RESIDENTS in the war-torn Gaza Strip are growing desperate by the day as heavy bombing and fighting entered its fourth week.
Hopes for a breakthrough to end weeks of chaos seemed to be a distant reality for now as Israel expanded its operations in the Palestinian territory as announced on Friday of last week.
As total siege and bombings continue, thousands of Palestinians raided warehouses in search of food on Saturday.
Residents took wheat, flour, and hygiene supplies across four centers managed by the United Nations.
Although Egypt and Israel agreed to open the Rafah border crossing on the 21st of October, only a limited amount of critical aid was allowed to enter the besieged enclave.
On Sunday, phone networks and the internet slowly came back after a 48-hour blackout.
On the same day, 33 trucks transporting water, food, and medicine entered Gaza from Egypt.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel has opened a “second stage” in its war with Hamas and warned of a long and difficult fight ahead.
Netanyahu visited the base of the southern arena of the Sea Arm in Ashdod on Sunday where navy commanders gave him an update on the activities of the naval arm in the war and the failure of the dozens of terrorists who tried to infiltrate by the sea.
The Prime Minister and his wife Sara also met with representatives of the families of citizens kidnapped in Gaza and emphasized the government’s determination to bring back dozens of hostages taken by Hamas.
