In a statement, army spokesman Avichay Adraee claimed that, starting Sunday, the provision of tents and shelter equipment to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who lost their homes over the course of 22 months of the ongoing genocidal war perpetrated by Tel Aviv will be renewed.
He said, "Based on directives from the political echelon, and as part of the IDF's preparations to relocate civilians from combat zones to the southern Gaza Strip to ensure their safety, the provision of tents and shelter equipment to the residents of the Strip will be renewed starting tomorrow, Sunday."
He also claimed that the equipment would be transported via "the United Nations and international relief organizations through the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, after undergoing thorough inspection." There was no immediate comment from the United Nations or international relief organizations.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported on Friday that the Israeli army was preparing to accelerate its military operation to occupy Gaza City, after the "99th Division" began deploying in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of the city.
Hebrew media also reported that the army had received orders to prepare for an invasion of the remaining Gaza Strip, but Yedioth Ahronoth ruled out the possibility of such a move before September.
Last Wednesday, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approved the "central idea" of the plan to reoccupy the Gaza Strip, which begins with seizing control of Gaza City by displacing its population of approximately one million to the south, then encircling the city and penetrating into residential neighborhoods.
The second phase includes the occupation of refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, which have already been extensively destroyed by ongoing Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023.
Last week, the Israeli government approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to reoccupy the Gaza Strip, sparking a wave of domestic protests and sharp international criticism. Human rights groups described it as a "death sentence for prisoners."
The plan begins with the occupation of Gaza City, displacing approximately one million Palestinians to the south, then encircling the city and carrying out incursions into residential areas. This will be followed by a second phase, which includes the occupation of refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, large parts of which have been destroyed by Israel in a war that has been ongoing since October 7, 2023.
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Israel previously occupied the Gaza Strip for 38 years, between 1967 and 2005. Approximately 2.4 million Palestinians currently live there, and it has been under siege for 18 years.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli genocide has left 61,827 Palestinians dead and 155,275 injured, most of them children and women. More than 9,000 people are missing, hundreds of thousands are displaced, and a famine has claimed the lives of 251 people, including 108 children. Rs
