Israel achieves armistice with Iran - will Gaza follow?

claims for an expansion of the ceasefire

On Tuesday, the forum for kidnapped and missing families called on to expand the ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Gaza. "Anyone who can achieve an armistice with Iran can also end the war in Gaza," said the group, which is committed to returning the hostages held by Hamas. According to the Israeli government, there are still 50 hostage hostage, 20 of which are considered to be in life.

"It would be a serious failure to complete this decisive operation against Iran without using our success to bring all the hostages home," said the forum and added that there was now a "critical time window".

political reactions and negotiations

The Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid divided these views and wrote in a post on X: "And now Gaza. This is the moment to close this front. To bring the hostage home and to end the war. Israel has to start reconstruction."

Qatar, which plays a leading role in the negotiations on ceasefire and hostage -taking between Israel and Hamas, said on Tuesday that it will be hoping for the indirect discussions to be resumed within the next two days. The Qatarian Prime Minister said that the talks were "underway" and that Qatar and Egypt are in contact with both sides to find a "middle ground" regarding the current ceasefire proposed by the USA.

Requirements for the ceasefire

This provides for the release of 10 Israeli hostages and the transfer of the bodies of another 18 Israelis, which were taken in the attacks on October 7, 2023, as part of a 60-day ceasefire. At the beginning of this month, Hamas said that she had not rejected the proposal, but needed stronger guarantees for the end of the war.

On Sunday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the reporters that "there is no doubt that our great achievements in Iran also support our goals in Gaza".

The humanitarian situation in Gaza

Iran has given Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad financial and military support in the enclave. When asked by CNN after a way out of the war in Gaza, Netanyahu replied: "Look, this war could end tomorrow. It could end today if Hamas is coming, lying down weapons and exposing all the hostages - then it is over. They are over in no time." However,

Hamas has explained that it is open to an armistice but is not willing to put down the weapons.

For the 2.1 million inhabitants of Gazas, there is no relief after over 20 months full of death, violence and despair. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 55,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, including over 17,000 children.

Since the beginning of the Israeli bombing of Iran on June 13th, according to CNN calculations, over 860 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli fire.

Humanitarian crisis and UN warnings

The United Nations repeatedly warn that a famine caused by humans in the Gaza Strip are increasingly likely. Attacks on civilians who try to procure food are increasing, with the Israeli military killed more than 500 people who have been looking for help since May 27th, according to the Ministry of Health.

In an explanation on Tuesday, the UN office called the Israeli actions "presumably a war crime" for the coordination of humanitarian matters (OCHA). CNN asked the Israeli defense forces (IDF) to comment.

Philippe Lazzarini, the executive director of Unrwa, the UN Authority for Palestinian refugees, underlined the fears of the Palestinians and many supportive humanitarian organizations for their well-being. "The atrocities in Gaza continue while the worldwide attention is moving somewhere else," he said.

Reporting by CNN: Oren Liebermann, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Nadeen Ebrahim.