Hamas: More than 60 dead since the end of the ceasefire
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the USA expired after a week on Friday morning and the fighting began again immediately.
On 7 October, hundreds of fighters from Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization by the USA and the EU, entered Israel and committed atrocities, mainly against civilians. According to Israeli reports, around 1,200 people were killed in Israel and around 240 people were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip.
In response,Israel massively bombarded targets in the Gaza Strip from the air and on the ground for weeks. According to Hamas, which cannot be independently verified, more than 15,000 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since then.
During the ceasefire, a total of around one hundred Hamas hostages were released, including several German-Israelis. In return, 240 Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons.
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- The EU, along with many other international bodies, has repeatedly called for an immediate end to the violence and for Hospitals in the Gaza Strip to be protected during the conflict.
- Despite repeated calls for a ceasefire, Hamas has continued to launch rockets into Israel, with Hamas: announcing on Monday that over 60 Palestinians have been killed since the end of the previous ceasefire.
- The fighting has caused widespread damage to hospitals and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, with multiple hospitals reporting shortages of medicine and supplies.
- The USA, which has provided significant aid to Israel in the past, has once again voiced its support for the Jewish state, while calling for Hamas to cease its attacks on civilians.
- The situation in the Gaza Strip has always been volatile, with a fragile ceasefire often being a tenuous peace at best.
- The escalation in violence has led to renewed calls for international intervention, with Qatar and Egypt once again trying to broker a new ceasefire.
- Many civilians in the Gaza Strip have been caught in the crossfire, with AFP reporting on Tuesday that a family of seven was killed in an air strike.
- The BMG, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, has advised German citizens to avoid traveling to Israel and the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing conflict.
- The situation has also had an impact on the nearby Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, with Hamas: reportedly launching rockets from there into Israeli territory.
- The fighting has also led to calls for an international inquiry into the use of force by both sides, with concerns over evidence of war crimes being raised by human rights groups.
Source: www.stern.de
