Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israel Expands Military Presence in Central Gaza, Report Says

© AP Photo / Abdel Kareem HanaSmoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, July 22, 2024.
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, July 22, 2024.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 03.12.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip. The death toll from the Israeli attacks has surpassed 44,400 in the Gaza Strip, according to the local health ministry.
Israel is expanding its network of military bases in the central Gaza Strip to create a buffer zone, a Western newspaper reported, citing Israeli officials and satellite images.
Over the past three months, Israeli soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings around the road known as the Netzarim corridor, which bisects the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to create a buffer zone, the report said on Monday.
The Israeli military also quickly expanded its network of outposts equipped with communications towers and defensive fortifications, the report added. At the same time, the analysis of satellite images showed that Israel has at least 19 large bases and dozens of small ones in this area, the newspaper reported.
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