US Special Envoy Satterfield told reporters this morning (local time) in Jordan’s capital, Amman, that 800,000 to a million people had already moved further south, while 350,000 to 400,000 people were still in the north of the enclave.
He also announced that there were agreements in place to bring more fuel to the Gaza Strip if it ran out. Since the start of the war on October 7, Israel has not allowed the supply of fuel to the Gaza Strip and has also cut off electricity supplies, which UN organizations have criticized because it has resulted in inadequate basic supplies.
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Speaking to reporters in Jordan, Satterfield said, according to the BBC report: “UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) has access to fuel depots in the Gaza Strip for transporting aid, power plants desalination plants and hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip.” The US left that fuel would be brought in when Gaza’s reserves were exhausted and that there was an “agreed mechanism” for this.
Blinken praises UNRWA’s work
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also spoke to the media ahead of a meeting with several Arab states and a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Amman, praising the “extraordinary work” of UNRWA. This is a “lifeline in Gaza”. According to its own information, it hosts almost 700,000 people in schools and other facilities in the Gaza Strip. Since October 7, 72 employees have been killed.
Portal/Mohammed Al-Masri The Israeli military is currently fighting Hamas Islamic facilities, especially in the north
Israel names new time window
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the Israeli army once again gave civilians in the Gaza Strip a window of opportunity to flee south of the coastal area. Residents have from 1pm to 4pm local time (12pm to 3pm CET) to use a safe escape route, an Israeli army spokesman wrote on Twitter (X) in Arabic about an hour before the attack. start of the time window. The army also released a map showing the designated road.
Last weekend, the military opened a new phase in the war against Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, and expanded its operations on the ground. The Israeli army has repeatedly asked people in the north to flee south of the isolated coastal strip. According to the military, at least around 700,000 people have already done this. The United Nations even speaks of 1.4 million internally displaced people. In total, more than 2.2 million people live in this densely populated area.
The military is currently fighting Hamas’ Islamic installations, especially in the north. But there were also Israeli airstrikes in the south. According to the army, there are only targeted attacks against Hamas leaders in areas designated for the civilian population. The area is not a “safe zone” but is safer “than anywhere else in Gaza.”
Fight for a ceasefire and hostages
On Friday night, a senior White House official announced that “serious discussions” were underway about a ceasefire, while also emphasizing that there was no agreement yet. “We are doing everything possible to ensure that all hostages of all nationalities leave Gaza,” the official emphasized to journalists.
However, no solution has yet been found in negotiations with Hamas. The terrorist organization demands that, in addition to the foreign hostages, injured Palestinians also be allowed to leave Gaza. However, an analysis of the list presented showed that a third of them were members of Hamas. “This was simply unacceptable for Egypt, for us and for Israel.”
Portal/Mohammed Salem Destruction after air strikes in Gaza
Netanyahu: There is no ceasefire without the release of hostages
According to Israeli data, in the major attack on Israel on October 7, the radical Islamist Hamas killed 1,400 people and kidnapped around 240 hostages to the Gaza Strip. US President Joe Biden’s administration had already stated several times that it did not support a ceasefire and instead called for “humanitarian disruptions”. US Secretary of State Blinken recently campaigned in vain for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
A humanitarian ceasefire allows for precautions to be taken to increase the safety of civilians and facilitates the delivery of aid, Blinken said on Friday. It was his second visit to Israel in just a few weeks. He also emphasized that the only way to guarantee long-term security in Israel is a two-state solution. This envisages the establishment of a Palestinian state that coexists peacefully with Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, however, said that Israel rejected a temporary ceasefire that “does not include the release of our hostages.” According to Israeli information, there are currently 241 hostages in the hands of Hamas. Like the US, Israel also criticizes a general ceasefire. In his opinion, a ceasefire would allow Hamas, which governs the country, to reorganize itself.
Portal/Anas al-Shareef An ambulance was attacked in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
“Dozens of terrorists” killed, attack on ambulance
Meanwhile, Israel continued its attacks in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army claims to have killed “dozens of terrorists” in another ground operation in the Gaza Strip. The day before, there were numerous attempts by Hamas to attack Israeli troops from tunnels and military installations in the northern Gaza Strip, the army said on Saturday morning. Soldiers killed terrorists, found Hamas weapons, and discovered tunnels that were used for terrorist purposes.
Israeli tanks destroyed three Hamas observation posts in the northern Gaza Strip and killed several of them in battles with 15 terrorists, he said. During the night, the Israeli army also carried out a targeted attack in the southern Gaza Strip to clear buildings and defuse explosive devices. During the operation, troops encountered a “terrorist cell” that emerged from a tunnel. The troops fired at the terrorists and killed them, he said.
Gaza ambulance attack
Israel confirmed an attack on an ambulance in front of a hospital in Gaza City. It was said that Hamas used this.
The Israeli army also confirmed an air strike on an ambulance in front of Al-Shifa hospital, in Gaza city, which was used by a Hamas “terrorist cell”. According to the Red Crescent, it was a convoy of five ambulances. The UN strongly condemned the attack on the ambulance. “I am horrified,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, adding that the images of “bodies strewn on the street in front of the hospital” were “heartbreaking.”
According to Palestinian sources, the attack on the ambulance took place in front of the entrance to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. 13 people died and 26 were injured – the information cannot be independently verified.