The war in the Gaza Strip is a brutal and long -lasting armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas organization, which intensified especially After Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Since then, Israeli forces have been conducting intensive military operation around the city of Gaza, which led to huge losses among civilians, the destruction of infrastructure and deepening the humanitarian crisis. This conflict has deep political, religious and historical roots.
At least 44 victims of Friday attacks
At least 44 Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, including at least 30 in the city of Gaza itself – says Al Jazera.
Israel attacked a number of makeshift tents, apartment blocks and residential buildings in the city of Gaza. Seven children were among the fatalities. The Israeli army reports that it currently controls 40 percent. The city of Gaza I realizes the “second phase of military operation”, which will be accompanied by massive air attacks and mass evacuation orders.
Takeover of the city of Gaza with a “long -lasting” process
The Israeli army expects that among almost a million inhabitants of the city of Gaza, about 200,000 It will remain in it, even if Israel continues the offensive aimed at taking control of the capital. “The complete takeover and demolition of the city can be a long -lasting process,” says Lorenzo Kamel, lecturer in international relations at the University of Turin.
– Several officials of the Israeli army also pointed out that the demolition of the city of Gaza, both above and underground, as it was in the cities of Gaza, Beit Hanoon and Rafah, may take months, if not longer than a year – says Kamel.
Finland supports a two -state solution
“Finland supports the actions of France and Saudi Arabia aimed at creating a two -state solution between Israel and Palestine,” the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this country informed.
“Today I decided that Finland would join the New York declaration on the peaceful solution of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of a two -state solution prepared by France and Saudi Arabia,” wrote Finland Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in the post on portal X.
She called this “the most important international effort for years, aimed at creating conditions for a two -state solution.” This decision was made after Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Belgium announced that they are also planning to recognize Palestine.
British parliamentarians warn the premiere before the visit of the President of Israel
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is to visit Great Britain next week, which caused indignation among parliamentarians of the ruling labor party who. They appealed to Prime Minister Keira Starmer not to meet the delegation.
Herzog is to come to Great Britain on Wednesday and Thursday. The purpose of his unconfirmed visit is still not clear. Sources from Downing Street have announced that no meetings with Herzog will be confirmed until next week.
However, the parliamentarians of the Labor Party have already appealed to Starmer not to meet him. “Great Britain recognized the” real risk “of the genocide made by Israel, so if this meeting does not apply to peace, what signal do we want to send?” – Sarah Champion, MP of the Labor Party and chairwoman of the international development committee, wrote on the portal X.
The US imposes sanctions on Palestinian humanitarian organizations
The United States announced the imposition of sanctions to three important Palestinian organizations of human rights defenders. Washington imposed sanctions on Al-Haq organizations, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and Al Mesan, because, as the administration explains, “these organizations helped the International Criminal Court to examine the allegations of war crimes committed by Israeli officials in the Gaza Strip.”
The EU Commissioner calls the war in gas “genocide”
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the academic year at the University of Paris, the Vice -President of the European Commission Teresa Ribera became the first member of the Commission who publicly called Israel's actions in the Gaza Gaza Strip.
“The genocide in the Gaza Zone exposes the lack of Europe's actions and a lack of unanimity, despite the fact that the protests spread to European cities, and 14 members of the UN Security Council calls for immediate suspension of weapons,” said Ribera.
