USA reactive your diplomacy in Near East. This Thursday the special envoy of the President’s administration Donald Trump In the region, Steve Witkoffhas met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu In his Jerusalem office. At the moment, no details have been known about the meeting, beyond that they have talked about the war against Gaza that international and local organizations qualify as genocide and of the stagnation of the conversations for a high fire. Meanwhile, Israeli bombings continue in the Palestinian enclave, killing 41 personas From the early hours of this Thursday.
A week ago, both Israel and the United States withdrew their Doha delegations. After optimistic ads led by Trump, predicting that the agreement was just around the corner just a few days away, these withdrawn staged, again, the dialogue stagnation. Both historical allies blamed the Intransigence of Hamas of the blockade in the negotiations mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt. However, Witkoff’s visit to the region in the midst of a growing International pressure Due to the high levels of famine in the strip, it shows that Trump does not give up.
“Alternative forms”
At the same time they announced the withdrawal of their delegations last week, Tel Aviv and Washington added that they would look for “alternative forms” of bring hostages home. 50 captives remain in the Gaza Strip, of which it is believed that 20 are alive. They have not yet specified what these measures would be. Some suggest the possible annexation of parts of the enclavebut there is nothing confirmed. During this last week, Israeli troops have first attacked the area of the area of Deir El Balahwhere hostages are believed to be retained. This action has unleashed the criticisms of the families of the captives.
Trump has also expressed himself this Thursday in a very different tone than used at the beginning of the week. Then, he declared that Israel could do more to take food to Gaza and confirmed not to be convinced of Netanyahu’s statements and his government denying the famine In the enclave. This Thursday, on the other hand, the US president has said that to end the famine in Gaza, Hamás should surrender and release to the hostages. “The fastest way to put an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is that Hamas is delivered and released to hostages!” He has written on his social truth platform.
Visit to help distribution centers
It is expected that, during Witkoff’s visit to Israel, Visit to visit Gazaas reported by the Israeli portal Be fated. After seeing the area of the Netzarim corridor at the end of January, now the American envoy would have planned to go to the help distribution centers managed by the controversy Gaza Humanitarian Foundationsupported by the United States and Israel. Both the Gazati and United Nations They have denounced that, since the establishment of these assistance distribution points at the end of May, Hundreds of people have died shot by Israeli soldiers or American mercenaries who guard these positions.
Several US voluntary workers who are working on the Hospital Al Sha Shifa In the city of Gaza they have invited Witkoff to visit Gaza and see the suffering of the Palestinians there. “We ask them to come to see them and not only observe the trauma who have experienced, but see How their bodies look”He said Ahmad Yousefan American pediatrician in front of the hospital. “It is not necessary to be a doctor to recognize the symptoms of starvation; the starvation did not start this week,” he added in a message addressed to the American envoy. At the Nasser hospital in the Southern Jan Yunis, a young man from Rafah, on the border with Egypt, Dean of starvation. The number of deaths due to hunger is 154 Palestinians89 of which were children. Half of these deaths have taken place this July.
Annexation of the occupied West Bank
Faced with this unprecedented hunger crisis, many western countries have announced that They will recognize the state of Palestine in the coming months as a measure of pressure against Israel. However, in the Gaza Strip, the situation continues at catastrophic levels. At least 41 Palestinians They have died since the early morning of this Thursday. Some 19 were requesting for help at the time they were killed. In the previous 24 hours, 111 Palestiniansincluding 91 aid applicants, they lost their lives in Israeli attacks. In turn, the Israeli army has announced that it is deploying more troops to drive land operations in the newly created Magen Oz corridor, the military route that wants to separate the east and west parts of Jan Yunis in southern Gaza.
Also in the Occupied West Bankthe war advances at another pace and approaches the illegal annexation of these Palestinian territories. The offices of the Minister of Justice, Yariv levinand of defense, Israel Katzthey have issued a joint statement, saying that the current moment represents an opportunity to annex the occupied West Bank. “Katz and Levin ministers have been working for many years Implement Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria”Said the statement cited by the newspaper The Times of Israelusing a biblical term for the West Bank. “At this precise moment, there is an opportunity that should not be missing,” he added.
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