{"id":305371,"date":"2025-03-19T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=305371"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:17:21","slug":"netanyahu-warns-israeli-airstrikes-that-killed-174-children-were-just-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=305371","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu warns Israeli airstrikes that killed 174 children were \u2018Just the beginning\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 March 19, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared an intensification of deadly assaults on Gaza, warning that the recent airstrikes, which killed at least\u00a0174 children,\u00a0are just the beginning of a larger act of aggression\u00a0against Palestinians.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a televised address on Tuesday, Netanyahu said that Israeli forces would strike Gaza with \u201cincreasing force\u201d and the recent attacks are just the initial phase of a broader offensive against the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Gaza residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cHamas has already felt the weight of our force in the last 24 hours, and I want to assure you \u2013 and them \u2013 this is only the beginning,\u201d Netanyahu said, emphasizing that future ceasefire negotiations would occur \u201conly under fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netanyahu’s comments come in the wake of a renewed wave of airstrikes that have shattered an already fragile ceasefire, which had been in place since January 19.<\/p>\n

He outlined the regime\u2019s objectives in the current offensive, which include the release of all captives held by Hamas, fully dismantling the resistance group, and eliminating any alleged threat from Gaza to Israel.<\/p>\n

These objectives have been reiterated over the last 17 months, yet the only outcomes have been the devastation of Gaza and the displacement of its residents.<\/p>\n

He placed the blame for the breakdown of ceasefire negotiations squarely on Hamas, claiming that while Israel accepted an offer from US envoy Steve Witkoff, Hamas refused to engage, which led to the decision to resume military operations.<\/p>\n

In response to Netanyahu’s aggressive rhetoric, Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou said \u201cHamas remained committed to the agreement until the last moment, prioritizing its continuation, while Netanyahu, seeking to resolve his internal crises, chose to reignite the war at the expense of our people\u2019s blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation has rapidly deteriorated. The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that over 400 civilians have been killed since the escalation, including more than 174\u00a0children.<\/p>\n

The strikes have left more than 560 others injured, raising alarms about the scale of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the territory.<\/p>\n

The United Nations agency for children, UNICEF, has described the situation as \u201cbeyond horrifying,\u201d with reports indicating that many strikes have targeted makeshift shelters where families sought refuge.<\/p>\n

The UN agency urged Israel to reinstate the ceasefire and allow for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid, warning that Gaza\u2019s one million children are now trapped in even greater fear and danger.<\/p>\n

Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at Defense for Children International-Palestine(DCIP), lamented, \u201cToday marks one of the largest one-day child death tolls in Gaza in history,\u201d labeling the ongoing violence as a \u201cdeath warrant for Palestinian children.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, according to the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe true death toll is likely to be much higher, and children continue to suffer from serious communicable and preventable conditions like hypothermia, malnutrition, dehydration, and scabies,\u201d the DCIP official said.<\/p>\n

The humanitarian crisis has been exacerbated by the blockade of lifesaving aid, with essential supplies running dangerously low. The main desalination plant in Gaza has also lost electricity, curtailing access to clean drinking water for the already beleaguered population.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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