Chinanews, June 17th, a comprehensive report, Palestine and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement less than one month ago, and Israel launched an air strike on the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) military targets in the Gaza Strip on the 16th. This is since May between the two sides. The first major conflict since the ceasefire on the 21st is also the first strike against Hamas since the new Israeli government came to power.
According to foreign media analysis, the latest air strike proves the fragility of the ceasefire agreement and is also a major challenge to the fragile new Israeli government.
Ceasefire less than one month
Palestine-Israel conflict re-emerged
In the early morning of June 16, explosions were heard in the Gaza Strip.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that its fighter jets attacked Hamas’ military bases in Khan Younis and Gaza on the 16th.
The Israeli statement stated that terrorist activities took place in the base.
Faced with "continuous terrorist acts from the Gaza Strip," the IDF is prepared to respond to all situations, including resuming hostilities.
It is currently unclear whether the air strikes caused casualties.
The Israeli fire department said that incendiary balloons launched from Gaza earlier had caused at least 20 fires in southern Israel.
Israel claimed that it launched air strikes against Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the incendiary balloon fired from the area.
A Hamas spokesperson issued a statement on Twitter saying that the Palestinians will continue to resist bravely and defend their rights and holy sites in Jerusalem.
Fragile ceasefire agreement
Fragile new government
Since May 10 this year, the largest conflict between Israel and armed organizations in the Gaza Strip since the 2014 Gaza War has aroused serious concern in the international community.
With the mediation of the international community, Hamas and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement 10 days later.
The BBC stated that although the Israeli air strike on Gaza on the 16th lasted only 10 minutes, it was enough to remind residents of the city who were trying to recover from the latest fighting that the ceasefire agreement was fragile.
On the other hand, this is also the first violent confrontation between Palestine and Israel since the new Israeli coalition government led by Bennett came to power last weekend. Bennett's coming to power has put an end to Netanyahu's 12-year term as prime minister.
On the evening of the 15th, thousands of people from all over Israel held a "Jerusalem Day" parade in the Old City of Jerusalem and surrounding areas. A large number of Palestinian demonstrators protested outside the Old City.
According to reports, this demonstration was authorized by the new government and Hamas had threatened to take action in response to the Israeli demonstration.
According to US media analysis, the new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a major challenge to the fragile Bennett government. On June 13, Bennett led an eight-party coalition to form a new government, which included the Arab political party United Arab Party for the first time. The leader of the party, Abbas, criticized that the government-authorized "Jerusalem Day" march on the 15th was to "brake this area on fire" with the purpose of shaking the new government.