For the twenty-fourth day in a row, the Israeli army continues to launch raids with warplanes, artillery, and gunboats on Gaza, amid mounting international demands for the necessity of starting a humanitarian truce, while communication and Internet services have been cut off again in areas inside the Gaza Strip.
On Monday, for the 24th day in a row, the Israeli occupation army continues to launch raids with warplanes, artillery, and gunboats in various parts of the Gaza Strip, focusing on the north.
Local sources confirmed to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) that "the occupation warplanes bombed several areas in Beit Lahia, Jabalia, and Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, coinciding with the complete disconnection of communications and the Internet from this area."
She explained, "The occupation warplanes, with artillery support, launched a series of violent raids east of Beit Lahia and east of Jabalia, in light of the slow movement of military vehicles in the northeastern area of the Gaza Strip."
The warplanes launched several raids in the Al-Nasr neighborhood and Al-Jalaa Street, northwest of Gaza, and artillery bombed the East Al-Maghazi area in the middle of the Strip and east of Khan Yunis, according to Wafa.
It also launched several raids on the home of the Abu Sido family in central Khan Yunis, and two homes east of Rafah and west of Rafah, which led to the death of a number of Palestinians and the injury of dozens.
Israeli air strikes also hit areas near Al-Shifa and Al-Quds hospitals, while Palestinian militants clashed with Israeli forces in a border area east of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian officials said that about 50,000 people had taken refuge in Al-Shifa Hospital, adding that they were concerned about ongoing Israeli threats to the facility.
Call for a truce
The escalating Israeli attacks coincided with the escalation of international protests calling for a “humanitarian truce” to allow aid to enter.
An informed source said that the negotiations mediated by Qatar between Israel and Hamas continued yesterday, Sunday, and included discussions about the possible release of hostages.
The source, who requested anonymity, said that Hamas wants a five-day humanitarian truce from Israeli operations to allow aid and fuel to enter the besieged Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of all civilian hostages held by the movement.
The Israeli government says that more than half of the hostages held by Hamas hold foreign passports from 25 countries, including 54 Thai citizens.
Communication and internet outage
In this context, the Palestinian Telecommunications Company (Jawwal) Gaza Branch announced, on Sunday/Monday night, the interruption of communication and Internet services in various areas of the northern Gaza Strip following the breakdown of the main generator in the Sheikh Radwan area.
The company stated in a statement on the Facebook platform that, “In recent hours, various areas of the northern Gaza Strip have been exposed to an interruption in communication and Internet services due to the failure of the main generator in one of our main stations in the Sheikh Radwan area.”
She added: "We would like to clarify that since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip, the fixed and cellular communications network and the Internet have been exposed to interruption and interference in services due to repeated damage to network elements as a result of the continuous bombing."
She continued: "Our crews monitor the network around the clock to fix any possible malfunctions and restore services to subscribers."
On Sunday, the company announced that communication and Internet services would gradually return to work in the Gaza Strip.
As of Sunday evening, 8,005 Palestinians were martyred, including 3,324 children, 2,062 women, and 460 elderly people, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza .
Hamas killed more than 1,400 Israelis and wounded 5,132, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health, and keeps 239 prisoners, according to the Israeli army, including high-ranking military personnel.
Erdogan: We celebrate the centenary of the Republic and we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that “no imperialist power can obstruct the goals of the Turkish Republic,” adding that his country comes to the aid of the oppressed and the needy wherever they are, from the Caucasus to Asia and from Turkestan to Palestine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that “no imperialist power can obstruct the goals of the Turkish Republic.”
Erdogan added in his speech during the centenary celebration of the Turkish Republic, on Sunday, that his country "was born to be a refuge for those who have no refuge in the world and we stand and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people."
Erdogan said: “Turkey comes to the aid of the oppressed and the needy wherever they are, from the Caucasus to Asia and from Turkestan to Palestine.”
He said: "We are entering Turkey's second centenary and we are writing a new constitution. Our greatest goal in the coming period is to save our democracy from the shame of the coup constitution and to formulate a constitution worthy of the hundredth year of our republic."
Erdogan also pointed out that "the Turkish industry sector, especially the defense sector, has witnessed qualitative leaps," adding: "Our republic has witnessed great development in various fields in recent years."
The Turkish President affirmed the continued strengthening of the country's army, saying: "We will conclude an agreement with the Spaniards again in order to give our country a better version of the TCG Anadolu ship and increase the number of our aircraft carriers to two."
Erdogan praised his country, saying: “Our republic is a great treasure that is passed from hand to hand, from heart to heart, and from generation to generation over thousands of years,” and stressed that “the Turkish Republic today is like a sprawling tree with roots in the ground.”
The Turkish President also stressed that "the Turkish Republic, which is a new link in the tradition of our countries that extends for thousands of years, is not the first country we established on these lands, but rather the last."
Turkey celebrates "Republic Day" on October 29 of every year, which is the anniversary of the declaration of the republic by its founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923.
Various Turkish cities witnessed celebrations and events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic, with popular and official participation that included party figures and officials in the Turkish government and state.