22-year-old Ahed Tamimi is also among the group of Palestinians Israel released this evening as part of the ceasefire with Hamas. Local media reported this, citing prison authorities. After becoming world famous in 2018 for slapping two Israeli soldiers in her West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, Tamimi has been in prison for the umpteenth time since November 6th after an Instagram post in Arabic and Hebrew addressed to the “herds Israeli settlers” to which he explained: “We are waiting for you in all cities of the West Bank, from Hebron to Jenin. We will massacre you and you will say that what Hitler did to you was a joke. We will drink your blood and eat your blood.” Skull.” According to the Tamimi family, it was not Ahed who made the post, but the result of one of the many fake accounts that have appropriated the image of the young Palestinian Pasionaria.
China calls for a “permanent and extended humanitarian ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict: the parties should implement it “with immediate effect as part of a comprehensive ceasefire and an end to the fighting.” This can be read in the position paper published today by the Beijing Foreign Ministry on resolving the crisis, which is based on several points, including the global ceasefire, protecting civilians, ensuring humanitarian assistance, strengthening diplomatic mediation and searching for a political one Solution. China also calls for a “two-state solution” and direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which both sides respected for six days, is about to expire. And following the release of a new group of hostages, mediation efforts are focused on extending the lull in fighting for at least a few more daysor. We are working on a knife edge as tensions remain high in all areas. From the Gaza Strip itself, where four Palestinians were killed, to the West Bank. As the new Israeli raids in Jenin show: among the victims were two military leaders, but also two minors. The last day, on paper, of no hostilities in Gaza began with a new list of hostages handed over to Israel by Hamas.
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At the same time, mediation efforts to extend the ceasefire continued. Qatar, which is directly involved in talks with Hamas, was optimistic and went even further: After the women and children, “we are aiming for the release of the civilian men,” said a Foreign Ministry spokesman. “Releasing more hostages and receiving more humanitarian assistance” is also the United States’ priority, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, on the eve of a new trip to Israel. But the White House has a more ambitious goal in mind: a permanent ceasefire. Joe Biden made this clear in a message of peace.” The American president had never gone this far before, at least not publicly.
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In the face of this pressure, Israel appears unwilling to change its line for the time being. “As long as we have the lists of our abductees, we will continue for a maximum of 10 days in total.”, emphasized an Israeli political source. Based on information that Hamas is holding women and children hostage for another “two, maybe three days.” While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that “Israel will re-enter the war after this period of returning our hostages.” With the aim of eradicating Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
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Furthermore, the conflict between Israel and the most extremist wing of the Palestinians has never fully ended, not even in these days of the Gaza ceasefire. Fighting continued in the West Bank, with the epicenter in Jenin. In the so-called Lesser Gaza Strip, the Israeli army claimed to have killed the leader of the Jenin Brigades, Mohammad Zabeidi, along with another military leader in a raid on the city’s refugee camp. Instead, the Palestinian authorities reported the murders of a nine-year-old boy and a fifteen-year-old boy. And four Palestinians were also killed in Gaza, one while trying to return to his home in the north, the other three because, according to the army, they “threatened Israeli forces.”
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The conflict igniting the Gaza Strip also continued at the diplomatic level during a UN Security Council meeting chaired by China. “This bloodbath must end,” was the appeal of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Maliki. “Anyone who supports a ceasefire is actually supporting the continuation of Hamas’ reign of terror.” the response of Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan. Against this background, Beijing’s demand to work urgently towards a “total and permanent ceasefire” in order to achieve a two-state solution initially appeared extremely unrealistic.
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