Israel intensifies attacks across Gaza, US warns of famine risk | Reuters

(Reuters) – Israeli forces intensified their offensive across the Palestinian territory of Gaza on Wednesday, carrying out the heaviest artillery bombardment in weeks. At the same time, it warned that northern Gaza was a “dangerous war zone” and issued new evacuation orders for residents.

In addition to airstrikes, there were also reports of tank shelling in the central and southern regions, and attacks were said to be almost constant.

In a post on X, an Israeli military spokesperson asked residents of four districts in northern Gaza to move to evacuation centers in two designated areas. The Israeli military said it would “respond with extremely powerful forces against terrorist infrastructure and subversive elements” in the area.

The Israeli military later issued a statement saying, “In stark contrast to the Islamic organization Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is taking all practicable precautions to reduce civilian casualties in accordance with international law.” .

David Satterfield, the US special envoy for humanitarian affairs, told reporters in Washington that the risk of famine in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the north, was “extremely high.” He called on Israel to take all measures to avoid starvation.

Abu Ubaydah, a spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, called for an escalation of fighting on all fronts.See more

Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian militant group based in Lebanon, announced that it had launched a drone attack on an Israeli military base in northern Israel. The attack was in retaliation for the death of one militant in an Israeli attack.

The Israeli military said it was not aware of Hezbollah’s attack on the base, but earlier said it had intercepted two “airborne targets” off the coast of northern Israel.

The Israeli military announced on the 23rd that two Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah later confirmed the death of one fighter, but did not provide details.

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