AGI – In Egypt, a convoy of humanitarian aid waits to enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing: in the city of Arish, a long line of trucks with basic food and medicine waits. One week after the bloody Hamas attack Israel – which continues to call on Palestinians to leave the north of the Strip and has given more time to evacuate the area – continues to attack the targets of the “terrorists”. Preparation for ground operations.
And while international diplomacy desperately searches for a way out, The China said, that Israel’s actions went “beyond the scope of self-defense” and that is what the Israeli government must do “Stop the collective punishment of the people of Gaza”; and has called on all parties to “de-escalate and return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.”. L’Chinese envoy Zhai Jun it will be in the Middle East next week to push for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas and for peace talks. This was reported by the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV
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The Rafah checkpoint on the border between Gaza and Egypt has been closed for days because of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip: there is no entry or exit. Several foreign governments have asked their dual citizens to move closer to the border so that they can leave when it reopens. But Egypt responded to the US demand for a corridor by saying it would only let people out if humanitarian aid arrived first.
Now it is The situation in Gaza is becoming increasingly dramatic. Last night Israel also advised everyone to speed up the evacuation process and warned that Hamas was using Palestinians as human shields. The evacuation order issued by Netanyahu’s government covers an area of 1.1 million people, about half the territory’s population. The United Nations and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly said that such a rapid exodus is impossible and could constitute a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
But Netanyahu is still: yesterday has visited the troops in the south of the country and as he addressed the soldiers gathered at the border, he said: “Are you ready for the next stage?” The next phase is coming.” Israel has since announced this another Hamas commander killed Whoever would lead one of the attacks on the kibbutzim, the USA would move a second aircraft carrier group to the eastern Mediterranean.
US warships do not intend to take part in Israeli military operations, but their presence is intended to send a deterrent message to Iran and groups such as Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah, preventing them from exploiting the situation to attack the Jewish state. Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, has called on China to use its influence over Iran to prevent the conflict from spreading across the Middle East.
But in Beirut, Iran’s foreign minister said that Hezbollah had plans “ready” if Israel did not stop its attacks on Gaza and that “their finger was on the trigger”; and last night in Doha, the head of Iranian diplomacy met with the head of the Hamas Politburo, Ismail Haniyeh. On Tuesday, the heads of state and government of the European Union will meet by videoconference for an extraordinary summit to establish a “common position” in the face of the crisis: “The tragedy that is unfolding has many consequences for Europe,” said the President of the European Union of European Council, Charles Michel: Obvious consequences, from the risk of attacks to the risk of increased migration flows.
Iran threatens to respond to Israel if “crimes continue”
“If the crimes of the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people continue, no one can guarantee that the situation in the region will remain this way,” reports the Wall Street Journal, citing Iranian media. Tehran’s warning to Israel comes after a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar.
Moscow calls for UN vote on ceasefire resolution
There Russia asked the UN Security Council From Vote on a draft resolution on the conflict on Monday Israel and Hamas call for a humanitarian ceasefire and condemn violence against civilians and all acts of terrorism. The Jerusalem Post writes it. Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, said he expected the vote to be scheduled for Monday at 3 p.m.
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