Anadolu.
Erdogan stated: "It is not possible for the partnership between NATO and the 'Israeli' administration, which violates the fundamental values of our alliance, to continue."
He explained that the Benjamin Netanyahu government, with its expansionist and reckless policies, not only endangers the security of its citizens but also the security of the entire region.
