GAZA CEASEFIRE DRIVE
Israel launched its offensive in Gaza in October 2023 in response to a lethal assault by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
After claiming victory in a 12-day struggle in opposition to Iran that ended with a ceasefire on June 24, the Israeli navy mentioned it will refocus on its offensive in Gaza, the place Palestinian militants nonetheless maintain Israeli hostages.
Qatar mentioned on Saturday that it and fellow mediators america and Egypt had been participating with Israel and Hamas to construct on momentum from the ceasefire with Iran and work in the direction of a Gaza truce.
“If we do not utilise this window of alternative and this momentum, it is a possibility misplaced amongst many within the close to previous. We do not need to see that once more,” mentioned Qatar’s international ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari.
Hamas’s October 2023 assault resulted within the deaths of 1,219 individuals, largely civilians, in line with an AFP tally primarily based on Israeli official figures.
Israel’s retaliatory navy marketing campaign has killed a minimum of 56,412 individuals, additionally largely civilians, in line with Gaza’s well being ministry. The United Nations considers these figures to be dependable.
