Location at a glance: Protests in Gaza and Israel – new attempt for ceasefire

While residents against Islamist Hamas and the war with Israel are again in the contested Gaza strip, the intermediaries strive for a new ceasefire. According to the US news page “Axios”, Hamas has a Catar-coordinated US proposal that provides for the release of an Israeli-American dual national in return for an explanation of US President Donald Trump. It would be a more comprehensive agreement for a break of fire and the immediate resumption of negotiations for a multi -day fire break and the immediate resumption.

However, it is uncertain whether Hamas gets involved. In the past few days, the United States has put considerable pressure on Egypt and Qatar to move Hamas to release further hostages, reported “Axios”, citing US and Israeli civil servants. According to this and others, Egypt had also submitted a proposal this week.

Efforts for new ceasefire

The latter stipulates that in return for setting the fights, the “Times of Israel” wrote five hostages every five to seven days. In addition, negotiations on permanent termination of the war would be assured, it said. After lengthy efforts, the three mediator states had already taught a ceasefire that came into force in January. But after Israel and Hamas could not agree on a sequel, Israel’s army has been attacking massively in Gaza for days.

According to residents, hundreds of people demonstrate there against the rule of Hamas and the war on the third day in a row. Palestinians had called for the terrorist organization to withdraw from the protests, reported eyewitnesses from the German Press Agency. Recordings spread on social media should show demonstrators with signs on which “Hamas out” and “Hamas are terrorists”. Meanwhile, the terrorist organization warned people to stand up for the interests of Israel.

On the days before, several Palestinians had protested in several places of the sealed coastal area against Hamas and the war. According to eyewitnesses, thousands were even pulled through the streets on Wednesday. Protests against Hamas had rarely existed before. The Islamist organization is known for taking great hardness against internal opponents. The destruction of her rule is one of the war goals of the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Meanwhile, there were again protests in Israel. In Tel Aviv, thousands gathered again for a rally against Netanyahu’s legal -religious government, after the parliament had approved a law shortly before in the course of the highly controversial renovation of the judiciary, which, according to critics, enables more political influence in the appointment of judges in the future. This also sees democracy at risk.

The Supreme Court, on the other hand, now wants to examine the lawsuit submitted. Netanyahu and its allies consider the country’s judicial system too powerful. The judiciary interfere too much in the decisions of the executive. There had always been demonstrations in the past few days. People also demand an agreement with Hamas so that the hostages that are still captured by Islamists in the Gaza Strip are released.

“The government has given up the hostages. We don’t,” said eyewitnesses, said on posters at the rally in Tel Aviv. The demonstrators accuse Netanyahu’s government to endanger the liberation and the life of hostages by resuming the fights in the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli information, 24 kidnapped Israelis are recorded in the coastal area. In addition, there are 35 bodies.

The war was triggered by the attack by Hamas and other extremist groups in Israel on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 Israelis were dragged into the Gaza strip. Since then, Israel has been fighting against Hamas. According to the health authorities in the Gaza Strip, more than 50,100 people have been killed. One third of it is therefore children and adolescents. The information cannot be checked independently. However, international organizations such as the UN consider them largely credible.