China News Service, May 24, reported that Palestine and Israel continue to maintain a ceasefire and reconstruction is underway. Palestinian officials revealed that the reconstruction is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars.
In addition, people familiar with the matter said that US Secretary of State Blincoln will visit Israel and the West Bank from May 26 to 27 as "part of Washington's efforts to develop a ceasefire."
According to reports, earlier, Brinken had stated that he planned to travel to the Middle East in the next few days and hold meetings with Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
It is reported that Brinken will also visit Egypt during his trip to the Middle East.
On May 21, local time, in the Gaza Strip, a man walked among the destroyed debris.
This round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict lasted for 11 days.
On the evening of the 20th, Hamas and Israel respectively announced that the two sides had reached a ceasefire agreement, which began in the early morning of the 21st.
According to information on the United Nations website, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 1,948 Palestinians were injured, including 610 children and nearly 400 women.
According to reports from Israeli sources, the UN OCHA reported that 12 Israelis were killed or died in the process of fleeing to escape in the attack, including two children; approximately 710 people were injured.
Among the civilian infrastructure affected by the bombing, 53 schools were damaged, as well as 6 hospitals, 11 primary health care centers and COVID-19 testing laboratories.
More than 77,000 civilians in Gaza had to flee their homes to seek protection.
In addition, 5 of the 10 transmission lines that supplied electricity from Israel were damaged, and electricity in Gaza was reduced by about 45%.
OCHA said that a total of 258 houses and commercial buildings were destroyed, and nearly 770 houses were no longer suitable for living.
On May 21, local time, in the Gaza Strip, a local family returned home to check the damage to the house.
Multi-party assistance to Palestine and Israel is progressing.
Lynn Hastings, UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, also told reporters that the International New Coronavirus Vaccine Project, which is run by the World Health Organization and other agencies, plans to deliver the new coronavirus vaccine to Gaza within a few days.
Currently, fewer than 40,000 Gazans have been vaccinated, less than 2% of the population.
Regarding this round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the UN Security Council issued a statement saying that it "expressed condolences for the loss of civilian lives caused by violence", called for "full compliance with the ceasefire agreement," and recognized Egypt, other countries in the region, the United Nations, the Middle East, and other international partners. "Diplomatic mediation efforts made.
The statement emphasized that "there is an urgent need to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, especially those in Gaza." Earlier, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Lowcock announced the allocation of US$22.5 million from the emergency fund for humanitarian relief.