As if it were a macabre weekly routine, the Israeli bombings return on the Gaza Strip. At least 11 people have died as a result of the renewal of intensified violence in the Palestinian enclave, as confirmed by the Gaza Ministry of Health. Since the ceasefire came into effect in October, which, according to the Gaza Government Media Office, has been raped 1,620 timesIsraeli attacks have killed 601 Palestinians and injured 1,607, according to the Gazan Ministry of Health. The dead this Sunday morning are spread throughout the territory of the strip.
An attack in Tal al Hawa, in the southern part of Gaza Cityhas caused the death of a Palestinian. As confirmed by Palestinian sources to the Arabic channel Al Jazeerathe victim would be Sami Al Dahdouha commander of the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The bombing against a tent where people were taking refuge in the Jabalia refugee camp has killed four of them. The third attack took place in the southern Jan Yuniswhere at least five people have died. Even without official confirmation from the Israeli Army, the military authorities denounced the night before the sighting of several armed militants in northern Gaza.
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“[El sábado por la mañana] Several armed terrorists have been identified in the northern Gaza Stripprobably after leaving underground infrastructure in the vicinity,” says the statement published in the evening. “They took refuge under rubble east of the Yellow Line and together with Israeli Army troops, which represented an imminent threat to their security,” he says. The Israeli soldiers then attacked the militants, “eliminating two of them and probably others.” “This incident constitutes a flagrant violation of ceasefire agreement“, they report.
The situation on the ground in the Strip remains tragic. Despite the reopening of Rafah crossing just two weeks ago about twenty Gazans manage to leave the Palestinian enclave every day, compared to 150 daily to which the Israeli authorities had committed themselves. Return remains complex for those who achieve it, with constant testimonies of harsh interrogations blindfolded by Israeli and Palestinian actors before being allowed to return home. Furthermore, the humanitarian aid It still does not reach the agreed amounts and the majority of the population lives in deplorable conditions after this winter their stores have been flooded by the rains.
Protests in Israel
Since October 7, 2023, the brutal Israeli military offensive on Gaza has killed 72.061 personas and injured 171,715. The violence began after Hamas attack against communities in southern Israel, which killed 1,139 people. This week the Israeli population has returned to the streets after months without protests to demonstrate against the actions of the prime minister’s government Benjamin Netanyahu. The anti-government protests have reached the doors of his residence.
Netanyahu’s office tried eliminate the word “massacre” from the October 7 commemorative law. “The word is an accurate factual description of what happened, and those who seek to erase it seek to manipulate the public conscience,” denounced the mother of the deceased hostage. Ron Sherman, who died as a result of an Israeli airstrike.
Furthermore, in Israel, the wave of violence among the Arab-Palestinian community. A young man in his 20s has been shot dead in the northern city of Nazareth, becoming the 49th homicide in the last 45 days since the beginning of the year. This next week the Peace Board will meet for the first time in Washington since its formation at the Economic Forum of Davos in January. Despite having traveled to the American capital this week, Netanyahu will not attend the meeting and will be replaced by his Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar. According to an invitation sent to member states, the Peace Board is preparing to initiate international initiatives to promote reconstruction from Gaza. The document states that the initiative seeks to unite countries, institutions and partners in a continuous campaign to lay the foundations for prosperity in Gaza.
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