Netanyahus son: Wedding postponed in the Gaza Strip for war!

Netanyahus son: Wedding postponed in the Gaza Strip for war!

Gaza-Stadt, Palästinensische Gebiete - The wedding of Avner Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was originally supposed to take place on Monday, but was postponed in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing violence. A new appointment for the ceremony with Amit Yardeni is currently not clear. The decision to shift in Israel has met with resentment. Many citizens are critical of a celebration during a war in which numerous lives were already lost. Activists have even called on to disturb the planned celebration. Previously, the wedding had already been postponed because of the conflict with Iran, which began with a rocket attack on Israel.

The fighting in the Gaza Strip has been ongoing since October 7, 2023. As a result of the military offensive, around 8,000 rockets were shot down on Israel, according to the Israeli army, many of them from Hamas. Although the Israeli armed forces started an offensive against Hamas, violence in West Bank and on the border with Lebanon has increased. The location in the Gaza Strip has become catastrophic for many civilians, several hundred thousand people are on the run and the humanitarian Situation has deteriorated rapidly.

battles and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip

The Israeli army has the city of Gaza under fire and asks the residents to flee south. This instruction is aimed at tens of thousands that already suffer from the massive attacks. There are also hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, in a worrying humanitarian emergency. So far, the tunnels and military infrastructure of Hamas are said to have been destroyed by air raids, but the ongoing battles are calling for a high price of civilian victims.

The humanitarian crisis has achieved such a serious proportions that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights characterized the situation in West Bank as alarming. Several Palestinians were killed here in raids from the Israeli military; Israel describes them as Islamists. The Hisbollah has also not held out of the conflict and reported attacks on Israeli border posts. The offensive has led to a further increase in violence and a tense situation in the region.

The context of the conflict

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has its roots deep in the history of the Middle East. The Israeli population felt the hazards of Hamas from October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and about 250 as hostage, as a pogrom that is reminiscent of the collective trauma of the persecution of Jews. The Israeli government has set itself the goal of destroying Hamas' military capacities and freeing the kidnapped hostages.

Although Israel has military successes, the situation remains tense. By May 2024, there were an estimated 36,000 deaths on the Palestinian side, including many civilians - a balance that further exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The Middle East conflict is still drawn by deep ethnic and territorial tensions and a de -escalation remains questionable. In the meantime, international actors such as the USA and the EU start diplomatic efforts to improve the humanitarian situation and contribute to a solution. But violence and the conflict seem to continue to be continuing in the near future.