Day 31
Gaza Strip
The Israeli military has prevented civilian access to areas near Gaza due to a direct threat. This was announced after terrorist activities were identified with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. It was decided to block off areas and routes adjacent to the Gaza Strip security fence. Israel also closed its only border crossing for people entering or leaving Gaza, while the government said Prime Minister Yair Lapid was reviewing security. Citing risk of reprisals, two senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad members, the military and Palestinian were arrested. Crowds began to gather in Jenin refugee camp and the nearby city of Nablus, as supporters voiced solidarity with Islamic Jihad. Pray that Gazans surrender their lives to God and call on the name of the Lord for relief and protection (The Bible, Job 11:13).
Source:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1702973/israel-army-closes-areas-near-gaza
The Gaza Strip is a narrow strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea in the Middle East, bordered by Egypt to the southwest and Israel to the north and east. Ismail Haniyeh is the president and Mohammad Shtayyeh is the Prime Minister in Gaza. The Gaza Strip residents are severely constrained by political rights and civil liberties. Blockade of the territory, periodic military incursions by Israel have imposed serious hardship on the civilian population. The Islamist political and militant group Hamas gained control of Gaza following its victory in the legislative elections and a subsequent conflict with Fatah, the ruling party in the West Bank. The subsequent schism between Hamas and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority has contributed to legal confusion and repeated postponement of elections, which have not been held in Gaza. Israel launched a month-long air campaign against sites in Gaza in early August 2021, in response to a rocket attack launched from the territory. Israeli authorities tightened restrictions on the flow of materials, including fuel and construction materials, into Gaza.
