After a quiet night, Israel-Gaza border crossings are expected to reopen today, allowing humanitarian aid and fuel, among other things, to enter Gaza.
This morning, the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (YIP) came into effect and ended a bloody three-day escalation of violence that left at least 44 dead, including 15 children, and more than 360 wounded, all Palestinians.
After the launch of several missiles by the YIP, minutes after the ceasefire went into effect to 23:30 local time (20:30 GMT), the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip has remained calm.
In this way, and after Egypt’s mediation, the worst escalation between Israelis and Palestinians in more than a year seems to be finally over.
“We have made overnight assessments as to the next steps to be taken for a gradual return to routine, while remaining alert and prepared for any changes to the current situation,” the Israeli military said. today in a statement.
On the other hand, it has been announced reopening of the border crossings between Israel and Gaza, both of people and goods, and for “humanitarian purposes”.
No fuel on the Strip
This fact will allow, among other things, the entry into Gaza of humanitarian aid and fuel needed to reactivate the enclave’s only power plant. He had to interrupt his work on Saturday due to a lack of fuel, which caused the residents of the Strip to suffer as much as possible only four hours delivery electric a day and threatens the interruption of basic services such as medical care.
According to the Israeli military, Islamic Jihad has launched nearly 1,200 rockets from Gaza. The vast majority of these have been intercepted or fallen in unpopulated areas.
For its part, Israel has attacked at least 160 Jihad targets, including residential towers, houses and other civilian structures, as well as military ones. For example, these attacks killed 45 people, half burgers and 15 minors.
Although no definitive figures on injuries have been released yet, the Gaza Ministry of Health reports at least 360.
This escalation of violence started on friday with a strong Israeli “preventive” offensive on suspected jihad targets in Gaza citing an “imminent threat” of an attack by the group in response to Monday’s arrest of one of its leaders during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
According to Islamic Jihad, the terms of the deal reached last night include the release of this prisoner named Bassem Saadi, who is a key political figure of the group.
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Source: EITB
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