Multiple residents of Gaza told CNN that the airstrikes which began Friday night were the most intense they have experienced since Israel began to retaliate against Hamas’ October 7 terror attack nearly three weeks ago.
The Israel Defense Forces is “expanding ground operations” in the Gaza Strip, IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Friday, as intense airstrikes rocked the besieged enclave and with communications links reportedly severed. Gaza residents told CNN the strikes were the most intense they have experienced since Israel began to retaliate against Hamas’ October 7 terror attack nearly three weeks ago.
“We are deeply concerned about the ability of our teams to continue providing their emergency medical services, especially since this disruption affects the central emergency number ’101’ and hinders the arrival of ambulance vehicles to the wounded and injured,” the statement added. The IDF mobilized more than 300,000 reservists in the wake of the October 7 attack, as it seeks to “destroy” Hamas and prevent it from launching further attacks on Israeli soil.
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