Israel promised to open a humanitarian corridor from northern Gaza

The Israeli military announced the opening on Sunday of a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the north to south of the Gaza Strip. The Jerusalem Post newspaper writes about this.

Previously, Israeli authorities have repeatedly called on the population of Gaza to move to the south of the region, where they were promised international humanitarian assistance.

Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adrai said the corridor would remain open despite the shelling of Israeli units.

“Despite this, the IDF will allow movement… tomorrow from 10.00 to 14.00. If you care about yourself and your loved ones, head south in accordance with our instructions,” the Israeli military said.

On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. At the same time, organized groups of Hamas fighters began to penetrate into Israeli territory, who easily overcame the first line of defense of the Israeli army, took hostages and caused serious damage. Israel later launched Operation Iron Swords, attacking the Gaza Strip and cutting off all supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel.

At the moment, the number of deaths from Israeli army strikes in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 9,400, including 20 Russian citizens, and the number of wounded has exceeded 32 thousand. In addition, Hamas militants may be holding up to 150 Israelis hostage. More than 1.4 thousand people died in Israel.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop all hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a resolution to this crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, that is, the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.