At least Eight peopleincluding four children, have died in a attack carried out on Tuesday by the Israel army against a building in which the Oenegé offices are located Doctors of the world to deir to the baláin the center of the Gaza Strip. The provisional balance indicates that the victims-among which a teenager is also-were on the last floor of the building, which was “directly reached by the projectile,” EFE reports.
At the time of the attack there were no organization’s personnel inside the building due to the Festivity of Eid al Adha, known as the feast of sacrifice and one of the main celebrations in Islam. “This attack represents a serious violation of humanitarian lawwhich protects both the civilian population and the humanitarian organizations that operate in conflict contexts, “says a statement, in which it has stressed that the bombing area” houses numerous offices of the Oenegé “and” welcomes displaced populations “of the north of the enclave and Jan Yunis (south).
The attack took place around 11.00 (local time), when a missile has impacted against the building, which was “perfectly identified and registered with the Israeli military authorities.” The organization’s team has not received “any prior notice” to evacuate the building or take protection measures.
After the attack, the office responsible for authorizing and coordinating the movements of humanitarian personnel within the Strip “has not provided any explanation despite having been contacted by Doctors of the world“.
Negotiations follow
Although Israelis attacks in Gaza are maintained, negotiations continue to free hostages. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a government meeting after “progress” in negotiations for Gaza. Members of the negotiating delegation after registering “advances” in indirect conversations with Hamas for a high fire agreement and the release of hostages in Gaza. “Given certain advances in negotiations, the prime minister Netanyahu He called a meeting this afternoon (…) to receive updated information on the plan for the release of our hostages and discuss the next steps, “said the president’s office in a brief message.
The Minister of Defense will participate in the meeting, Israel Katz; that of strategic issues (and leader of the Israeli negotiating team), Ron Dermer, and the chief of the Army Staff, Eyal Zamir, in addition to members of the negotiating team. This Tuesday, during a press conference in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar also said that there has been “some progress” in negotiations, but clarified that he does not want to exaggerate him for the “past experiences.”
For almost three months, Israel and Hamás They maintain indirect negotiations through the mediating countries (United States, Qatar and Egypt) to achieve a high fire agreement and hostage release in Gaza, after the Israeli government broke in March the truce that reached with the Islamist group at the beginning of the year. The negotiations, however, seem stagnant, since Israel refuses to end the war and Hamas refuses to contemplate an agreement that does not include the total withdrawal of the Israeli forces of the enclave. In Gaza there are still 55 Israeli hostages of the kidnapped on October 7, 2023, including at least twenty that would remain alive, according to the estimates of the Israeli authorities.
Meanwhile, almost 55,000 Palestinians have died in the offensive that Israel launched behind attacks to eliminate Hamas and free the hostages, according to the count of the health authorities of the Strip.
