Israeli troops intensified attacks on the Gaza Strip on the weekend despite being announced by the Tel Aviv government to cease offensive activities on Saturday morning. Drones dropped grenades on the roofs of buildings, and soldiers detonated vehicles with explosives, destroying dozens of homes - Reuters reported.
At least 5 people were killed in attacks on Gaza on Sunday, and she handed over the Hamas-controlled civilian defense. A spokesperson for the Israeli government Shosh Bedrosian explained that "there is no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the time being, only any bombings have been stopped; the military may proceed operations for defence purposes".
Trump calls for an immediate halt to the attacks
US president Donald Trump commented on social media that Hamas was seemingly ready for a lasting peace and called on Israel to immediately halt attacks on the Gaza Strip. Hamas reported on Friday evening that he accepted certain provisions of the 20-point peace plan for the Gaza Strip prepared by Trump.
The Palestinian group agreed to release all Israeli hostages and surrender power over the Gaza Strip. Hamas added that the remaining points needed further findings and expressed his willingness to negociate immediately.
Coming Conversations in Egypt
On Monday in Egypt, negotiations on the details of the truce are to begin by intermediaries - USA, Egypt and Qatar. The Hamas delegation is to be chaired by 1 of the leaders of the Chalil al-Hajja group, whom Israel attempted to kill in early September in an attack on Qatar's capital, Doha.
Negotiations may face obstacles due to respective points in dispute. Hamas in his message did not indicate whether the group agreed to disarmament, which is 1 of the elements of Trump's plan, and the representatives of the group reiterated their earlier position that they would not lay down their arms.
The humanitarian crisis is deepening
The Israeli army reported that any 900,000 Palestinians had left the besieged city of Gaza by Sunday. Prior to the beginning of the mid-September land invasion of the largest city in the Gaza Strip, about 1 million people lived there.
Humanitarian organisations are informing about the worsening humanitarian crisis and famine in Gaza. In the south of the Gaza Strip, the infrastructure needed for specified a large group of refugees is missing, and this area is besides the mark of Israeli attacks - residents and relief groups informed.
Dispute points of the agreement
The proposal envisages the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, but no circumstantial dates are set in the point of the process. According to the media, after the release of the hostages, Israel is to proceed to control most of Palestinian territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that the condition for the implementation of further provisions of the agreement would be the early release by Hamas of all surviving hostages and return the bodies killed. Hamas may request a circumstantial timetable for the withdrawal of Israelis - told Reuters a origin acquainted with the case.
The war in the Gaza Strip has continued since October 7, 2023, erstwhile the ruling Hamas territory invaded confederate Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping 251. 20 surviving hostages stay in captivity, and according to Hamas-controlled authorities in Israel, over 67.1 1000 Palestinians were killed.
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