Israel’s prime minister once again rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza, which the UN says has become a “graveyard for children,” and promised “universal responsibility for security” there after the war enters its second month on Tuesday. to take over .
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“Without the release of our hostages, there will be no ceasefire, no general ceasefire, in GazaBenjamin Netanyahu said this on Monday evening in a television interview with the American broadcaster ABC News, in which he also confirmed thisAfter the war, Israel will assume “overall responsibility for security” in the Palestinian territory for an indefinite period.
Because “if we do not bear this responsibility for security, we will witness the outbreak of Hamas terror,” he added.
Earlier, Osama Hamdane, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamist movement in Lebanon, reiterated that Hamas would remain in Gaza and would not accept “a Vichy government” in the territory, which it has controlled since 2007, alluding to the French collaboration regime under Nazi occupation in World War II.
Mr Netanyahu’s comments come on the heels of the UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a “humanitarian ceasefire” that is becoming “more urgent with every hour” in the small Palestinian territory that has been turned into a “cemetery for children.”
“The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis, it is a crisis of humanity,” he lamented.
For the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent, Younis Al-Khatib, “we see crimes against humanity every day. Thousands and thousands of civilians are being killed (…) Our men were killed. You were our volunteers.”
10,022 Palestinians killed
The Israeli bombing raids on Palestinian territory, carried out in retaliation for Hamas’ October 7 attack on Palestinian territory, killed 10,022 people, mostly civilians, including more than 4,000 children, according to the Defense Ministry. Hamas health on Monday.
Mr. Guterres also reiterated his condemnation of Hamas’s “heinous acts of terror” on October 7 and castigated the Palestinian movement for “using civilians as human shields and continuing to fire rockets indiscriminately into Israel.”
Authorities said more than 1,400 people died in Israel, most of them civilians, killed on the day of the Hamas attack, the deadliest in the country’s history. The Palestinian Islamist movement has also taken more than 240 hostages to Gaza.
The White House announced that President Joe Biden had spoken to Mr. Netanyahu about it “Possibility of tactical breaks (Fighting) to allow civilians to safely leave combat areas, to ensure that aid reaches civilians in need, and to facilitate the possible release of hostages.”
On Sunday evening, the Israeli army announced the intensification of its bombing campaign, which is expected to last “several days”, while its soldiers have been operating in parallel on the ground since October 27.
“It was like a million earthquakes together… We had no warning, nothing, and suddenly we were surprised by rockets that continuously hit our heads,” said Saad Abou Sariya after the attacks on Rafah (south).
Gaza surrounded
The fiercest ground fighting is taking place in the north of the territory, where the city of Gaza is located, which is now surrounded and, according to Israel, hosts the “center” of Hamas. The army also claimed to have divided the area into two parts between north and south.
Near the Gaza border, young Israeli soldiers show their “pride” in serving their country without hiding their fears.
According to the army, at least 30 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 27.
In front of the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem, 1,400 candles were lit on Monday in a ceremony attended by the families of the victims of the Hamas attack.
“We have no other way to pay tribute to them other than with prayers, by lighting candles, by carrying them in our hearts,” said Yossi Rivlin, 26, who lost two brothers during the Tribe of Nova rave party were killed.
In New York on Monday, several hundred progressive American Jewish activists peacefully occupied the Statue of Liberty in New York to demand a ceasefire from Israel and an end to the “genocidal bombardment of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”
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Inadequate humanitarian aid
The Israeli bombings are having a serious impact on the 2.4 million Palestinians trapped in the 362 km2 area, deprived of access to water, electricity and food supplies by the siege imposed by Israel since October 9. According to the United Nations, they also pushed 1.5 million people onto the streets.
Mr. Guterres on Monday regretted the inadequate humanitarian aid arriving through Rafah, the border crossing into Egypt. With 569 trucks since Oct. 21, “the drop of help is nothing compared to the ocean of need.”
The Gaza Strip, from which Israel withdrew in 2005 after 38 years of occupation, had already been subject to an Israeli blockade since Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, came to power in 2007. European Union and Israel.
On Monday, an unknown number of injured people and people with dual nationalities managed to enter Egypt via Rafah, an official said. This marked a resumption of evacuations that began last week after a two-day break.