The underground tunnels constructed in the Gaza Strip are to defend the Hamas “fighters” and the accountability to defend the civilians is with the United Nations and Israel, a Hamas authentic advised.
Hamas professional Mousa Abu Marzouk saying, “Protecting Gaza civilians is the duty of the United Nations (UN) and Israel.”
“We have constructed the tunnels to guard ourselves from getting centered and killed. These are intended to defend us from the airplanes,” Marzouk said, including that they have no different alternatives however to battle from tunnels.
Citing the Geneva Conventions, the Hamas respectable said, “It is the duty of the UN to furnish them with all the offerings as lengthy as they are underneath occupation.”
Hamas launched a multi-pronged assault on Israel on October 7, killing 1,400 people, and kidnapping 230 others. In retaliation, Israel attacked companies in the Gaza Strip, which have killed over 8,000 humans so far, the Gaza Health Ministry claims.
Fierce air and artillery strikes rang out in Gaza on Monday as Israeli troops backed by way of tanks pressed into the Palestinian enclave with a floor assault that brought about extra worldwide calls for civilians to be protected.
A terrorist was once shot at and held after he stabbed a police officer in Jerusalem, leaving him severely injured close to the Shivtei Israel mild rail station on Monday. The injured reliable is presently beneath treatment.