“Hell on Earth”. It is the complaint of Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to describe the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The 65 days of war led to collapse in hospitals and the collapse of the sewage system led to the spread of disease. There is a lack of food, water and basic necessities. “It is certainly the worst situation I have ever seen” explains Lazzarini “an immediate ceasefire is vital”.
I'm almost 2 million refugees who headed south towards Rafah near the border with Egypt, where they live crowded in tents. The war between Israel and Hamas has caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinians, mostly civilians. The number of deaths, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, has risen to almost a 18 thousand people. 1.200 Israelis have died since the October 7 attack.
In the meantime, we are trying to arrive at one new truce which allows free the 137 Israeli hostages still in the hands of Hamas.
Hamas: "without negotiations no free hostages"
The spokesperson of the al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaidah, said in a pre-recorded message broadcast by Al Jazeera that Israel he won't be able to recover any of his hostages unless you don't Engagements in talks on targeted trade agreements.
“We tell the Israelis that Netanyahu, Gallant and other members of the war cabinet cannot bring back their prisoners without negotiations. The latest killing of a prisoner they tried to take back by force proves this,” Obaida added.
Israeli military sources, as reported by Haaretz, admit that at the moment the war pressure is not sufficient to create the desired conditions. The offensive is focused on Khan Younis, where he is believed to be hiding Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas.
Netanyahu to Hamas: "it's over, surrender"
“To the terrorists I say it's over, do not die for Sinwar” declared the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the Hamas paramilitaries, “give up now“. “In recent days, dozens of terrorists have surrendered to our forces, thrown down their weapons and handed themselves over to our heroic fighters,” added the prime minister.
According to intelligence sources only the 10-15% of Palestinians captured, photos of which have been circulating on social media, belongs to Hamas.
Qatar continues mediation
Qatar continues its mediation work. The Prime Minister of qatar, the sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, stated that mediation efforts for gsecure a new ceasefire in Gaza and for the release of other hostages held by Hamas continue despite the ongoing Israeli bombings which reduce our possibilities." “Our efforts as the State of Qatar, together with our partners, continue. We will not give up,” Sheikh said.
- 105 hostages have been freed so far, in exchange for the release of nearly 300 detained Palestinian women and children, a week-long pause in the fighting and the entry of 200 trucks with military aid.
Netanyahu to Putin: "dangerous alliance with Iran"
Yesterday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he had one telephone conversation of 50 minutes with the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
A tense conversation, with Netanyahu expressing his disappointment with some statements made by Russian officials in some international forums and Russia's attitude during the conflict with Hamas and, above all, he criticized the Russia-Iran alliance which the prime minister believes "dangerous".
The Israeli prime minister accused Moscow of implicitly supporting terrorists, not officially condemning them, hosting Hamas leaders in the capital and consolidating ties with Iran.
Netanyahu, however, praised the Russian commitment to releasing a detained Israeli citizen and assured that Israel will use all means, both political and military, to free all the hostages. According to Ria Novosti, Putin reiterated the position of Moscow in favor of creation of an independent Palestinian state that it coexists peacefully with Israel, considering it the only possible fair solution to the problem.
UN general assembly on Tuesday
Tuesday, theUnited Nations General Assembly has scheduled one emergency meeting to vote on a resolution similar to that of the Security Council, which the United States vetoed last Friday.
The resolution calls for a Immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Unlike the Security Council, the General Assembly has no vetoes, but its resolutions are not legally binding.
