In the war against the radical Islamic Hamas, the Israeli air force struck the West Bank and southern Lebanon on Friday. A wanted terrorist was killed in an airstrike in the West Bank’s Jenin, the Israeli army said on Saturday evening. Shortly before, a Hamas officer was killed in his car in an airstrike in southern Lebanon.
According to the military, the target in Jenin is believed to be responsible for a series of terrorist attacks, including the killing of an Israeli in May 2023. According to Palestinian reports, the man was also killed in the attack. In recent years, there have been increasing attacks by Palestinians in the West Bank. Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, the situation has continued to deteriorate.
According to the Health Ministry, several hundred Palestinians have since been killed in Israeli military operations, clashes or their own attacks in the West Bank. There has also been a recent increase in acts of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians.
Hostages: More bodies discovered
Indirect negotiations over a possible hostage deal, which could lead to a temporary ceasefire, reached an impasse last week after several days of talks in Cairo and Doha. On Friday, the Israeli army announced that it had found the body of German-Israeli Shani Louk and two other hostages in the Gaza Strip. They were rescued during a special operation. It is unclear how many of the 129 hostages still in the Gaza Strip are still alive.
The Gaza war becomes a burden for Biden
According to information from Washington, US President Biden’s security adviser, Jake Sullivan, plans to meet the Crown Prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, on Saturday. The meeting will focus, among other things, on “continuing efforts to achieve lasting peace and security in the region.” On Sunday, Sullivan will travel to Israel and meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among others. It should also be about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza war is increasingly becoming a domestic political problem for US President Biden. According to a recent survey, 44 percent of Democratic voters surveyed disapprove of the White House’s handling of the Middle East crisis. Those who reject Biden’s approach also said they were less likely to vote for him in the Nov. 5 election. The issue is a “stone cold loss” for Biden — a pure loss maker, pollster Douglas Schoen said Friday. “He is losing votes from the left, right and center.” Experts expect a close result in the match against Republican Donald Trump.
Source: Krone
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