More than 1,000 rockets, hundreds of air raids, 43 people were killed in Gaza, and more than 300 were injured...
Comprehensive BBC, Al Jazeera, Xinhua News Agency reported on August 7 that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jerhad) issued a statement on the evening of the 7th, announcing a ceasefire agreement with Israel. According to the Gaza Strip health department, the three-day Palestinian-Israeli conflict has killed 43 people and injured more than 300 people.
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement through social media confirming that under the mediation of Egypt, the ceasefire agreement between Palestine and Israel will enter into force at 23:30 on the 7th (4:30 a.m. Beijing time on the 8th). But the statement also said that if Jhad violates the ceasefire agreement, Israel reserves the right to respond forcefully.
Gaza residents took to the streets to celebrate the victory
A Father in Gaza lost his child
The Israeli Iron Dome interceptor interceptor intercepts Palestinian rockets
The BBC said in the report that the two sides did not immediately announce the terms of the truce, and Egypt's official state news agency reported that in order to push for a ceasefire, the Egyptian government is working to get Israel to release a Jehad militant captured 6 days ago and ensure that a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike in an Israeli prison is transferred to a hospital for treatment.
On the 1st, the Israeli army arrested Jehad's leader in the West Bank region, Bassem Saadi, and others in the West Bank city of Jenin, and killed a Jehad armed person in the operation, escalating tensions between the two sides. Jerhard then declared alert and prepared for war, saying he would use "the most advanced weapons" to attack Israel. In addition to military operations, Israel's powerful departments raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque again on the 6th.
Location map of the West Bank city of Jenin
Israeli warplanes then launched a military operation code-named "Breaking Dawn" on the 5th, launching airstrikes and shelling into the Gaza Strip, hitting several targets in Jerhad. Jerhard then fired rockets at Israel in retaliation. The United Nations and Egypt conducted emergency good offices with the parties to the conflict on the 5th to end the tension in the Gaza Strip.
Although the ceasefire will take effect at 23:00 local time on the 7th, however, on the night of the 7th, the two sides seized the "last opportunity" to continue the exchange of fire. Jerhard continued to fire rockets into Jerusalem, while Israel continued its airstrikes. According to IDF statistics, the Jhad organization fired more than 1,000 rockets into Israel, and the Israeli side claimed that the Iron Dome air defense system intercepted most of the rockets.
Al Jazeera said it was also the worst palestinian-Israeli conflict in nearly 15 months, with the Israeli military and the Palestinian side engaged in an 11-day war in May 2021. However, in last year's conflict, many factions, including the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Jerhad, were involved in the war, and this time only Israel and Jehad clashed.
After Hamas issued a harsh condemnation of Israel on August 5, it has not yet made a statement to participate in the conflict. In this regard, Al Jazeera analyzed, saying that on the one hand, Israel hopes to trigger dissatisfaction among various factions in Gaza by "only fighting Jerhad"; On the other hand, Israel is also worried that if Hamas is attacked, the conflict will escalate further.
Smoke rose after Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on 7 August.
The hatred continues
At 23:00 local time on the 7th, the Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire ordered the ceasefire to officially take effect, the two sides stopped the flag, and the bombing and explosions also stopped abruptly. However, in the aftermath of the conflict, the hatred between Palestine and Israel continued. After experiencing clashes and bombing, Gaza residents took to the streets to celebrate a ceasefire and victory.
In response, Al Jazeera reported that this was a "fragile peace." The United Nations Special Envoy for the Middle East, Tor Winnisland, agreed, saying: "The situation remains very fragile and I urge all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement." ”
Although fighting has stopped, Palestinians in Gaza told the media that their days of suffering continue as a result of Israel's 15-year siege. Some 2.3 million people are crammed into this narrow coastal enclave, where Israel and Egypt, citing security, have severely restricted the entry and exit of people and goods and imposed a maritime blockade.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs told CNN that one of the most pressing humanitarian priorities for the United Nations right now is to restore fuel supplies to Gaza. Fuel for the power plant was transported by truck into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, which Israel closed six days ago. Inventories were so low that Gaza's only power plant was shut down from around noon on the 6th.
People clear streets in Gaza City after Israeli airstrikes on 7 August. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Rizek)
A car damaged in an Israeli airstrike was viewed in Gaza City on 7 August. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Rizek)
Ali Abnima, head of the website Electronic Intifada, which focuses on Palestinians in Israeli-occupied areas, said: "People in Gaza are unable to return to normal life because they are still living under Israeli siege, which is a silent violence that targets every man, woman and child in Gaza, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, for 15 years. ”
Ali Abnima said conflict could break out at any time in the future: "Unfortunately, it is fragile. This will happen again. I can't tell you if it's a day, or a week, a month or a year. But that will continue to happen, because the crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people go unpunished, not only with impunity, but also with full and active support. ”
At the end of the interview, Abnuma said: "The Israeli bombing weapons for Gaza were provided by the United States, the European Union and Canada, and these countries all support Israel. The countries provide billions of dollars to Ukraine, said to help Ukraine resist occupation and invasion, but here they are helping Israel. ”
Extraterritorial conflicts
At present, the relationship between Israel and neighboring countries is tense, and this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has also aroused the attention of Lebanon and Iran. Some media analysts believe that after a new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel, the disputed Karish gas field between Israel and Lebanon will also trigger a new round of conflict.
Salami, commander-in-chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, issued a statement on the 6th that Palestine will not fight alone in the face of the bombardment of the Israeli army, and Iran will join the path of anti-Zionism, committed to the liberation of Jerusalem, and restore the rights and interests of the Palestinian people. Salami also threatened to launch a military strike against Israel by Lebanon's Allah Party.
For Iran's statement, after the military operation against Gaza on the 5th, Israeli Prime Minister Rapid said in his speech on the same day that "the Jehad organization is an agent of Iran." Israel's security services believe that Jehad has a closer relationship with Iran than the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which mainly controls the Gaza Strip.
Amir Makkur, director general of the Arab Social Federation and a Palestinian politician, wrote that the Allah party threatened to use force to protect Lebanon's natural resources, and that Israeli reports showed that gas extraction operations had been postponed until next month, awaiting a solution, and that if consensus could not be reached, there was a high possibility of conflict between Lebanon and Israel on the gas field.
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