Israel wants to further tighten his offensive in the Gaza Strip against Islamist Hamas. The aim is to further increase the pressure on the terrorist organization Hamas to force the release of further hostages.
After a ceasefire -the nearby almost two months, the Israeli army resumed its attacks in the Gaza Strip on March 18. At the same time, the army has no longer allowed humanitarian assistance to the sealed area, in which about two million people live. The indirect negotiations about renewed ceases – the – fire – transferred by the US, Egypt and Qatar – have not been a breakthrough so far.
Now it is expected that the new plan will only be implemented in the region after the visit of US President Donald Trump next week, the “Times of Israel” reported. Until that time, efforts would be made to reach an agreement with Hamas via a cease -the fire and a hostage agreement. During a meeting of the security cabinet around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this was unanimous, various Israeli media reported Monday evening, stating civil servants with a high assignment.
Help from deliveries in the Gaza Strip
Moreover, the security cabinet approved a plan to resume assistance in the Gaza Strip, it continued. At the same time, the mechanism was revised to minimize the intersection of goods by Hamas.
According to Israeli media reports, Netanyahu had previously given the green light for preparing a raised military offensive. The Israeli Staff Chef Ejal Zamir confirmed the massive mobilization of reservists who have already decided to expand the attacks in the Gaza war. “This week we are sending tens of thousands of convincing commands to our reservists to strengthen and expand our operation in the Gaza Strip,” said the military director during a visit to a naval base south of Haifa.
Reservists must replace regular troops
According to the ‘Ynet’ news portal, some reservists have to replace regular troops that are currently stationed at the northern border or on the West Bank. These units must then be laid in the Gaza Strip. For some reservists it has been seventh bet since the start of the war.
Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate
An extension of the attacks will probably further aggravate the precarious humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Aid organizations speak of catastrophic conditions. The army accuses the Hamas to sell the relief supplies profitably to finance their hunters and weapons.
The ‘Axios’ news portal recently reported that the US and Israel were planning to bring relief supplies past the Gaza Strip using a private American company.
Number of hostages that are still alive in Gaza, unclear
According to Israeli information, there are still 24 hostages and the corpses of 35 kidnapped people in Hamas’s violence. Former hostages report inhumane conditions. Trump recently said that the number of survivors might have been less than previously assumed. On Saturday evening, members of the hostages in Tel Aviv demonstrated again for a cease -the fire.
To the background
The Gaza war started after the unprecedented attack by Hamas and other extremist groups on October 7, 2023. At that time, around 1200 people were killed in Israel and more than 250 were delayed as hostages in the Gaza strips. According to the Ministry of Health Checked by De Hamas, more than 52,500 people have since been killed in the Gaza Strip – more than 2400 of them have resumed on March 18.
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