The war between Israel and "Hamas" entered its seventh month after tens of thousands of casualties. In this background, there are no prospects for an immediate end to hostilities, the agencies quoted by BTA note.
Negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages held by "Hamas" continue in Cairo, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing international and domestic pressure because of the armed conflict.< /strong>
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities yesterday to protest against his rule and to demand better concerted efforts to secure the release of prisoners kidnapped by the Palestinian movement.
An airstrike this week by Israeli forces on a humanitarian convoy has provoked strong reactions from some of Israel's staunchest international allies.
Delegation of the radical Palestinian group "Hamas" intends to visit Cairo today for new ceasefire talks, but previous rounds of those talks have failed in recent weeks.
The war began on October 7, when hundreds of terrorists, mainly from "Hamas" but also from other radical groups operating from Gaza, stormed across the heavily guarded border with Israel and massacred neighboring towns and a music festival. notes DPA.
About 1,200 people were killed on Israeli soil, and 250 were taken hostage and taken to Gaza. Subsequently, dozens of them were released, and another, smaller number were found dead or released by the Israeli army.
The unprecedented attack sparked a campaign of massive Israeli airstrikes, which was followed by a military ground operation that began just weeks later in the northern Gaza Strip and reached today as far as Rafah in the south, cutting its way through all major cities in the Palestinian enclave.
According to the ruling Gaza movement "Hamas" over 32,500 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks.