Gaza - November 19, 2024 Palestinian authorities on Wednesday rejected any Israeli plans to establish buffer zones with long-term Israeli military presence in the northern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, said in a statement carried by WAFA that the talk about the so-called establishment of a buffer zone in northern Gaza Strip and Jabalia with long-term Israeli military presence was completely unacceptable and is therefore rejected. Abu Rudeineh considered the plan to be in violation of all international legitimacy resolutions and international law that consider the Gaza Strip an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory. On Oct 5, the Israeli army began intense bombardment of areas in the northern Gaza Strip, before launching a large-scale military operation there, especially Jabalia. The Israeli army says its operation in Jabalia and its surroundings aims to prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping to launch more attacks, and create conditions for its plan of building the buffer zone to "distribute aid through a private American company and with foreign funding". However, the Palestinian spokesman said that any plans related to the future of the Gaza Strip or the distribution of aid can only be done through the State of Palestine and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), as well as other relevant international organizations. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October last year has risen to 43,985, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday. Shotlist: Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Recent: Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Nov 3, 2024 1. Various of pedestrians walking on bombarded streets; 2. Bombarded vehicle; 3. Hole on wall left by bombing; Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Nov 19, 2024 4. Various of camp for displaced, children; 5. Various of displaced child fetching water; 6. Child at tent; FILE: Erez Crossing, Israel - Jan 18, 2024 7. Various of Israel's military vehicles passing Erez Crossing, Israeli troops; FILE: Northern Israel - Oct 15, 2023 8. Various of Israeli tanks, national flag on tank. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]