translated from Spanish: Clashes between Gaza and Israel remain relentless on their fifth day

The exchange of fire between Gaza and Israel continued almost uninterrupted this morning, with more rocket fire from the militias from the strip and retaliatory attacks by the Israeli Army, after israeli authorities rejected a proposal to a truce from Egypt to end the war escalation, they confirmed to Efe sources in Cairo.This morning, the armed forces carried out about fifty rounds of shelling from land and air in just 40 minutes , the biggest offensive since Monday, which raised the death toll to 120, including 31 children and 19 women, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.In Israel, seven people – six civilians and one soldier – have died, including a teenager and a 6-year-old boy, and last night an old woman died of a fall while running for refuge from rocket fire from the enclave that began last Monday by Islamist militias in Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.SITUATION WITHOUT VIEWS TO CALMThe morning of heavy Israeli bombardment and after militias launched some 200 shells at Israel between Thursday and Friday night, the intensity of hostilities was reduced in the morning, although the exchange of fire and anti-aircraft sirens in Israel did not stop ringing. In recent hours, warplanes attacked underground facilities from which Hamas militiamen launched rockets, as well as several military observation posts of the organization. The Iron Dome defense system also intercepted two drones from Gaza that entered Israeli airspace. The Army concretized that the strong early morning offensive by land and air used “more than 160 aircraft, ground forces, artillery and armoured troops deployed along the border” that focused on attacking an infrastructure of Hamas tunnels.” More than 150 underground targets were attacked” in the north of the enclave, while air, ground and tank forces fired at hundreds of other targets within the enclave. He detailed, with this offensive he “severely damaged” “strategically important” tunnels, “destroying many kilometers” from an extensive network of underground facilities belonging to Hamas and believe they have killed a leader of Islamic Jihad.ISRAEL, PREPARED FOR A TERRESTRE OPERATIONA spokesman for the Army advanced today that will continue to attack targets in the enclave and that they “intend” to carry out a ground offensive ” “We are prepared to do so,” he said. We’re doing it and we’re going to keep doing it very intensely. This is not the last word and this operation will continue as long as necessary,” warned the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.So far, militias of Islamist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have launched more than 1,800 rockets into Israeli territory, at least 430 of them failed to fall into the enclave, and most have been intercepted by the Anti-Missile Iron Dome system.INFRUCTUOSOS ATTEMPTS OF MEDIATIONIt is confirmed today to Efe in Cairo that Israel has rejected “all mediation initiatives” for a truce, after a delegation from Egypt, mediator between Israel and Hamas, visited Tel Aviv on Thursday.Israel would have previously reported its intention to conduct “a large military operation” over Gaza before reaching any ceasefire. Meanwhile, the international community, with the United States and the United Nations at the forefront, continues to insist that the parties cease hostilities, which have been reflected throughout the region. A Palestinian was killed today by Israeli Army gunfire in an alleged stabbing attempt near the Jewish settlement of Ofra in the occupied West Bank; and protests and riots continue in occupied East Jerusalem and Arab communities of Palestinian origin in Israel, in addition to clashes between Arabs and Jews. This Sunday, the UN Security Council is expected to discuss escalating tensions in the region at a meeting.

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