Declaration occurs while Israel maintains intense bombing in Palestinian territory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Hamas must testify the weapons and that their leaders can leave the Gaza Strip. The statement occurs while Israel maintains intense bombing in Palestinian territory. Israeli air strikes in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza have left at least 17 dead, most women and children, according to Nasser Hospital. One of the bombings hit a house and a tent where Palestinians were displaced on the first day of EID AL-FITR, a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
Israel resumed its terrestrial and air offensive on March 18, ending a fragile truce that had been established after 15 months of conflict. The previous ceasefire provided temporary relief to the region’s 2.4 million inhabitants, many of whom were forced to repeatedly move from the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023.
The Crescent Palestinian red said he recovered the bodies of 15 rescuers killed on March 23, when ambulances were attacked by Israeli forces in Gaza. The bodies were buried in the sand, according to the organization. The International Red Cross and Red Cross Committee (CIAB) condemned the attack. “These humanitarian workers were providing care for injuries. They used emblems that should guarantee their protection,” said the entity’s secretary general, Jagan Chapagain.
Netanyahu stated that military pressure on Hamas is having an effect. “We can see that they are beginning to arise cracks in the group’s demands in negotiations,” he said during a cabinet meeting. The statements occur amid new attempts to mediate Egypt, Qatar and the United States to enable a ceasefire and the liberation of Israeli hostages maintained by Hamas. A high group employee said on Saturday (29) that the organization approved a new truce proposal and asked Israel to accept it.
Netanyahu’s office confirmed the receipt of the proposal and presented a counter -proposal. French President Emmanuel Macron also pressured Netanyahu for a truce. “I asked him to cease the bombing in Gaza and return to the ceasefire,” he said in a post on X (former Twitter) after a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister.
The Israeli army activated air strike sirens after intercepting a fired fired missile. The rebels Huthis, supported by Iran, claimed the authorship of the attack, claiming that the target was Ben Gurion airport. Since the beginning of the conflict, the Huthis have launched missiles against Israel and attacked ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in support of the Palestinians.
Netanyahu will travel to Hungary on April 2 to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and other authorities. The visit occurs while the International Criminal Court (ICC) evaluates an arrest warrant against Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Although Hungary signed the Rome Statute, a treaty that created the ICC, the country never promulgated the convention that would allow local application of the court’s decisions, alleging constitutional issues.
Hamas’s attack south of Israel on October 7, 2023, left 1,218 dead, according to Israeli official data. The group kidnapped 251 people, of which 58 continue in Gaza (34 of them already killed). Israel’s military response caused at least 50,277 deaths in the Gaza range, according to the local Ministry of Health. The UN considers these numbers reliable.
*With information from AFP
