Israeli security cabinet approved Gaza ceasefire

Israel’s security cabinet voted for a ceasefire in Gaza this Thursday evening (local time). This was reported by various local media after the end of a meeting of this organ of the administration of Benjamin Netanyahu.

As indicated by the Jerusalem Post, an Egyptian government source – who has played a leading role in efforts to end the fighting – said that Israel and terrorist groups controlling Palestinian enclave reach agreement “in principle” but have yet to define details.

In a statement, the prime minister’s office said officials “have accepted the Egyptian initiative for a mutual and unconditional ceasefire.”

Shortly after the Israeli decision was revealed, the terrorist group Hamas confirmed that the ceasefire would be “simultaneous and mutual” and declared that it would come into effect at 2 am (local time). However, the prime minister’s office said the time “will be determined later.”

The United States government had been optimistic about the possibility shortly before the announcement. During a contact with journalists, the press secretary Jen Psaki had described the reports as “encouraging” and assured that the administration Joe Biden was doing “everything possible to end the conflict”.

the Times of Israel reported that all cabinet members voted in favor of the decision, especially after being told that Israel has “exhausted” all possible military targets in Gaza. “Hamas was dissuaded and suffered serious beatings,” an official reportedly said during the meeting. The official statement speaks of “unprecedented” achievements in the campaign.

Hostilities have been extended by 11 days. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at around 7 p.m., the total number of missiles launched by terrorist groups amounted to “about 4,340 rockets”, of which 640 were defective and fell in the Palestinian enclave.

However, the figure is already higher given that Soon after, sirens sounded again in southern cities like Ashdod and Ashkelon. And they did it again in the same area a few minutes after the ceasefire was announced. In all, 12 people have died in Israel as a result of attacks by terrorist groups.

The IDF, for its part, has achieved many of the terrorist group’s strategic goals and killed several of its leaders. The last major attacks reported involved new Hamas tunnels, which left several injured.

The IDF said that during the early hours of Thursday they attacked “dozens” of points in the group’s tunnel network, known as the “metro”, as well as “other terrorist targets”.

Among the targets attacked were “a military infrastructure at the home of a commander of the Khan Younis battalion, Ali Abu Zarqa, as well as weapons production sites and submarine launch points”. Authorities in the Gaza Strip said at least 232 people had died in the enclave since the fighting began.

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