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As of April 22, almost 35,000 Hamas war creates diplomatic tension in the EU a week before the summit”>Palestinian civilians have died in Gaza, among them 14,685 children, according to the Office of the High Commissioner, who cited the health authorities of the enclave.
Although they are protected by the laws of war, they are disproportionately paying the highest price in this war, the United Nations office warned, with a child dying or injured every 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, the expectations of a truce and the release of the hostages were reactivated yesterday with a meeting in Cairo of a Hamas delegation with the mediators, after almost seven months of war between the Palestinian movement and Israel.
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, stated from Saudi Arabia that he feels “optimistic” that the Palestinian Islamist movement will accept the Israeli proposal, which he described as “extraordinarily generous.”
So far, all negotiations have failed to reach an agreement that includes a truce, the release of Israeli hostages and more humanitarian aid.
The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbaspresent at the meeting, asked the United States to prevent Israel from launching an offensive against Rafah.
The war broke out on October 7, with the unprecedented attack in southern Israel, in which 1,170 people died, mainly civilians, according to a count based on official data. The Islamists kidnapped around 250 people and 129 are still held in Gazaof which some 34 would have died, according to Israeli authorities.
In retaliation, Israel promised to “annihilate” Hamasin power in Gaza since 2007, and launched a military campaign against the territory that has left 34,488 dead.
The Government of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is under pressure from the hostages’ families to reach an agreement.
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