Israel wants to have penetrated deep into the Gaza Strip: a house-to-house battle with Hamas is imminent. Prime Minister Netanyahu is publicly considering the period after the war. The overview.
Israel wants to take responsibility for security in the Gaza Strip after the end of the war with the Islamist Hamas. “We have seen what happens when we don’t have them,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with the US broadcaster ABC. “Because if we don’t have control over security, Hamas’ terror will erupt on a scale we cannot imagine.”
Israeli forces advanced deep into the Mediterranean coastal strip a month after the October 7 massacre carried out by Hamas terrorists. Ground troops are already deployed in the city of Gaza. The armed forces reportedly divided the Gaza Strip in half and completely surrounded the city. There is a threat of intense urban warfare in the Gaza Strip, which has around 2.2 million people.
Netanyahu rules out a general ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the time being
Netanyahu has initially ruled out a longer ceasefire. “Without the release of the hostages, there will be no general ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu told ABC broadcaster. “As far as tactical pauses – an hour here, an hour there – we can assess the circumstances to bring in humanitarian supplies and bring out individual hostages.”
According to Netanyahu, a general ceasefire runs counter to Israel’s war aims. “That would hinder our efforts to free our hostages, because the only thing these Hamas criminals understand is the military pressure we exert,” he continued.
Schulze releases funds for the Palestine refugee aid organization again
In view of the plight of the people in the Gaza Strip, Germany is resuming its development cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA). Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) announced this after a conversation with UNWRA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini in the Jordanian capital Amman.
“Israel’s fight is against Hamas, but the Palestinians are not Hamas,” said Schulze, explaining the decision. After the October 7 attack on Israel, funds for development projects were temporarily blocked.
Lazzarini praised the move and reiterated the United Nations’ call for a humanitarian ceasefire. The aid deliveries with a few trucks via the Egyptian border crossing at Rafah are not sufficient.
According to the UN, most of the population in the Gaza Strip has been displaced
According to the UN, 70 percent of the population in the Gaza Strip has been displaced since the war began. Emergency shelters are sometimes overcrowded to four times their capacity. The conditions are inhumane and are getting worse every day. There would be less than two square meters available per person in an accommodation. At least 600 people would share a toilet there.
High Commissioner for Human Rights travels to Middle East crisis region
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, wants to travel to the crisis region in the Middle East. His office said he would discuss the human rights situation in the region in Egypt and Jordan, among other places. The Austrian UN diplomat will meet in Cairo with the Egyptian Foreign Minister as well as representatives of regional organizations and the Secretary General of the League of Arab States. On Wednesday, Türk wants to visit the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
UN rapporteur: Gaza war leads to further radicalization
The UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese warned of a further escalation of the conflict. Israel’s attempt to eliminate Hamas is likely to only lead to further radicalization and is also unlawful, she told the British Guardian. The Italian lawyer is the UN Human Rights Council’s rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Israeli government accuses it of being biased in favor of the Palestinians.
Former Prime Minister Barak: Mood is turning against Israel’s Gaza war
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak sees only a few weeks left in his country’s war against the Islamist Hamas. Barak expressed concern in an interview with the news portal “Politico” that the solidarity and sympathy that had been shown to Israel after the terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7th, which left more than 1,400 dead and more than 200 hostages, was dwindling. The 81-year-old was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001.
Skirmishes again in the Lebanese-Israeli border region
The fighting on the demarcation line between Israel and Lebanon continues. The Israeli military said it attacked suspected terrorists in Lebanon. UN circles in Lebanon said that the Israeli military had shelled the outskirts of Nakura, Lebanon. The headquarters of the UN monitoring mission Unifil in Lebanon is also located there.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war, the situation in the border area has worsened. Clashes between the Israeli army and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah resulted in deaths on both sides, including civilians. Hezbollah has ties to the Islamist Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Stern
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