2023-11-08 14:56:07
The Israeli Prime Minister once again rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza, which according to the UN has become “a cemetery for children”, and promised to take “general responsibility for security” there after the war which enters its second month on Tuesday.
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“There will be no ceasefire, no general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a television interview with the American channel > on Monday evening, during which he also affirmed thatIsrael will take “for an indefinite period, overall responsibility for security” in the Palestinian territory after the war.
Car “when we do not have this responsibility for security, we see the eruption of Hamas terror“, he added.
Previously, Osama Hamdane, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamist movement in Lebanon, had affirmed that Hamas would remain in Gaza and would not accept “a Vichy government” in this territory which it has controlled since 2007, in reference to the French collaborationist regime under Nazi occupation during World War II.
Mr Netanyahu’s comments come after the UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a “humanitarian ceasefire”, “more urgent with each passing hour” in the small Palestinian territory, transformed 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 witness crimes against humanity every day. Thousands and thousands of civilians are killed (…) Our men have been killed. Our volunteers were killed“.
10,022 Palestinians killed
The Israeli bombings against the Palestinian territory, launched in retaliation for the attack carried out on October 7 on its soil by Hamas, left 10,022 dead, mostly civilians including more than 4,000 children, according to the Ministry of Defense. Hamas health Monday.
Mr. Guterres also reiterated his condemnation of the “heinous terrorist acts” of Hamas on October 7 and castigated the Palestinian movement which uses “civilians as human shields and continues to fire rockets towards Israel indiscriminately”.
More than 1,400 people died in Israel according to the authorities, mostly 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 discussed with Mr. Netanyahu the “possibility of tactical breaks (fighting) to provide opportunities for civilians to safely leave combat zones, ensure aid reaches civilians in need, and enable the potential release of hostages.”
On Sunday evening, the Israeli army announced the intensification of its bombing campaign which should last “several days” while its soldiers have been operating in parallel on the ground since October 27.
“It was like a million earthquakes combined… We had no warning, nothing, and suddenly we were surprised by missiles falling on our heads, non-stop“, said Saad Abou Sariya after strikes on Rafah (south).
Gaza surrounded
The most intense ground clashes are taking place in the north of the territory, where the city of Gaza is located, now surrounded and which, according to Israel, houses the “center” of Hamas. The army also claimed to have cut the territory in two, between north and south.
Near the border with Gaza, young Israeli soldiers display their “pride” in serving their country, without hiding their fears.
At least 30 Israeli soldiers, according to the army, have been killed since October 27.
In front of the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem, 1,400 candles were lit Monday during a ceremony in the presence of families of victims of the Hamas attack.
“We have no other way to pay homage to them than with prayers, by lighting candles, by carrying them in our hearts“, says Yossi Rivlin, 26, who lost two brothers killed at the Tribe of Nova rave party.
In New York, a few hundred progressive American Jewish activists peacefully occupied the Statue of Liberty in New York on Monday to demand a cease-fire from Israel and an end to the “genocidal bombing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”
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Insufficient humanitarian aid
The Israeli bombings are having a severe impact on the 2.4 million Palestinians, trapped in the 362 km2 territory and deprived of water, electricity and food deliveries by the siege imposed by Israel since October 9. They also pushed 1.5 million people onto the roads, according to the UN.
Mr. Guterres deplored on Monday the insufficient humanitarian aid arriving through Rafah, the crossing point with Egypt. With 569 trucks since October 21, “the drip of aid is nothing in the face of the ocean of needs“.
The Gaza Strip, from which Israel withdrew in 2005 after a 38-year 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 dual nationals were able to cross into Egypt via Rafah, an official said, marking a resumption of evacuations that began last week after a two-day suspension.
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