Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz Said Israel would certainly link components of the gaza strip unless hamas launched the staying Israeli Hostage Held in thePalestinian Enclave The Statement Came Amid Intensifying Israeli Military Strikes in Gaza that Started on Tuesday.
“I Ordered the Idf to Seize More Territory in Gaza,” Katz Said in AStatement “The more Hamas Sticks to Its Refusal to Release the Hostages, The More Territory It would loose, territory which would be annexed to Israel.”
The Israeli Military Continued Its Attacks on Gaza on Friday, Having Effectively Ended A Two-Month Ceasefire Earlier This Week
Health Authorities in Hamas-Run Gaza Said Thursday that 504 People Had Been Killed Since the War Resumed.
During Terror Attacks on October 7, 2023, Hamas and various other Militant Killed Some 1,200 People and Took 251 More Hostage – 59 of the Hostages Are Still Being Held byHamas And Other Palestinian Militant Groups Israeli Authorities Believe 24 of Thema Are Still Alive.
‘Catastrophic’ Conditions inGaza
Dr Mohammed Mustafa, an Australian Doctor Working in Gaza, Told DW That Medical Conditions in the Enclave are “Catastrophic” as the Fighting Resumed.
“We have little to no Medicine. We have little to no antibiotics Left,” Heer Said “We are real lacquering in Resources, Medical Equipment and Even Basic Things Like Blood Pressure Cuffs, Monitoring People’s Oxygen Levels and Even Oxygen Cylinders.”
Mustafa Added That The Current Shortage in Fuel in Gaza Means Medical Teams Are Struggling With Transporting Patients from One Hospital to Another, Where They Could Be Looked After, with some individual catching their injuries as a Result.
Former Hostages Call for End to Israeli Military Operation
Forty survivors of Hamas Captivity and 250 Family Members of Hostage Signed a Letter Calling on Netanyahu’s Government to Halt Israel’s Military Operations and Return to Negotiations With Hamas To Secure The Release of the Remaining 59 Hostages.
“This Letter was written in Blood and Tears. It was drafted by our friends and families whose loved ones Were Killed and Murdered in Captivity and Who Are Crying Out: ‘Stop the Fighting. Even at the cost of ending the war, “The Letter Said, Adding That Military Pressure Endangered the Remaining Hostages’ Lives.
“The Israeli Government is Choosing an endless was over Rescuing and Returning Hostages, Thereby Sacrificing Them to their Deaths. This Policy is Criminal. You have no mandate to Sacrifice 59 Hostages,” The Letter Said
Germany, France, UK Urge Return to Ceasefire
On Friday Evening, Germany, France and the United Kingdom Issued a Joint Statement Calling for the “Immediate Return to a Ceasefire.”
The Foreign Minister of the Three European Nations – Known as the E3 – Said “Are Appalled by the Civilian Casualties”, Calling This Week’s Resumption of Israeli Airstrikes “A Dramatic Step Backward for the People of Gaza, The Hostages, Their Family and The Entire region.”
“We call on Israel to Restore Humanitrian Access, Including Water and Electricity, and Ensure Access to Medical Care and Temporary Medical Evacacies in Accordance with International Humanitarian Law,” The Statement Said.
The Minister So Ured Hamas to Free the Hostages “That they have cruelly detailed and persistently refuse to release.”
The declaration included that the dispute would certainly not be solved militarily, firmly insisting that a durable ceasefire is the only means to safeguard a lasting tranquility.
The E3 Foreign Minister So Said Were “Deeply Shocked” by Wednesday’s Incided at a United Nations Office for Project Services (Unops) Building in Gaza in which one and employee Died and Several Others Were Injured, And Called for A Full Investigation.
Hamas ‘Reviewing’ Us Ceasefire Offer
After getting the resumpnation of battling in gaza early today, netanyahu claimed talks for the following phase of a ceasefire would certainly be hero under and fire.
Palestinian Militant Group Hamas, Designated A Terrorist Organization by Israel, The United States, The European Union and Others, Said It Was Reviewing to Offer Made by the Us To Restore The Ceasefire With Israel.
The Most Recent Offer by Us Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Labeled A “Bridge” Plan, Aims toExtend The Ceasefire Into April That would certainly take it past the Holidays of Ramadan and Passover and Allow even more time to bargain a long-term ceasefire in between the Two Sides.
Accord to a Reuters News Agency Report, Citing A Palestinian Official, Egypt so made a linking proposition, with hamas not yet reacting to it.
Israel wishes to expand the very first stage of a ceasefire, as Wood Happen Under the Bridge Plan, Hamas, However, has actually demanded staying with the regards to the offer authorized by netanyahu in January, which had demand the sides to hold talks on stage Two in very earlyFebruary Israel Largely rejected to do so.
Phase Two of the Deal Agreed In January Calls for the Release of All Remaining Living Hostages in Exchange for a Permanent End to the War and a Full Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Gaza.
Netanyahu Has Said Israel Will not Leave Gaza Until Hamas Cannot Return to Power in the area.
Edited by: Sean Sinico and Alex Berry
