Massive offensive: Over 53,500 deaths in the Gaza conflict-the fight continues!

Massive offensive: Over 53,500 deaths in the Gaza conflict-the fight continues!

After the resumption of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip Since mid -March 2023, the situation has been dramatically tightened. On Sunday, Israel declared the beginning of a comprehensive soil offensive against the terrorist organization Hamas, which is the main goal of combating this group. The Gaza War, which was triggered by a large-scale attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, has previously requested around 1,200 fatalities in Israel and has delayed 251 people in the Gaza Strip as hostages. These figures were confirmed by the Israeli government, while the health authority controlled by the Hamas now reports about 53,500 Palestinians killed, but the information of which cannot be verified independently, such as [small ones Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker/aussenpolitik/19705098/ueber-40-tote- through-israele-am-gazastreifen) explained.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that Israel would go to this offensive “with full strength” to defeat Hamas and increase the pressure on the organization. While a large -scale mobilization of soil troops began in the entire Gaza strip on Saturday, the Israeli security cabinet approved plans for taking and control the area. However, it remains unclear whether the entire coastal area or only parts of it should be conquered. In the middle of these military activities, the international community rejects a permanent occupation of the Gaza Strip and criticizes the associated dangers for the civilian population.

emergency of the civilian population

The humanitarian location in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic. Aid organizations and the United Nations warn of impending famine, since around 2.2 million people are dependent on external help. Despite the impending resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries, which are planned to ensure basic care for food, the situation remains tense. Israel has no longer approved aid deliveries since the beginning of March, although under international pressure, especially from the United States, a new mechanism for the distribution of relief goods is being planned. This is intended to ensure that the relief supplies do not get into the hands of Hamas, reports [ZDF] (https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/gaza-hilf deliveries-humanitaere-hilfe-israel-ahost-100.html).

The conversations about a possible ceasefire are currently taking place indirectly in the Gulfemirate of Qatar. A first draft stipulates that ten hostages are released in an exchange of 45 to 60 days. In the hope of implementing this agreement quickly, both Israel and Hamas do everything possible to increase the pressure on each other in order to come into a mutual plan that also takes into account the humanitarian situation of the civilian population. The dangers of further escalation are omnipresent and require rapid action to avoid an even worse humanitarian crisis.