The Israeli army continues its operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, affirming that the unprecedented Iranian attack over the weekend will not deviate from its objectives against Hamas.
“Even when we were attacked by Iran, we did not lose sight, not for a single moment, of our essential mission in Gaza, which is to save our hostages from the hands of Hamas, Iran’s proxy,” he said. said Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli army, on Sunday evening.
He announced the dispatch in the coming days of two additional reserve brigades to fight in the besieged Palestinian territory.
According to the army, the hostages kidnapped by Hamas during its attack on Israel on October 7 are being held in Rafah, in the far south of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was determined to launch a ground offensive against this city which he presents as the last major bastion of Hamas, the Islamist movement in power since 2007 in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army announced the reopening on Monday, in most of the country, of schools which had been closed for security reasons on Saturday in the face of threats from Iran.
The Islamic Republic carried out an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel on the night of Saturday to Sunday, which claimed to have “foiled” the operation with the help of allied countries.
After assessing the situation, “it was decided to resume educational activities throughout the country” from Monday, subject however to “restrictions” in the border area with Lebanon and in localities close to the Gaza Strip, said indicated on X the spokesperson for the army, Daniel Hagari.
Israel announced on Saturday the two-day closure of educational establishments, the cancellation of recreation centers and excursions, as well as restrictions on gatherings, while Iran had promised to retaliate after a deadly strike on the 1st. April against his consulate in Damascus, which he blames on Israel.
At the UN, Israel and Iran accused each other on Sunday of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions against their sworn enemy.
“The mask has fallen. Iran, the world’s leading supporter of terrorism, has exposed its true face as a destabilizer of the region and the world,” Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said at an emergency meeting of the Security Council convened on his initiative after Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel.
“The mask has fallen, we must put on the gloves,” he added, calling on the Security Council to “act”.
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