China News Service, Beijing, March 13. Comprehensive news: On the 12th local time, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that he would continue to advance military operations in Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip.

On the same day, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) successfully delivered food to the northern Gaza Strip. This assistance has been suspended since February 20 this year.

　　According to a press release issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on the 12th, Netanyahu said in a video speech at the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee meeting that day that in order to win the war, Israel must destroy the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Rafah's remaining armed men.

　　He said Israel would complete its operations in Rafah and ensure civilians were kept out of harm's way.

　　Netanyahu added that the vast majority of Israelis support the policies he and his government have formulated and oppose forcing them to accept the idea of ​​establishing a Palestinian state.

　　Majid Ansari, spokesman for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told CNN on the 12th that Qatar is having constructive dialogue with both Israel and Hamas, and “currently is far from reaching a ceasefire agreement.”

Ansari said some officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "now hold the key to reaching an agreement" and urged him to consider negotiations.

　　According to the official website of the U.S. White House, Sullivan, the U.S. President’s national security adviser, encouraged Israel to continue participating in negotiations at a press conference on the 12th, “because we believe there is still room for an agreement to be reached.”

　　Sullivan also called on Hamas to release women, the elderly and injured civilians.

Sullivan said that if Hamas releases the hostages, the six-week ceasefire currently under discussion will be extended.

　　On the 12th, the World Food Program successfully delivered food for 25,000 people to Gaza City, located in the northern Gaza Strip, by land.

On the same day, the World Food Program stated via social media that this was the first time the agency had successfully provided food aid to northern Gaza since February 20 this year.

　　According to CNN, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed the operation, saying that six trucks carrying WFP aid supplies entered northern Gaza through a new route that day.

The report cited an IDF statement saying the operation was a test to prevent Hamas from taking over the aid.

　　The WFP said people in northern Gaza are on the brink of famine and require daily assistance as well as direct access to crossing points in northern Gaza.

　　On February 20, the agency issued an announcement suspending the delivery of food aid to northern Gaza "until conditions for safe distribution are met."

　　According to the official website of the international charity organization "World Central Kitchen" on the 12th, a ship transporting humanitarian aid supplies to the Gaza Strip set sail from Cyprus that day.

　　It is reported that the ship was originally scheduled to depart from Cyprus on the 10th, but was later postponed due to "technical problems".

According to the plan, the supplies transported by the ship will be the first batch of supplies to arrive in the Gaza Strip via the maritime humanitarian corridor initiated by the EU and others.

　　The charity said it is working with the UAE, Cyprus and the international community to open the maritime aid corridor to provide as much food as possible to Palestinians in need.

　　According to the official Palestinian news agency "Wafa", a 13-year-old boy from the Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem was shot and killed by Israeli police on the 12th.

The Times of Israel quoted the police as saying that a "violent riot" broke out in the Shufat refugee camp that night, and the child threw firecrackers at the security forces, posing a danger to the security forces.

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