On the 15th, the Israeli side decided to once again send a negotiating team to Qatar regarding negotiations for a cessation of fighting between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas, and it is expected that the suspended negotiations will resume.
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Prospects for restart of negotiations between Israel and Hamas
On the first Friday of Ramadan, a boy is refused entry.
A ship carrying food arrives on the northern coast of the Gaza Strip
US Secretary of State: Ground operations in southern Gaza Strip “protect civilians”
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Prospects for restart of negotiations between Israel and Hamas
On the first Friday of Ramadan, a boy is refused entry.
A ship carrying food arrives on the northern coast of the Gaza Strip
US Secretary of State: Ground operations in southern Gaza Strip “protect civilians”
Prospects for restart of negotiations between Israel and Hamas
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a cessation of fighting and the release of hostages, with Qatar and other mediators acting as intermediaries, were temporarily suspended as the gap between the two sides could not be bridged. It is clear that he has presented a proposal.
Reuters reports on the details of the plan, which states that Israel would release 700 to 1,000 Palestinians held in prisons on the condition that Hamas release hostages such as women and the elderly. Masu.
The two sides will then agree on a cease-fire schedule and proceed with the release of hostages.
Although the Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement calling Hamas' proposal ``an unrealistic demand,'' it announced on the 15th that it would send a negotiating team to Qatar again, raising the prospect that the suspended negotiations would resume. Ta.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office also revealed that Prime Minister Netanyahu had approved plans for a ground operation in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, where nearly 1.5 million people, including refugees, live, increasing pressure on Hamas ahead of negotiations. .
On the first Friday of Ramadan, a boy is refused entry.
Locally, on the first Friday of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, approximately 80,000 people visited the Islamic holy site in Jerusalem's Old City for collective prayers.
There was no major disturbance near the scene, but some boys were seen being denied access by Israeli security forces.
Local media also report that visits by Palestinians from the West Bank have been severely restricted.
A Palestinian boy who was refused entry complained: ``The Israeli security forces didn't check anything, just looked at my face and told me to turn back. Other boys were told the same thing.'' I did.
A ship carrying food arrives on the northern coast of the Gaza Strip
In the Gaza Strip, where Israel's military operations continue, supplies have not made enough progress, and the U.S. military and others have been dropping food from transport planes using parachutes, but health authorities in the Gaza Strip have so far reported that 27 people in the northern part of the country have died. Food shortages are becoming more serious, with children reportedly dying from malnutrition.
Under these circumstances, in order to deliver more relief supplies to the local area, the EU, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries are working together to plan marine transportation, with a ship carrying food departing from a port in southeastern Cyprus on the 12th of this month. I was there.
The ship arrived on the northern coast of the Gaza Strip on the 15th, and the American NGO World Central Kitchen, which was responsible for transporting the food, said on social media that it was "unloading much-needed food." They announced that they are preparing to deliver 200 tons of food, equivalent to 500,000 meals, to residents.
In addition, preparations have already begun for the second flight to depart, so the focus will be on whether maritime transport can help improve the critical humanitarian situation.
US Secretary of State: Ground operations in southern Gaza Strip “protect civilians”
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said on the 15th that Israel had not yet indicated plans for a ground operation in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We need a clear and executable plan to ensure that civilians have access to shelter, food, medicine, and appropriate care wherever they go." I re-emphasized my idea.