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New attacks in the northern Gaza Strip have raised fears of the worst. Trump takes a firm stance, saying "the ceasefire will continue, while Phase 2 has begun"...
After 24 hours of fears of the worst, the ceasefire in Gaza has returned to force, even though the Israeli army carried out a new airstrike yesterday in the northern Strip to counter an "imminent threat".
Israel resumed fighting after "strong and immediate" "Black Tuesday" raids ordered by Benjamin Netanyahu's government, marking the bloodiest day since October 10, the date the peace plan came into effect.
According to Hamas sources, unverified by Israeli sources, over 100 Palestinians have died, including 52 children, reports that the UN calls "horrific".
The Israelis report that about 30 of the terrorist group's commanders have been killed, in retaliation for the killing of reservist Yona Efraim Feldbaum, 37, who was shot by a Palestinian sniper during an ambush in the Rafah area of the southern Strip.
Israel considered the killing of the sergeant major a violation of the agreements, along with Hamas's organization of the return of the body of one of the 13 dead hostages and the delay in returning the bodies of all the abductees.
However, for Donald Trump, the ceasefire in Gaza is "not in danger". The American president, promoter of the peace plan which he claims is "entering its second phase", believes that it is "right" for Israel to respond to any attack, but explains that "nothing will jeopardize" the cessation of hostilities. On one condition: that Hamas behaves properly.
"If you don't, you will be exterminated," the American leader interrupted shortly, despite Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene expressing her horror at the killing of Palestinian children and speaking of Israeli "war crimes" in X.
The United States is aware that the road to peace in Gaza will be filled with days like Tuesday, with attacks and possible backlash, but the White House remains confident that the process will continue if Hamas respects its agreements.
And at this point, the main interlocutor with the terrorist group, Qatar, is speaking out.
Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani acknowledges the "Palestinian violation" but explains that the most important thing "is to ensure that the agreement does not collapse."
Al Thani explains that mediators are putting pressure on Hamas and Palestinian factions "to recognize the need to disarm."
The prime minister also took the opportunity to point the finger at Israel, which "tortures and mistreats Palestinian prisoners" such as Marwan Barghouti, the "Mandela of Palestine," whose release he is calling for, as are former international leaders, including former Irish President Mary Robinson and former Colombian President Manuel Santos, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
Al Thani's comments came shortly after those of Israeli Minister Katz, who announced a ban on the Red Cross from visiting Palestinian prisoners under the "unlawful combatants" law.
"Allowing visits," he argued, "would seriously undermine state security."
Tuesday's attacks have again raised tensions, not only between Hamas and Israel, but also within Israel. Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that the terror group's leaders "will not enjoy any immunity," and that applies to "those who wear fancy suits and those who hide in tunnels."
But it was National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who has always opposed the ceasefire agreement, who addressed Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of “weakness,” criticizing his “cautious reaction” after the attack and warning that if the government were to “satisfy itself with superficial declarations of victory” without eliminating the Islamist movement, “it would no longer have the right to exist.” /Adapted from Il Giornale/
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