LIVE ISRAEL. Temporary ceasefire on the way? “Increasing reports of possible pause in fighting” | Israel-Palestine conflict

The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the international community “must act urgently” to put an end to the “humanitarian disaster” who are involved Gaza carries out. Wang made the statement during a visit by fellow foreign ministers from Arab countries and other countries where the majority of the population is Muslim.

“Let us work together to quickly cool the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible,” Wang said in his opening remarks in the Chinese capital Beijing to ministers from Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and others. and Jordan. “The international community must act urgently and take effective measures to prevent this tragedy from spreading.”

Wang added that China has always defended the rights and interests of Arab and Muslim countries. “And we have the efforts of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights and interests have always been strongly supported.”

The to inform about a possible break from the fighting in exchange for the release of a part of the hostages by Hamas, are swelling in the meantime.

In a message to the Jordanian newspaper ‘Al Ghad’, a representative of Hamas stated that the break today at 11am (9am GMT) would enter.

But from Israel becomes the newspaper report denied.

At one Israeli airstrike last Saturday near Nasser hospital in the town of Khan Younisin the south of the Gaza Strip, according to Doctors Without Borders seventy dead fallen. The aid organization also says he is currently in hospital dozens injured to treat, including many children. Many of the injured are in critical condition with severe burns.

The airstrike took place about a kilometer from the hospital, according to Doctors Without Borders. In total, including the seventy deaths, 122 victims arrived at the hospital in the immediate aftermath of the bombing, the NGO said on its website. Earlier, the Nasser hospital reported that 47 people had been killed in the Israeli airstrikes.

The Palestinian authorities reported on Sunday that total death toll in the Gaza Strip because of the war between Hamas and Israel rose to over 13,000. Since the wave of violence broke out on October 7, it has also hit more than 30,000 Gazans injured.

The French president Emmanuel Macron Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged in a telephone conversation protection of civilians in the Gaza Strip. That’s what the Elysée said on Sunday evening.

Macron reminded Netanyahu of the aabsolute necessity to distinguish between terrorists and the population, it sounds. There have been too many civilian deaths from the military operation in the Gaza Strip, he said.

Macron also pointed out the need for a quick ceasefire configure. Macron also expressed concern about rising violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. According to the French president, everything must be done to avoid a further escalation of violence.

The French president also said that Iran and its allies, such as the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, should stay away from the conflict.

Macron also telephoned the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. He told Abbas, among other things, that the “Palestinian Authority and all countries in the region must unequivocally and strongly condemn the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel on October 7.”

Abbas and Macron also agreed that the political talks must resume. In their conversation they also talked about the role that France could play in this.

The Israeli army on Sunday evening video footage spread, which according to the army come from the surveillance cameras of Al-Shifa Hospital. According to the army, those images show: hostages which are said to have been brought into the hospital by the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas on October 7.

According to the military and Israeli intelligence services, this proves that Hamas “used the Al-Shifa hospital complex as a terrorist infrastructure on the day of the massacre.”

One of the videos shows a man being taken away on a stretcher, surrounded by several men, at least four of whom are armed. In other images, a person appears to struggle while being pushed into a hallway.

“We have those two hostages not yet located“, said Daniel Hagari, army spokesman, during a press conference. “We don’t know where they are.” The hostages are believed to be two men are, from Nepal and Thailand.

The authenticity of the images cannot be independently verified. They appear to be dated October 7, 2023, the day Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. Hamas then took about 240 people hostage.

The Israeli army says it has one tunnel of 55 meters long found on a depth of 10 meters under Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. In a message on Telegram, the army said it was a “terror tunnel“. “A steep staircase leads to the entrance of the tunnel,” the army said.

According to the army, the tunnel has all kinds of features means of defenselike a explosion-proof door and a loophole. “This type of door is used by the terrorist organization Hamas to prevent Israeli forces from entering Hamas command centers and underground assets,” the military said.

Israeli troops are mapping the route of the tunnel, it said. According to the military, the access to the tunnel is under a vehicle. The Israeli claim is cannot be independently verified.

The Israeli soldiers have been deployed for days in and around the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, despite major international criticism. The Israeli army on Wednesday carried out a “targeted” attack on the hospital where soldiers say Israel has already found a Hamas command and control center.

The Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip has killed 13,000 people, according to the Palestinian terror group Hamas. Hamas said this on Sunday.

According to Hamas, 5,500 children and 3,500 women are among the dead. In addition, 30,000 people are also said to have been injured.

According to Hamas’s health ministry, 41 members of the same family were also killed in an Israeli attack on their home in a neighborhood in central Gaza City. The ministry published the list of names of the 41 victims who died in the attack in Zeytoun at dawn.

According to a reporter from the French news agency ‘AFP’, heavy fighting broke out in that neighborhood in the morning between Israeli ground troops and Palestinian fighters. Air raids were also reported.

The possible deal between the Palestinian extremist organizations Hamas and Israel would involve the release of 87 hostages. The Israeli television channel ‘N12’ reported this after ‘The Washington Post’ wrote that both parties are close to an agreement. In exchange for the release, Israel would pause fighting for five days and release Palestinian prisoners.

According to ‘N12’, Hamas has shown a “fundamental willingness” to release 87 hostages. This concerns 53 women, young people and children and 34 foreigners. In return, there would be a lull in the fighting and a release of female Palestinian prisoners, Palestinian minors held in Israeli prisons and so-called security prisoners. According to human rights organization Amnesty International, they are often detained without charge or trial. Hamas would also demand the import of more fuel into the Gaza Strip.

The channel reports that it is not yet clear whether the deal will actually go ahead. For example, there has reportedly been little contact with Jihia al-Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, recently. According to ‘N12’, he has not yet given a definitive answer through the negotiators in Qatar. Israel believes al-Sinwar has been in underground shelters since the start of the war on October 7, possibly in his hometown of Chan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. Communication with the man would take place through various intermediaries.

The American newspaper ‘The Washington Post’ reported earlier in the day on the authority of sources familiar with the dossier that there would be a provisional agreement between Israel and Hamas on a pause in the fighting. The newspaper talks about the release of about fifty hostages in the coming days. However, the White House quickly denied that there is an agreement, but said that work is underway.

Fifteen Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the center and south of the Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Thirteen people were killed when a house in Nuseirat refugee camp was hit, and an attack in the town of Khan Younis killed a mother and child.

WAFA reported earlier on Saturday night that two Palestinians were killed in attacks by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank. A 46-year-old disabled man was reportedly shot dead at the entrance to a refugee camp in Jenin, and a 20-year-old man was killed during clashes with Israeli forces in a camp south of Bethlehem, according to WAFA.

The United States is “working hard on an agreement” for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, “but an agreement (between Israel and Hamas, ed.) has not yet been reached.” A White House spokesperson said this on X after reporting from ‘The Washington Post’ that a provisional agreement had been reached.