translated from Spanish: Israel launches strong air and ground offensive in Gaza Strip

In a further escalation of the aggression cycle that began monday, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) air and ground troops are attacking “currently in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli Army confirmed. On the other hand, residents of Israeli municipalities bordering Gaza have been ordered not to leave anti-aircraft shelters. IDF spokesman Hidai Zil-berman said plans are currently being drawn up by the military, after which they will be submitted to the country’s political authorities for approval.

In this line is that at night he indicated that all options remain on the table and additional troops were deployed to the border at the possible start of a ground operation. The escalation of tension between Israelis and Palestinians has reached its peak after weeks of increasing hostility. At least 119 Palestinians, including 31 children, have been killed in Israeli air raids since the start of the offensive on Monday afternoon, with more than 800 people injured, Palestinian Health Ministry reports. Eight people have died in Israel since rocket fire from the enclave, including two minors and one soldier, while another 200 have been injured. Climbing 
In a territory that in addition to territorial disputes does not exceed 100 kilometers away, between the city of Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and Tel Aviv tensions are increasing in part by Israel’s attempt to evict several Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. A practice that’s not for new. For decades Israeli organizations for settlers have aimed to drive Palestinians into East Jerusalem from their homes, dismantle their homes, and replace them with Jewish housing units. This increased the presence of Israeli police on the territory and in a context such as Ramadan, where on the last Saturday they blocked Palestinian groups traveling to pray in the al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s holiest places, on the most sacred night in Ramadan.

In addition to this point took place the “Day of Jerusalem”, the date on which the Israelis commemorate the six-day war that took place in 1967 and where the country captured the disputed historical territory. From this, on Monday morning at the al-Aqsa mosque, Palestinians confronted Israeli police leaving and by night, Hamas, the Islamist militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007, fired seven rockets at Israel. In response, Israel continued to bomb the Gaza Strip over Palestinian territory.

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