UPDATES WITH MORE DETAILS, HAMAS STATEMENT
By Nour Abuaisha
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Friday shut down communication and internet services in northern Gaza, amid a two-week-long bombing campaign of extermination and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians.
The local Palestinian Al-Aqsa TV said on its Telegram account that the Israeli army “has severed communication and internet services in northern Gaza.”
The report also noted that Israeli artillery and airstrikes continue to target various areas of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern region.
Hamas said the Israeli army's shutdown of telecommunications and internet services in northern Gaza "is a crime aimed at blocking the images of ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing against our (Palestinian) people."
In a statement, the resistance group asserted that the Israeli army seeks to isolate the Palestinian people and "prevent the true image of the war of genocide and starvation from reaching the world."
Hamas urged countries and rights organizations to "take action to stop" the Israeli army's crimes in Gaza.
For the 14th consecutive day, the Israeli army has continued its offensive in northern Gaza, targeting Jabalia and its camp.
The area is under a suffocating siege and constant bombardment, with houses being demolished over their occupants.
This is the Israeli army's third ground offensive in Jabalia Camp since the ongoing war in Gaza began in October of last year.
Israel has continued a brutal offensive on Gaza following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.
Around 42,500 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 99,500 injured, according to health authorities in Gaza.
The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of Gaza amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.
*Ahmed Asmar contributed to this news report from Ankara