The Israel Defense Forces have said that their warplanes attacked some 750 “military targets” in the Gaza Strip last night, with these images reportedly showing some of them being hit.
The footage shows a number of buildings in the Gaza Strip being hit by Israeli firepower. Many of them are completely obliterated.
One scene shows an entire street filled with flames as a missile hits a building.
The images were obtained from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday, 13th October, along with a statement saying: “The IDF continues to vigorously attack terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip and tonight attacked about 750 military targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including Hamas underground tunnels, military compounds and posts, senior officials’ houses that served as military headquarters, military depots, communication rooms and eliminated operatives in the terrorist organisations.”
We have not been able to independently verify the claims or the footage.
Israel has given the United Nations (UN) 24 hours to evacuate its staff and 1.1 million civilians from Gaza.
The announcement was made today, Friday, as the Israeli military masses its troops near the border with the Gaza Strip.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said: “The United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences.”
He added: “The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation.”
Hamas has reportedly told civilians to stay home and ignore the Israeli evacuation orders.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday: “Now is a time of war.”
His words came days after the deadliest attack ever by Palestinian militants on Israel.
Israel said it had dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza since Saturday.
The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that 1,500 Palestinians have died, a third of them children, with 6,600 people wounded.
The Israeli government formally declared war on Hamas and gave the go-ahead for “significant military steps” to retaliate against the organisation over the surprise attack last Saturday that has left 1,200 people dead inside Israel.
