Despite expectations of new Egyptian talks aimed at reaching a truce between Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip and Israel, Israeli bombing of the densely populated Gaza Strip has resumed following the failure of yesterday’s talks.
An Al-Arabiya/Al-Hadath correspondent reported today, Saturday, that the Israeli army launched several new raids into the Gaza Strip this morning.
In addition, rockets were fired at settlements around the Gaza Strip and Ashkelon.
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In turn, the Israeli army said that warning sirens sounded in Ashkelon and the settlements surrounding Gaza.
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This comes after last night also saw increased tensions between Israeli forces and the Islamic Jihad Movement, especially after the assassination of Iyad al-Abd al-Hasani, a member of the Military Council and in charge of the Al-Quds Task Force. Brigades (the armed wing of the movement), bringing the number of leaders killed since last Tuesday in Israeli shelling to 6.
This escalation is taking place today as Egypt, the traditional mediator between Israel and the Palestinians, is still working to achieve a ceasefire, while international calls for an end to the most dangerous escalation between the two sides since August 2022 are intensifying.
New Egyptian proposal
Last night, Friday, Cairo presented a new ceasefire formula, to which the Islamic Jihad movement responded, but the Israeli response has not yet arrived. Sources of Al-Arabiya.net reported that the offer included a mutual cessation of attacks between the two sides and a commitment not to harm civilians.
Sources in the Islamic Jihad movement accused the Israeli side of obstructing the Egyptian efforts.
The movement has previously confirmed that it is sticking to its demands, namely to stop the killings and return the body of prisoner Hader Adnan, who spent the past week in Israeli prisons after a 3-month hunger strike, and to stop the flag march. in the Old City of Jerusalem next Thursday.
On the other hand, Tel Aviv rejected these conditions, adhering to the principle of a ceasefire in exchange for a ceasefire only.
Remarkably, this escalation, which has erupted between the two sides since last Tuesday, has already claimed the lives of 33 Palestinians, including 6 children and one Israeli.
