At least 70 people died and dozens were injured on Sunday night in an Israeli attack on the Hamas: "We won't take part in negotiations after the raid on Rafah." Netanyahu: "Tragic accident"”>Al-Maghazi refugee camp, in the center of the Gaza Strip, reported the Ministry of Health controlled by Hamas.
“It is a new massacre committed by the Israeli occupation army in the Al-Maghazi camp, where they bombed four inhabited houses belonging to the Muslim, Salim, Nawasira and Abu Rahma families,” said Ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qudra, quoted by EFE agency. Al Qudra also accused Israeli troops of bombing the main road that connects several refugee camps in the central area of the Gaza Strip “to obstruct the access of ambulances and civil protection to various locations”.
“We call on all countries in the free world to put pressure on the criminal occupation to wage the war of genocide committed by the Israeli occupation army against our Palestinian people and against children, women and civilians,” added the Ministry spokesperson. of Gaza Health. In addition to the bombing in Al-Maghazi, international agencies also report several attacks throughout the Gaza Strip: in the city of Khan Younis, in the south, at least 22 people died in yet another Israeli bombing.
Hamas guarantees that the health system in the south of the Gaza Strip, where Israel has focused its offensive in recent weeks, is “collapsing”. In the north of the Gaza Strip there is no hospital left in operation.
In a statement sent to the BBC, the Israeli army said only that it had received “reports of an incident in the Maghazi camp” but assured that it was acting in accordance with international law and minimizing all possible damage to civilians “despite the challenges posed by terrorists of Hamas operating in civilian areas in Gaza.”
Israeli media reported on Sunday, citing government sources, that senior national officials are ready to discuss an ambitious truce plan proposed by Egypt. The plan includes a two-week truce, with the option of being extended for another two or three weeks, with the release of 40 Israeli hostages still in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the freedom of 120 Palestinian prisoners.
Cairo’s proposal, according to international agencies, goes even further: Egypt says it is ready to mediate talks between the Palestinians, in order to reconcile the different factions, namely Fatah and Hamas, with the aim of creating a government “ technocracy” in Gaza and the West Bank, paving the way for elections.
The final phase of this plan would be a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Israeli troops, as well as the release of all kidnapped hostages on October 7th.
The Israeli media guarantees that Netanyahu’s government will be available to begin negotiations this Monday.
On Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu said that the war in the Gaza Strip is taking a “very high toll”, after a weekend that cost the lives of 14 Tsahal soldiers, bringing the number of Israeli soldiers killed to more than 150. since the conflict began. The Israeli Prime Minister stressed, however, that the war will not end until the objectives of eliminating Hamas, returning the hostages and preventing Gaza from posing a threat to Israel are achieved.
“The war has cost us dearly, but we have no other option than to continue fighting. Our troops have eliminated thousands of terrorists so far, we will remain strong until the end”, said the head of the Israeli government.
Also on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces revealed that they found a large network of Hamas tunnels beneath the Jabalya refugee camp, near Gaza City, where the bodies of five Israeli hostages were recovered in early December.
The IDF guarantees that it has thus completed the dismantling of Hamas’ underground command center in the north of Gaza, focusing on the southern region.