Sources revealed that Tel Aviv informed Cairo, today (Wednesday), of agreeing to a truce and stopping targeting members and leaders of the Palestinian “Jihad” movement. The sources reported that an Egyptian delegation arrived in Israel and Gaza to agree on a long truce. And the Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the Israeli raids claimed the lives of 21 Palestinians and wounded 54.
And renewed Israeli raids and shelling on several areas in Gaza, and the occupation army announced that it is currently targeting rocket launchers in the Strip, and “Channel 13” revealed that the army launched a large-scale attack on the Strip. The Palestinian resistance factions responded to the Israeli raids by firing dozens of missiles, while Israel activated the Iron Dome and intercepted missiles fired at Ashkelon.
The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, threatened more assassinations, and the Israeli Air Force announced the bombing of 6 missile launchers in separate areas of Gaza. Israeli planes targeted Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, and a site belonging to the Al-Qassam Brigades in Ashkelon, and there is an intense flight of Israeli reconnaissance planes over Gaza.
The Israeli army announced the continuation of the military alert in the vicinity of Gaza, despite the fact that no rockets were fired so far, following the raids launched by its planes yesterday, on the Strip, which resulted in the killing of fifteen Palestinians and injuries, at a time when Egypt is seeking, through urgent diplomatic moves, to calm down and establish a truce between the two parties. .
And the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated today that Minister Sameh Shoukry will discuss, in a meeting with his counterparts from Jordan, Germany and France in Berlin, ways to advance and intensify calm efforts and reduce tension between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement that Shukri’s visit to the German capital comes to participate in the ministerial meeting of the Munich formula on the peace process.
He added that what he described as the explosive situation in the Palestinian territories, “as a result of the repeated incursions of Israeli forces into Palestinian cities and the targeting of civilians outside the framework of the law, represents a dangerous escalation that threatens to get the situation out of control.” He stressed that this requires the intensification of all international efforts to stop the repeated Israeli attacks on the Palestinians, and coordinated action between regional and international actors to achieve this goal.
The Times of Israel quoted the Israeli army as saying that while there were no rocket fires last night, the restrictions will still apply to residents closest to the Gaza Strip, as “anything can happen.”
The home front had restricted the movement and assembly of people living within 40 kilometers of Gaza, and officials estimated that rocket fire or any other type of attack was “only a matter of time.”
Israeli planes launched 10 raids on the Gaza Strip, as part of Operation Defensive Arrow, killing 15 people, including 3 leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement, whom Israel claimed were responsible for planning and executing the missile launches.
