Israeli Army Kills Gazans In Safe And Humanitarian Regions

Palestinians are next to the bodies of their family members who died as a result of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip. (Wikimedia Commons/WAFAin contract with APAimages)

JAKARTA - Gaza authorities have accused Israeli soldiers of killing about 2.000 people in the territory they have designated as safe and "humane" areas after forcing them to leave Gaza City.

Gaza's media office said soldiers had misled the public by claiming the central and southern regions, including Al Mawasi, were safe, while continuing to attack there.

Israeli troops have launched 133 attacks in the southern and central regions since August 11, when they started an attack on Gaza City, the office said, quoted from The National September 29.

About 1,903 people who died in these areas constitute 46 percent of all deaths reported in the Gaza Strip during that period.

"We also call on the international community and countries in the free world to immediately stop crimes of genocide and aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip, and to try to save the remaining civilians before it's too late," Gaza's media office said.

Dozens of people died in Gaza from Israeli airstrikes and gunfire on Sunday, according to Palestinian official media.

Israel itself said its forces were "continue to expand operations" in Gaza City, accusing five of those killed of being "terrorists" who fired anti-tank missiles at troops.

Israeli troops admit they operate outside the Gaza city, with the air force launching 140 attacks across the route in a day, while troops in the south are described as "explosing terrorists and dismantling observation equipment and military infrastructure".

Israeli troops began an expanded ground attack in Gaza City this month. As a result, some 350,000 to 400,000 Palestinians have left the area that was once the most populous region on the route, but hundreds of thousands more are still surviving, according to the UN World Food Program (WFP) forecast.

When the attack began, Israeli soldiers stepped on pressure on residents to leave, bombing tall buildings and distributing leaflets ordering "evacuation" from the Gaza city.

"Every family moving south will receive the most generous humanitarian aid," the military claimed.

However, a number of Palestinians fleeing an army attack on Gaza City have told The National how they have experienced hunger and despair in the south, although Israel claims better conditions. Others are reluctant to leave, fearing Israel plans to relocate them forever.

Israeli forces are trying to control Gaza City, which is considered Hamas base. Israel says the region is home to about 2,000 to 3,000 Hamas fighters, and a military operation passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims to neutralize the group's central command.

However, the attack has been widely condemned due to concerns about exacerbating the alarming humanitarian situation in Gaza.

The United Nations said more than half a million people were trapped in hunger after months of blockade of Israeli aid.

The latest conflict broke out in Gaza after Palestinian militant groups attacked Israel's southern region on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and causing 251 others to be held hostage, according to Israeli calculations.

It was responded to by airstrikes, blockades, and ground operations by Israel to the Gaza Strip. The Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed that Palestinian deaths since October 2023 had reached 66,005 people, while injured victims reached 168,162 people, such as the WAFA.

A global hunger monitoring group said hunger had hit several areas of Gaza, while some human rights experts said the army's action in the war was genocide.

Israel firmly denies this, saying the war constitutes an act of self-defense and genocide claims are based on Hamas' statement.