Hamas has warned that it will return to attack Tel Aviv in two hours, at midnight local (11 pm in Italy). “On the orders of our commander Mohammed Deif – the military wing of Hamas announced on Telegram – Hamas will cease fire towards Tel Aviv for two hours starting at 22 local time”. After that, the inhabitants of Tel Aviv “will return to stand on one leg”, that is, in a state of uncertainty and anxiety.
Meanwhile, Israel has made it known that it will continue to “do everything possible to avoid conflicts and tensions”, as the spokesman of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Lior Haiat underlines in a videoconference, but: “We are under terrorist attack and we have the right and the obligation to defend the citizens. Each missile launched from Gaza is a double war crime, against Israeli civilians and against civilians in the areas from which the rockets are fired. We expect the international community to condemn the terrorist organization Hamas and recognize Israel’s right to defend itself ”. Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli operation in Gaza is not over and will continue as long as necessary.
Biden’s support
Support from US President Biden came during his dialogue with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Where the US confirmed “strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself against missile attacks by Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza”. But Biden also raised concerns about civilian casualties and the protection of journalists, as well as expressing “concern about the violent clashes in the West Bank” and “his support for measures to allow the Palestinian people to enjoy dignity, security, freedom. and the economic opportunity it deserves and has affirmed its support for a two-state solution ”. The leaders “have decided to continue close consultation between their teams and to stay in touch in the days to come.”
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What is behind the attack on the “media skyscraper”
In the al-Jala building in Gaza, the so-called «Media Skyscraper», there were «offices of the Hamas military research and development unit, its military intelligence offices as well as offices of Islamic Jihad». Military spokesman Hedai Zilberman made it clear on television, rejecting criticism from abroad for the destruction of important international newsrooms. “We gave a few hours’ notice – he added – and we signaled the imminence of destruction with a small bomb on the roof”. Those offices, according to Zilberman, were working on perfecting Hamas’ weapons “to make them more deadly” and on collecting intelligence data on Israeli civilians and military personnel. Zilberman then expressed “regret” for the erroneous information forwarded Thursday night to the foreign press about a land entry of Israeli soldiers into Gaza, which in reality had not occurred: “It was a bona fide, unintentional mistake. One of my men got it wrong. We apologized to the journalists, we will also issue a public apology ».