The war between Israel and Gaza live | The Gaza Ministry of Health estimates that 240 people have been killed in Israeli bombing since the end of the truce international

Israel is focusing its attacks on the southern Gaza Strip, the most densely populated area, after the end of the truce

Israel bombed the southern Gaza Strip, the most populated area in the Strip, harshly during the last hours. After the truce ended on Friday between the Hebrew state’s army and Hamas, Israeli armed forces repeatedly bombed the southern area of ​​the Strip, where some 1.7 million of the 2.3 million people living in Gaza now reside. It is one of the most densely populated regions in the world.

One of the most affected cities is Khan Yunis. The Israeli army admitted that during the past 24 hours – since the ceasefire practically ended – it had struck 400 targets in the Strip, 50 of which were in this town located in the south alone. However, the armed forces of the Jewish state continued operations in the north: Israeli tanks and aircraft attacked Beit Lahia in the northern region, hitting a terrorist cell, a “mosque used as an operational headquarters” and an ammunition depot. Ammunition, always according to the Israeli narrative.

Palestinians residing in Khan Yunis explained to Reuters news agency that the Israeli bombing of the town hit residential buildings, open areas, and three mosques in recent hours. According to Reuters reporters, there are now several columns of smoke in the town as a result of the attacks.

Spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas – an organization considered terrorist by the European Union and the United States and which it controls. De facto The Strip since 2007 – It was reported this afternoon that 193 Palestinians have been martyred since the end of the ceasefire on Friday morning. Since the beginning of the war, more than 15,000 people have been killed in Israeli army attacks, according to Hamas. Most of them are without children and women. About 1,200 people were killed in the militia attack on Israeli territory, according to the Hebrew state authorities.

In its military attack, the Israeli army took control of a large part of northern Gaza, where Gaza City, the largest city in the Strip, is located. Since October 12, Israel has been demanding that residents of the Gaza Strip move south, but it is also bombing the southern region. Before the ceasefire began, several Israeli military spokesmen warned that their military operation, aimed at ending Hamas, would extend into the south, where most civilians now reside.

Shortly after the truce ended on Friday, the Israeli army filled the southern part of the Strip with leaflets. In those letters, he ordered a new transfer to the residents of Gaza, this time in the direction of Rafah, on the border with Egypt, but this area was also subjected to constant bombardment once the Israeli offensive resumed. As several witnesses explained to EL PAÍS.