Israel is increasingly isolated – Hamas stirs up the fear for hostage

Israel continues his military offensive in the city of Gaza with massive attacks. As a result, the country is increasingly getting into international isolation. As the first G7 nation, Great Britain now wants to recognize a state of Palestine. Prime Minister Keir Strandmer will announce the decision on Sunday-and thus before the start of the UN General Assembly next week-reported, among other things, the BBC and the British news agency PA. Meanwhile, thousands of people in Israel once again called for an end to the Gaza war.

From Tuesday, around 150 heads of state and government will come together in New York to form the United Nations General debate. On the eve of the world’s largest diplomatic event, a two-state conference is planned. The countries of France and Canada, Australia, Belgium and other countries belonging to the G7 Group of the Great Western business powers had announced in advance to recognize a state of Palestine.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) emphasized at the end of August that Germany would not follow this step. Israel condemns the planned recognition and sees a reward for the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas.

According to the media, the fact that London is now ahead could have to do with the Jewish New Year’s party, which will be celebrated from Monday evening. London therefore wants to avoid that recognition on the festival day is recognized. Prime Minister Starmer had announced the step in July if Israel should not fundamentally change his approach in Gaza until the UN General Assembly. Portugal also wants to recognize a Palestinian state today.

In the case of protests in Israel, local media reports again demanded tens of thousands of people an agreement on the release of the hostages recorded in Gaza and an end of the war. Relatives of the hostages of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuse the hostage of the soil offensive in the city of Gaza on Tuesday.

With a view to the Jewish New Year, the father of a deported soldier, according to the “Times of Israel”, asked for a rally in the Coastal metropolis Tel Aviv of Netanyahu: “Show us what Jewish values ​​are. Bring our sons and daughters back. Not with dangerous and senseless fight, but with an immediate, comprehensive agreement”. There were also protests near the Netanyahu residence of Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

The terrorist organization Hamas focuses on fear in Israel that the abducted people could be lost forever due to the offensive in the city of Gaza. She published a picture with photos of 47 hostages on Saturday – the name “Ron Arad” is among everyone. The Israeli soldier Arad crashed in a fighter plane in Lebanon in 1986. He was captured. Despite decades of efforts, Israel never managed to free him. His unclear fate still moves the public.

A worthy funeral is of the greatest importance for Israelis for religious, human and social reasons. This also applies in particular to soldiers. The army has a code that provides that soldiers are “not left behind” – neither alive nor dead. The brother of a soldier kidnapped according to Gaza accused the government of spoken to the “death sentence” for the soldiers and hostages with the offensive in the city of Gaza.

According to information from medical circles in the Gaza Strip, at least 31 other people were killed in the competitive city on Saturday. According to its own statements, the Israeli army destroyed tunnels, explosive traps and buildings used by terrorists from the Hamas. More than 30 opponents were killed and more than 120 “terrorist goals” were attacked in the city, the Israeli army said in the evening. The information on both sides cannot currently be checked independently.

According to Israeli information on Friday, around 480,000 Palestinians are said to have left the city in the sealed coastal area. They try to struggle towards the so-called humanitarian zone al-Mawasi in the southwest of the Gaza Strip. Before the beginning of the Israeli military offensive, around one million inhabitants and internal displaced people of the war, which had been going on for almost two years, lived in the city.

The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the war, the health authority controlled by the Hamas in the Gaza Strip with more than 65,000. It is not differentiated between civilians and fighters, but most victims are likely to be civilians. Israel accuses Hamas of abusing civilians as a protective shield.

The war was triggered by the Hamas massacre and other extremist groups on October 7, 2023 in Israel, in which around 1200 people were killed and more than 250 people were deported to Gaza. According to Israeli information, the remaining hostages are still alive – including German citizens.