According to the Israeli authorities, there is a “fierce fight” between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israeli forces in southern Gaza, while according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the number of deaths in Gaza in the ongoing Israeli offensive since October 7 is more than 26,400. There is a mill.
According to the Reuters news agency, the Ministry of Health of Gaza has warned that the medical facilities in Khan Yunis are in danger of being completely destroyed by these clashes.
On the other hand, William Burns, head of the American intelligence agency CIA, has met with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials in Paris for the purpose of negotiations for a ceasefire.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office described the meeting as “constructive” and said “significant gaps” remain, which the parties will continue to discuss in further bilateral meetings this week.
Fierce fighting in southern Gaza
The Israeli army says it is engaged in “intense fighting” in Khan Yunis.
Hamas and the armed wing of Islamic Jihad said clashes broke out between militants and Israeli troops in several areas of the enclave late at night.
Hamas’ armed wing said its fighters destroyed two Israeli tanks in Khan Yunis.
Residents of Khan Younis say that Israeli planes and tanks also bombarded areas of Gaza City to the north from where Israel is withdrawing its forces.
Palestinian medical staff and residents say that Israel continues to bombard the areas around the two main hospitals in Khan Younis, hindering aid to those caught in the Israeli bombardment.
Ashraf al-Qadara, spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, said, “The system of medical facilities in Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals has completely failed.”
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has said in a statement that the medical teams at Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis were unable to perform surgery due to the lack of oxygen supply.
Intensification of fighting has also been reported from other parts of the Gaza Strip.
According to Ashraf al-Qadara, spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, 165 more Palestinians have been killed and 290 injured in the past 24 hours.
Since October 7, the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli aggression has reached 26,422, most of whom are civilians, while 65,087 have been injured, according to AFP.
According to Reuters, Israel says that 220 of its soldiers have been killed in Gaza.
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Meeting for Ceasefire in Paris
The head of the US intelligence agency CIA has met with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials in Paris to negotiate a cease-fire in Gaza, at a time when the government of Binyamin Netanyahu is facing a public outcry over the return of prisoners. There is pressure.
Israel said on Sunday night that the talks in Paris, attended by the heads of its Mossad intelligence agency and the Shin Bet security agency, had been “constructive”.
“There are still important gaps that the parties will continue to hold additional meetings this week to discuss,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
Appeal for reconsideration of decision to freeze UN funding
UN officials and aid groups have urged countries to reconsider their decision to freeze UN refugee agency funding for the Palestinians.
Israel alleged that a dozen UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7 attacks by Hamas. At least nine countries have stopped funding the agency following the allegations.
According to Israeli official statistics, about 1,140 people were killed and about 250 prisoners were taken to Gaza in the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Netanyahu’s government says about 132 of them are in Gaza, including at least 28 bodies of dead prisoners.
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2024-08-22 19:02:15