Im the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli army 21 soldiers He was killed, he was killed. The army initially reported ten deaths. The soldiers were planting explosive devices in two houses with the aim of demolishing them.
“As far as we know, there was one around 4 p.m Terrorist bazooka I fired on a tank protecting the troops, and at the same time they came Explosion “In two two-story buildings,” the Israeli newspaper reported.The Times of Israel“Army spokesman Daniel Hagari. “Buildings collapsed due to this explosion while most of the responders were in and around the buildings.”
Hajari said the explosion was likely caused by mines planted by forces to destroy buildings, but the cause of the explosion is still under investigation. The explosion occurred near the Israeli Kibbutz Kessufim. He was Highest number Of the Israeli soldiers killed in a single attack since the beginning of the war.
Especially in the area Shan Yunus city Violent fighting and Israeli attacks have increased recently, in which many Palestinians were also killed. Israel suspects that the leadership of the Islamic Hamas movement and Israeli hostages are present in the tunnel network.
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According to the army, 209 soldiers have been killed since the start of the Israeli ground attack on the Gaza Strip at the end of October. More than 1,200 others were injured. Since October 7, 545 soldiers have been killed. The war broke out as a result of the worst massacre in Israel's history, which was carried out by terrorists from Hamas and other extremist Palestinian organizations on October 7 in Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip.
Israel offers Hamas a two-month truce
According to a media report, Israel is now supposed to offer the Islamist movement Hamas a deal through intermediaries Qatar and Egypt A two-month ceasefire In the Gaza Strip. In return, all those detained by the terrorist organization since October 7 of last year will be released Hostages For release. Such as the American electronic portal „AxiosHaaretz newspaper reported on Monday that the Israeli proposal calls for keeping the living hostages and their remains inside Several stages To be returned to Israel.
According to the report, the first phase will include women and men over the age of 60. This will be followed by female soldiers, men under the age of 60 who are not members of the army, male Israeli soldiers, and finally the remains of the hostages.
As part of the plan, Israel and Hamas are said to agree on a number in advance Palestinian prisoners Some will be released for every hostage. The name of each Palestinian should then be negotiated.
The plan does not include an end to the war or a long-term political solution. According to the information, Israeli soldiers will be transferred from major cities in the Gaza Strip, and then hundreds of thousands of people who fled from the north to the south of the Strip will slowly return there.
The Israeli news website Ynet published the proposal, citing unnamed sources. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned it during a meeting with relatives of the hostages on Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the United States, Egypt and Qatar are trying to persuade Israel and Hamas to agree to release the hostages within a 90-day period, including in exchange for one Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. US Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk travels this week to Egypt and Qatar.
Arab countries are working on a plan for a two-state solution
According to a media report, work is currently underway to find a political solution to the war in Gaza in the Arab world. And with this proposal The two-state solution Offer to Saudi Arabia in exchange for Establishment of the Palestinian state the Recognition of Israel Ali, reportedWall Street Journal” Quoting Arab officials on Monday.
She added that the proposal was submitted to Israel via the United States and is the first joint plan between Arab countries to end the Gaza war and the two-state solution. The details of the proposal are still being prepared, and the Israeli government's position so far is negative. It was said that the creation of a Palestinian state was the main point of contention.
Before the Gaza war, Saudi Arabia, as an important protection force for the Palestinians, had already held US-brokered talks about a possible normalization of relations with Israel, but the talks stalled as a result of the war. From the perspective of the Islamist Hamas movement, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, and Iran, the main backer of both groups, the emerging rapprochement would have been harmful to them. Therefore, some experts viewed the brutal massacre committed by Hamas on October 7 as an attempt by the Islamists to undermine the rapprochement.
