Israel’s major offensive in Gaza: many dead, but hope for conversations

In the course of its new major offensive in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army also launched a large -scale use of soil troops. The military said that they have been in the entire north and south of the coastal area against Islamist Hamas since Saturday. From medical circles in the Gaza Strip it was said that at least 110 people were killed in violent attacks during the night and on Sunday and many more were injured. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that most victims are minors and women.

In view of the significantly increasing number of victims and the already catastrophic supply situation, the large -scale offensive “Gideon’s Chariots” encounters internationally and causes concern. The Israeli government wants to increase the pressure on Hamas, which it wants to destroy it, and ensure that the Islamists are releasing the remaining hostages. The plans for the offensive, which stood out of government circles in early May, also provide for the army to conquer the sealed coastal area and keep it occupied.

According to the health authority controlled by the Hamas, all clinics are now out of operation in the north of the Gaza Strip. Heavy shelling prevents patients, staff and goods from the Indonesian hospital in Beit Lahia. It is the last public hospital in the north that was still able to work.

On request, Israel’s army initially did not comment on it. The Israeli military keeps accusing Hamas to entrench itself in clinics and use hospitals for military purposes.

In the past, the World Health Organization (WHO) has criticized a “systematic disintegration” of the health system in the Gaza Strip through the Israeli army. Israel’s army regularly emphasizes to act in harmony with international law. This prohibits attacks on civilian facilities such as hospitals in times of war. However, they can lose their protection status under certain circumstances, for example if they are used for hiding places for fighters or as a arms camp.

According to the Israeli government, the new major offensive already has an effect. Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday that at the beginning of the operation, Hamas announced a return to the negotiations on a hostage agreement. The Islamist organization confirmed a new round of talks in the Qatarian capital Doha. However, there are many issues. Even if Hamas offers to released more hostages, Israel will not end the war, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently emphasized. A temporary ceasefire is possible, but not a permanent end to the fights.

According to the Israeli military, two floors were fired from the Gaza Strip on Israel – which rarely happens. One was intercepted by the air defense, the other in the open area. At first there were no reports on victims or damage.

After the start of the major offensive, Appeals increased that violence must end. This was demanding EU Council President António Costa from both parties to the conflict. UN Secretary General António Guterres announced that the situation for the Palestinians in Gaza was more than inhumane. The blockade of humanitarian aid “must be ended immediately”.

In the Hague, tens of thousands mostly took to the streets in red in red and demanded a harder gait towards Israel from the Dutch government.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre condemned an Israeli attack at night. According to the NTB news agency, Israel uses suffering and hunger as a weapon against the people in Gaza. The violence had to end, the hostages released and emergency aid to the sealed area.

At the end of his official inauguration, Pope Leo XIV was reminiscent of the war zones in the world and prayed for the people there. “Children, families and old people who survive in Gaza are hungry in Gaza,” he said.