The latest massacre in a school in Gaza Citywith nearly a hundred deaths, causing International community rejectionAs on other occasions, Israel justified this by saying that Hamas members were hiding there, a claim denied by the displaced people living there, but this latest incident makes the prospect of a truce more remote than ever.
Israel agreed on Thursday. Negotiations to resume next weekTo stop the war and release the hostages held by Hamas. Egypt and Qatar, working with the United States, have acted as mediators. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was accused of boycotting the talks again. When they were approaching a critical stage. It is not clear whether Hamas will show up.
Egypt described the attack on the school as “deliberate killing”, and Turkey spoke of a “war crime”, as did several Gulf Arab states.
Head of Diplomacy of the European Union, Joseph BorrellHe expressed his “horror” at the images, saying that “there is no justification for these massacres,” recalling that dozens of schools have been attacked in recent weeks.
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the war.
We regret and condemn Minister Smotrich’s opposition to the deal – against the interests of the Israeli people. A ceasefire is the only way to stop the killing of civilians and secure the release of the hostages. 2/2
– Josep Borrell Fonteles (@JosepBorrellF) August 10, 2024
While negotiations are at stake, Hundreds of Israelis opposed to Netanyahu’s strategy took to the streets.As they do every Saturday, to demand an agreement with Hamas that would allow the hostages to return home.
The possibility of a truce was also helpful. Reducing regional tensions And to ward off the threat of a major attack by Iran and Hezbollah against Israel.
On the border between Israel and Lebanon, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia claimed responsibility for new attacks in another day of exchanges of fire.
More displaced people in Khan Younis
In parallel, the day after the massacre in the Gaza school, the Israeli army I ordered the evacuation of more neighborhoods in Khan Yunis.the main city in the southern Gaza Strip, where the military offensive continues.
The Israeli army launched an attack during the past 24 hours. 30 goals in the Gaza StripEspecially in Rafah and Khan Younis, between militia elements, weapons depots and rocket launch sites, according to the military statement, today, Sunday.
The UN says more than 70,000 people have been displaced in recent days, and now thousands more will have to leave for what Israel calls humanitarian zones, which are getting smaller and smaller.
Forced displacement affects 2 million people In an area devastated by war, more than 90% of the population of the Strip lives.
barely 40,000 people died More than 90,000 people have been wounded since the war began on October 7, according to the health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza. An additional 10,000 people are still missing.
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