{"id":600423,"date":"2023-12-08T21:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/israel-facing-criticism-as-it-ramps-up-war-in-southern-gaza\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T21:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:10:03","slug":"israel-facing-criticism-as-it-ramps-up-war-in-southern-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/israel-facing-criticism-as-it-ramps-up-war-in-southern-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"#Israel facing criticism as it ramps up war in southern Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/AP23341480667406-e1701965182731.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Criticism is mounting against Israel as forces march across the Gaza S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to destroy Hamas,  leaving behind a large trail of destruction as humanitarian aid slows down to Palestinian civilians tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in the conflict. <\/p>\n<p>United Nations Secretary-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Antonio Guterres invoked a rare power this week that allowed him to plead for a ceasefire before the international body\u2019s security council as he said the \u201csituation is simply becoming untenable\u201d in Gaza.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe conditions for the effective delivery of humanitarian aid no longer exist,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/content\/sg\/statement\/2023-12-08\/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-the-situation-the-middle-east-including-the-palestinian-question-bilingual-delivered-scroll-down-for-all-english\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/content\/sg\/statement\/2023-12-08\/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-the-situation-the-middle-east-including-the-palestinian-question-bilingual-delivered-scroll-down-for-all-english\">Guterres said before the council<\/a>, describing a \u201cbottleneck\u201d of humanitarian aid trucks at the border with Egypt and a \u201cspiraling humanitarian nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Gaza are being told to move like human pinballs \u2013 ricocheting between ever-smaller slivers of the south, without any of the basics for survival,\u201d he added. \u201cBut nowhere in Gaza is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UN Security Council is expected to take a vote on a resolution calling for an urgent ceasefire later Friday but the measure will likely meet resistance from Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. opposes an im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te ceasefire, arguing Israel faces a security threat from Palestinian militant group Hamas after fighters killed more than 1,200 people in an Oct. 7 surprise attack. <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken, however, on Friday repeated the Biden administration\u2019s position that Israel \u201chas to make maximum efforts to avoid civilian casualties\u201d as it prosecutes the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt remains imperative that Israel put a premium on civilian protection, and there does remain a gap between exactly what I said when I was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we\u2019re seeing on the ground,\u201d Blinken said at a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-and-united-kingdom-foreign-secretary-david-cameron-at-a-joint-press-availability\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-and-united-kingdom-foreign-secretary-david-cameron-at-a-joint-press-availability\/\">press conference.<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>More than 17,000 people have died in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, which is run by Hamas. The group claims that 70 percent of the deaths so far have been women and children.<\/p>\n<p>Around two million Palestinian civilians have fled to southern Gaza, heeding a call from Israel to evacuate the north ahead of a late October ground invasion. <\/p>\n<p>But Israeli forces are now fighting in the south, including the second largest city of Khan Younis, and have now pushed civilians into smaller and smaller safety zones. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Blinken said Israel has learned from its invasion of the north, this time evacuating neighborhoods instead of entire cities and creating deconfliction zones away from the fighting. <\/p>\n<p>But he said Israel must work harder to communicate to people where to go so civilians \u201chave confidence to know that they can move out of harm\u2019s way and move to a safe area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael has an obligation to do everything possible to put a premium on protecting civilians and maximizing humanitarian assistance,\u201d Blinken said on Friday. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Israel says it is doing its best to protect civilians but blames Hamas for using them as shields, a claim repeated by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\">in an address this week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery civilian death is a tragedy, a tragedy that the IDF does not want and is taking extensive measures to avoid,\u201d Hagari said. \u201cWhile Hamas terrorists hide behind civilians, Israel does its best to distinguish between terrorists and civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel is conducting an extensive bombing campaign across Gaza, including in Khan Younis, where IDF troops are now operating inside the city and fighting urban battles with Hamas fighters.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The IDF claims it has secured positions across several Hamas strongholds in the north and that troops are working to do the same in the south.<\/p>\n<p>The UN is warning that Gaza\u2019s health system is collapsing and that people are running out of food to eat. <\/p>\n<p>In the north, which has been largely reduced to rubble, the UN says 97 percent of people are not eating enough.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The World Health Organization has reported 212 attacks on healthcare sites in Gaza that has killed more than 500 people. <\/p>\n<p>The UN itself has lost more than 100 staff inside of the coastal strip, which the international group says is the organization\u2019s largest loss of life in its 78-year history.<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian aid groups are calling for an immediate ceasefire. Doctors Without Borders said Thursday the number of dead arriving at the central Gaza hospital of Al-Aqsa surpassed the number of injured patients, with 115 killed in 24 hours.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe hospital is full, the morgue is full,\u201d the group said in a statement. \u201cWe call on Israeli Forces to stop the indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. We need a ceasefire now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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