ALBAWABA - According to a report by the Financial Times, the Israeli army is working towards establishing a buffer zone inside the northern parts of Gaza after demolishing 1100 buildings across the area.
Despite warnings from the White House regarding any Israeli plans that would result in reducing the on-land territories inside Gaza, Israel continued to work toward "enforcing" a buffer zone along the perimeter of Gaza to prevent any future breaches by Hamas.
"keep this area completely clean of any terrorists or infrastructure, rocket launchers, mortars . . . and to give us the freedom of operation in that space," a source told the Financial Times.
John Kirby, U.S. National Security Spokesperson, stressed his country's refusal to diminish Gaza territories. "We do not want to see the territory of Gaza reduced in any way," he said.
To enforce the buffer zone, Israeli forces have been demolishing buildings along Gaza's border. On Monday, 21 soldiers were killed when the mines they had planted in two buildings 600 meters from the border were detonated by grenades fired by Hamas, causing the buildings to collapse.
Israeli officials declined to clarify how wide the buffer would be. However, Amos Yadlin, former head of Israeli military intelligence, stated earlier this month that once the fighting was over, Israel would enforce a "perimeter" of 500 meters to 1km inside Gaza.
"This will be a buffer: no one will be there, only mines... to make sure October 7 never happens again," he said in a press briefing.
Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The latest statistics by the Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed that the death toll from Israeli brutal pounding on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has soared to 25,700 people, with more than 63,740 injuries.
Since then, approximately 85% of Gazans have been displaced, all of whom are suffering from severe food insecurity, and the healthcare system has collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of people lack shelter, and aid trucks are entering the area at a lower rate than before the conflict began.
