The number of dead and injured in Gaza has continued to rise. Photo: EFE.
According to data from the Palestinian enclave's health ministry, replicated by the EFE agency, Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have caused a total of 28,985 deaths since the war broke out on October 7 last year.
The ministry, controlled by the Islamist group Hamas, reported that at least 127 Palestinians died and 205 were injured in the past 24 hours.
“The Israeli occupation has carried out 13 massacres of families in the Gaza Strip,” denounced Health in a statement, recalling that thousands of bodies are still buried under the rubble. Likewise, he added that with these latest figures, the number of wounded in the war rises to 68,883.
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According to the EFE report, Israel declared war on Hamas after the October 7 attack that left 1,200 people dead and about 250 kidnapped.
On the other hand, the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayeh assured this Sunday that the intervention of the European Union, the United Nations, the United States or the Arab countries is necessary for the creation of the Palestinian state because the Palestinian Authority “does not do it”. I have a partner in Israel with whom I can sit and talk.”
“The situation is very serious. There are members of the Israeli government who do not want to see us as a state or an authority. That's the problem. For the first time in Israel we have no partner with whom we can sit and talk and when “There is no partner, there can be no process, that is why the intervention of a third party is required, which is Europe, the United Nations , the United States or the Arab countries that offer a solution can act,” Shtayeh said.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, which ends today in Germany, the Palestinian Prime Minister said: “When people talk about the day after, we are not just talking about the day after in Gaza, but in all of Palestine.”
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“What is the point of controlling things in Gaza and the situation could explode in the West Bank?” asked the Palestinian politician, referring to the Israeli government's ongoing pressure on Palestinians in the area.
According to EFE, Shtayeh denounced that Israel is waging “four types of war” against the West Bank: “confiscation of land; 755,000 Jewish settlers live in the Palestinian territory, most of them armed settlers; 700 (Israeli military) checkpoints, a wall around Jerusalem separating Palestinian from Palestinian, and the deduction of a significant amount of our taxes collected on our behalf.”
The Palestinian prime minister showed his willingness to talk to the Islamist group Hamas, considered terrorist by Israel, particularly at the meeting of Palestinian factions organized by Russia at the end of the month.
However, he called on Hamas to be “realistic” and “align with the positions” of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in order to reintegrate into this entity.
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“Of course, Hamas is an integral part of the Palestinian political arena; But for Hamas to become a member of the PLO, Hamas must accept certain conditions,” said Shtayeh, who insisted he was ready for talks with the Islamist group.
Shtayeh's comments come a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
“We will not bow to international dictates on the question of a future agreement with the Palestinians (…). The agreement will only be reached through direct negotiations between the parties without preconditions.” “Under my leadership, Israel will continue to strongly oppose the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state,” he said.
For Netanyahu, recognizing a Palestinian state after the October 7 Hamas attack that left 1,200 people dead would be the “biggest reward for terror, which is unprecedented and will prevent any future peace agreement.”
OnCuba/EFE editorial team