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International newspapers and websites reported on the continued suffering of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, especially with the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, in addition to the suffering that awaits the Palestinians in Jerusalem in order to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque.
An investigation in the Guardian newspaper focused on the humanitarian and social conditions in which residents of the Gaza Strip welcome the month of Ramadan, and pointed to the deteriorating situation in an unprecedented manner.
The investigation states that the fear of an Israeli attack on Rafah and the deterioration of the situation eliminated any signs of joy, and increased people's fears.
For its part, The Economist magazine expected that the month of Ramadan would be bloody in Gaza, given the failure of the truce negotiations and prisoner exchange so far.
She explained that whether or not the tension will worsen during Ramadan will depend on three factors: developments in Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and where it will go, and finally the fate of Rafah in light of Israel’s insistence on attacking it.
As for the New York Times, it talked about the suffering that awaits Palestinians in Jerusalem in order to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, due to the security and administrative obstacles imposed by the Israeli authorities.
The newspaper said that the difficulties surrounding the mosque are parallel to those faced by those coming from the West Bank.
In an article in the French newspaper Le Monde, French political researcher Jean-Pierre Filiu said that “the entire Palestinian issue revolves around one but decisive phrase: dignity,” stressing that this phrase formed the fuel of the Palestinians from the beginning of their tragedy and even in moments of defeat, pointing out that the Oslo negotiations It included the defeat of Palestinian dignity.
He concluded by clarifying that this dignity is what the people of Gaza today most insist on upholding and highlighting.
On another topic, the Jerusalem Post quoted a diplomatic source as saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the one who came up with the idea of shipping humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea. The source - whom the newspaper contented himself with describing as high-ranking without revealing his identity or nationality - explained that “Netanyahu proposed The idea was presented to US President Joe Biden on October 22nd, then he discussed it with the Cypriot president on the 31st of the same month, and Biden and Netanyahu discussed the issue again on January 19th.
In the Wall Street Journal, an editorial criticized what it considered to be President Biden's strictness towards Israel, and saw that the American president ignores that Israel will not be able to eliminate the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) without attacking Rafah.
Source: Al Jazeera