More than two months after the beginning of the truce between Israel and Hamas, the humanitarian state of affairs within the Gaza Strip stays vital.
Today the Israeli authorities closed the Kerem Abu Salem and Al Awja crossings, stopping the circulate of humanitarian help. The closure now happens each Friday, a public vacation in each international locations, and is strongly criticized by the Egyptian Red Crescent which highlights the injury to the Palestinian inhabitants.
Meanwhile, Israeli air strikes have induced no less than 4 deaths within the south of the Strip. Among them, in response to the Palestinian company Wafa, there’s additionally a girl. The Israeli navy additionally reportedly opened hearth on fishing boats crusing close to the coast in entrance of Rafah.
The interviews for part two
Phase two of the peace plan promoted by Donald Trump subsequently nonetheless appears far-off. According to this system, the second step ought to result in a brand new type of administration of the Strip and set up a mechanism that ensures the safety of the world to switch Hamas.
Talks are scheduled for at this time in Miami between Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle East, and representatives of Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye. “Our people expect these talks to lead to an agreement between the participants to put an end to Israeli excesses and all violations,” Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, advised AFP.
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