More than half of the victims were in Gaza City and northern Gaza, according to medical sources who spoke to Al Jazeera on Friday. In addition, deadly attacks took place in the south of the Palestinian Strip, including in Khan Younis and Rafah.
Israel’s military reported that troops were stationed near Rafah’s Shaboura and Tal as-Sultan areas, as well as in northern Gaza, where large areas of Gaza City are now under Israeli control.
Israel Katz, Israel’s defense minister, reiterated on Friday that Israel intended to pursue its war goals.
He stated in a statement that the Israeli army is currently working toward a decisive victory in all ways, including the release of the hostages and Hamas in Gaza.
In Gaza, however, the attacks caused Palestinian Christians to keep holding temperate gatherings during Easter.
Ihab Ayyad, who spoke to Al Jazeera from a nearby church, claimed that he used to gather with other believers and go to his neighbors’ homes to celebrate each year.
We didn’t go to the museum this year because of the total destruction that has occurred all over, according to Ayyad, who said the Israeli occupation forces have levelled the majority of my relatives’ and my neighbors’ homes. “Many of my neighbors and relatives have been killed or displaced elsewhere.” Because we are deeply depressed, we haven’t celebrated.
Ramez al-Soury claimed to have traveled for the holy week from Gaza to Bethlehem or Jerusalem.
However, Gaza is now “atmosphere of war.” “Everywhere, there is a death odor. He claimed that the smell of murder and destruction is putting a lot of pressure on us.
Hani Mahmoud, a journalist from Gaza City, claimed that the Christian community is restraining their faith and gathering in one of the world’s oldest churches in Gaza without defiance but in devotion.
He said that Good Friday is the strength of those who still believe in peace despite the fact that the world is merely a stage for violence and death in Gaza.
West Bank settler violence
In the West Bank, Rituals were also held to celebrate Good Friday and Easter.
In the area, there are about 50 000 Palestinian Christians. However, Israeli authorities forbid them from visiting Jerusalem, making it difficult for many people to attend those celebrations.
According to Al Jazeera Arabic on Friday, Israeli settlers and the military also reportedly attacked Palestinians on their land in the Salfit governorate of the occupied West Bank, bringing about a heightened mood.
A Palestinian was hurt in the attack, according to the Palestine Red Crescent.
Local sources also reported to Al Jazeera Arabic that the Israeli army guarded the town of Beita when dozens of settlers stormed Jabal al-Urma, a hill.
Israeli nationals who illegally reside on private Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem are known as the “settlers.”
Source: Aljazeera
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