The stop cannot be said for the Gaza Strip, where fierce fighting between Israel’s army and the Palestinian militant groups persists in the north and south of the coastal territory. In an attack on a house in Rafah, at least six non-combatants, including children, have been killed, which again stresses the picture of the suffering civilian population.
Reaching the ceasefire has not progressed in the middle of the active warfare. But a Hamas spokesman has said that Hamas is “ready to interact positively with any idea that guarantees a ‘permanent truce’”.
These are what international reactions entail; the Arab League, the European Union, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have all come out to express their disapproval of the recent decision by Israel to legalise five settlements. An Israeli minister has even threatened to flood the occupied West Bank with “a million” new settlers as the situation thicknesses.
This fighting goes on non-stop, and the resulting death toll suggests that it has been brutal, with estimates showing that at least 37,877 people have been killed and 86,969 injured in Israel’s campaign against Gaza since October 7. The estimated number of people killed in Israel due to the aggression led by Hamas is 1,139; however, to the present date, dozens of hostages remain in the Gaza Strip.
Due to the increased conflict, the international community has considered an urgent ceasefire and urged the warring factions to return to the negotiation table to find a lasting solution to this prolonged conflict.
