After several days of mutual bombardment, Israel and Palestine could sign a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Reuters writes that Jerusalem accepted the ceasefire proposal of Egyptian mediators, and now Cairo is waiting for a response from the Palestinian side.
“A source in Egypt claims that Israel has accepted the proposed ceasefire in Gaza, Cairo is seeking a response from Palestine,” the agency said.
According to him, the ceasefire could come into effect at 19:00 GMT (22:00 Moscow time). The agency then announced, citing a Palestinian spokesperson, that the ceasefire would begin at 17:00 GMT (20:00 Moscow time).
Al Jazeera reported that ceasefire agreements will include ease the economic blockade Gaza Strip.
The radical Palestinian movement Hamas has declared its support for the ceasefire and has been in talks with the civilian leadership of the Islamic Jihad group (banned in the Russian Federation) on this issue.
The Extra news channel states that Egyptian negotiators are in constant contact with both sides of the conflict and are trying to persuade them to take steps to de-escalate tensions. At the same time, Egypt asked Israel to immediately stop its attacks on Gaza.
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid previously said that the military operation in the Gaza Strip would “continue as long as necessary”, and the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on 6 August that the operation could last for a week.
Operation Dawn
The current tension between Israel and Gaza has reached its highest level since the conflict in May 2021.
On Friday, August 5, Israel launched Operation Dawn against Islamic Jihad. Israeli armed forces attacked the Gaza Strip. A state of emergency has been declared in Israel’s border regions. Defense Secretary Benny Gantz announced that as many as 25,000 soldiers were called from the reserve for “operational purposes”.
As a result of attacks on Islamic Jihad bases, two of the movement’s commanders, Khaled Saeed Mansour and Taysir al-Jabari, were killed. Palestinian Ministry of Health announced 32 dead and 253 injured As a result of Israeli missile attacks. Israel said most of those killed in the airstrikes were militants.
The Israel Defense Forces also claimed that civilians in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, were killed due to an unsuccessful missile launch by Islamic Jihad.
In response, The Jerusalem Post, referring to the Israeli army, wrote that the militants were released within two days. About 600 missiles on Israeli territory. Most were captured by the Iron Dome air defense system. Most of the missiles did not reach the target, but one bullet hit a high-rise residential building in Sderot.
Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nahkhala, who was in Tehran at the start of Operation Dawn, said there would be no ceasefire after the Israeli attacks.
international response
The UN Security Council may meet on 8 August on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The United Arab Emirates, France, China, Ireland and Norway have asked the UN Security Council to hold a closed meeting.
Thor Vennesland, UN Special Envoy for the Middle East Solution, placed responsibilities on both sides of the conflict and urged them to avoid further escalation.
“The UN is fully engaged with all stakeholders, particularly the civilian population, to prevent further conflicts with devastating consequences,” he said.
Moscow, on the other hand, expressed serious concerns about the intensification of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to return to the ceasefire, as well as to prevent the escalation of the conflict.
“It is possible to end cyclical violence only within the framework of the negotiation process, which must result in the realization of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state within the 1967 borders.” said the ministry.
The Israeli Prime Minister accused Iran of involvement in the militants’ actions.
“Our fight is not with the people of Gaza. Islamic Jihad is an Iranian puppet who wants to overthrow the State of Israel and kill innocent Israelis… We will do our best to protect our people,” he said.
The Palestinian Authority, which controls parts of the West Bank but has a limited presence in Gaza, condemned Jerusalem’s actions and said the international community should “pressure Israel to stop this aggression”. Israel’s actions were also condemned by Qatar, Turkey and Jordan.
Source: Gazeta
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