The Israeli army tightens the circle around Gaza City , during the offensive, from the air and from the ground, inside the Strip, in retaliation for the Hamas attacks in the territory of the Jewish State on October 7th.

According to the spokesman for the Tel Aviv forces , since the beginning of the conflict, over eleven thousand targets linked to "terrorist organisations" have been hit , including "operational command centers and Hamas cells".

For their part, the militiamen put up strenuous resistance and, again according to Israeli sources, eleven Tel Aviv soldiers were killed during operations in the Strip. Among them also two 20-year-old soldiers.

Meanwhile, while there is fighting in homes and in the streets, the raids also targeted Jabaliya, near Gaza City, where a refugee camp is located. There would be dozens of victims.

"A horrendous massacre", commented Hamas, while Israel explained that "numerous terrorists had barricaded themselves in a building, near a school, a medical center and government offices".

The hostages – In the meantime, the stalemate in the situation of the Israeli hostages in the hands of Hamas is breaking down. Qatar has in fact reached an agreement with Egypt, Israel and Hamas - in coordination with the United States - for the release from the Gaza Strip, via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, of an unspecified number of prisoners with dual nationality and other in serious health conditions . The pan-Arab media reported this, citing sources close to the ongoing negotiations between the parties.

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