Five months after fighting began, more than 30,000 dead in Gaza Strip, negotiations to halt hostilities stalled

Seven days have marked five months since the start of fighting between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas, and more than 30,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip.

As the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, negotiations for a cessation of fighting have stalled, and it is unclear whether an agreement will be reached before the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which begins around the 10th of this month.

Israel and Hamas have been negotiating for a cessation of fighting and the release of hostages, with Qatar and other mediators acting as intermediaries.From the 3rd of this month, a Hamas negotiating team entered the Egyptian capital Cairo and held talks with Qatar, the mediating country. We are continuing discussions with Egypt and the United States.

While Israel is said to have accepted a six-week cessation of fighting on the condition that some hostages be released, Hamas remains committed to calling for a complete ceasefire, and negotiations appear to be at a difficult stage.

Mediating countries and the United States hope to reach an agreement from both sides before Ramadan begins around the 10th of this month, but it is unclear whether an agreement will be reached.

Meanwhile, Israeli military attacks continued on the 6th in the Gaza Strip, and health authorities in the Gaza Strip say 86 people have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 30,717.

It has become particularly difficult to bring in humanitarian aid supplies to the northern part of the country due to the effects of fighting and inspections by the Israeli military. It has also been revealed that there is information that people are feeding this to their children.

Footage taken in Gaza City in the north by a cameraman from NHK's Gaza office on the 6th shows many residents jumping on a truck loaded with humanitarian relief supplies as it heads toward the center of the city and stealing the supplies. , which shows the seriousness of the situation.

Under these circumstances, the European Union (EU) announced on the 6th that Commissioner von der Leyen will visit Cyprus from the 7th to transport aid supplies from the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus to the Gaza Strip by sea.

Regarding maritime transport, an EU spokesperson said, ``We hope that it will start soon,'' and there is an urgent need to expand humanitarian aid.