[Updated from time to time] UNRWA activities supporting the Gaza Strip have been suspended (2nd)

Hamas appears to be carefully considering negotiations

between the Israeli military and the Islamic organization Hamas over the cessation of fighting and the release of hostages .

In addition, UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) released a statement on the 1st, stating that assistance totaling 440 million dollars, or approximately 64.5 billion yen in Japanese yen, has been suspended by the end of this month (February). It is highly likely that the company will be forced to suspend its activities.

*We will keep you updated on developments regarding Israel and Palestine as of February 2nd, Japan time.

UNRWA, the UN agency supporting the Gaza Strip, may cease operations due to funding suspension

UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees), which is responsible for aid in the Gaza Strip, has seen major funding from major donor countries, including Japan, after several employees were suspected of being involved in attacks on Israel by the Islamic organization Hamas. They have announced the suspension of support one after another.

UNRWA released a statement on the 1st, stating that assistance totaling 440 million dollars, or approximately 64.5 billion yen in Japanese yen, has been suspended and there is a possibility that it will be forced to suspend its activities by the end of February. is said to be high.

"We remain the largest aid organization in one of the world's toughest and most complex humanitarian crises," Lazzarini said in a statement. "We continue to be the largest aid organization in one of the world's toughest and most complex humanitarian crises. If funding is delayed any further, we will be working in Gaza and across the Middle East this month." There is a strong possibility that we will be forced to suspend operations,'' he said, expressing a strong sense of crisis.

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant: ``Reached Rafah and eliminated terrorist forces''

On the 1st, Israeli Defense Minister Gallant inspected troops in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, which the Israeli military has besieged as an important Hamas stronghold, and said, ``We are achieving our goals in Khan Yunis. "We will eliminate the terrorist forces that have arrived and pose a threat," he said, indicating a stance of further intensifying the offensive in the southern Gaza Strip.

He went on to say, ``The release of the hostages is nearing due to military operations targeting terrorists above ground and underground. Hamas only responds to military pressure.'' , I emphasized again.

Hamas: Negotiations continue to be considered; Hezbollah executives: continue to resist

Israeli forces continue to carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip, and health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll has reached 27,019.

Israel and Qatar, which is acting as a mediator, have proposed that Hamas release the hostages in stages in exchange for a cessation of fighting, and Middle Eastern satellite television station Al Jazeera reported on the 1st that Hamas officials have not yet responded to the proposal. "We have not done so and are considering it."

On the other hand, fighting continues between Israel and neighboring Lebanon's Shiite Islamic organization Hezbollah, and the Israeli military announced on the 1st that it had attacked a Hezbollah stronghold.

Tensions are also rising on the border with Lebanon, with Israeli media reporting that Defense Minister Gallant said this week that "the military will soon be in action and the forces in the north will be reinforced."

Under these circumstances, Congressman Hassan, who is a senior official in Hezbollah's political wing, told NHK in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on the 1st, ``Israel has not achieved any results in Gaza and is headed for defeat.'' Hezbollah's attacks on Israel They have destroyed military bases and caused economic damage,'' he said, emphasizing the results of the attack.

He then stated, ``As long as the attack on Gaza does not end, we will continue our resistance,'' and emphasized that Hezbollah would maintain its stance of complete resistance.