Islamic group Hamas on Saturday announced a new ceasefire after Israel began a massive military operation in retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier on the Gaza Strip border [19659002] The Israeli government did not comment immediately on the truce – according to the agreement in just one week.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum announced that the ceasefire had been negotiated by Egypt and the UN, including the special envoy to the Middle East, Nickolay Mladenov called for a reduction of tensions between Israel and Hamas, a group that controls the Gaza Strip.
The new escalation of violence began on Friday when Palestinian militants fired on Israeli troops stationed at the Israeli border. with Gaza, killing an Israeli soldier – the first to be killed on the spot since 2014, when the Israeli-Hamas war began, according to a spokesman for the Israeli army.
Four people died during Israeli shelling including three militants from Hamas's military wing, the Qasam Brigades. About 120 Palestinian civilians were injured.
The aviation and Israeli tanks hit 60 Hamas military targets. The bombings destroyed about 60 buildings and infrastructure and reached weapons stores, weapons manufacturing, a tunnel entrance, a drone depot, military operation rooms, training facilities and observation stations. The Israeli army attack on the border with Gaza came at the 17th event of the series of events called the Great March of Return, which is still held on Fridays, since March 30. In this document, Palestinians claim the right of return of refugees and their descendants on the land from which they were expelled or fled after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The Israelis, at their turn, say it amounts to calling for the destruction of the country
At least 149 Palestinians have already been killed at these border demonstrations, most of them by Israeli military fire. Israel claims to defend its sovereign frontier and accuses Hamas of using the demonstrations as a cover to try to break through the fence and attack civilians and soldiers.
In a statement, the military claimed that Hamas activities violated Israeli sovereignty, endangered Israeli civilians and sabotaged Israel's humanitarian efforts to help civilians in Gaza. "
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A Deutsche Welle is the German international broadcaster and produces independent journalism in 30 languages. Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | WhatsApp | App | Instagram | At the end of March, Palestinians launched marches in the Gaza Strip as part of the "Great March of Return" Which was held at the end of March.
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in favor of the right of Palestinians to return to lands taken during the creation of the State of Israel seventy years ago The blockade of Gaza and the transfer of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem were also the target of the protests
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Mourning
May 14, when the United States inaugurated their embassy in Jerusalem, they were marked by violence in the Gaza Strip. More than 60 Palestinians have been killed in riots in the region, making it the most violent day in the region since 2014. In the photo, relatives mourn the death of a 21-year-old man killed by Israeli shooters
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During the weeks of the Great March of Return, more than 100 Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded, most by professional Israeli shooters.
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Many participants in the Great March of Return were wounded not only by gunfire, but also by tear gas bombs fired by Israeli forces, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Israeli military. action. "Each country has the obligation to defend borders and we will continue to act decisively to protect our sovereignty and our citizens, "he said on May 14.
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Clouds of smoke
In the photo of May 15, a Palestinian woman tries to escape the tear gas bombs fired by her. Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip, point of greater concentration of protests.
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Unity is strength
Although having lost both legs during the last war against Israel in 2014 this Palestinian did not give up the fighting. On the picture taken in early May, he joined a group throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers in protest in the Gaza Strip
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Young people Palestinians approach the fence that separates Gaza from Israel and throw stones at Israeli soldiers.
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Youth lost
Many children and adolescents participated in the protests in Gaza. In the photo, a boy shot by Israeli army snipers is being treated at Al Quds hospital in Gaza
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Farewell
Of the dozens killed in recent protests on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, was a 15-year-old Palestinian. He was buried in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Anger and Pain
Following the escalation of violence in Gaza, President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, condemned Israeli action along the border. In the photo, the family lights a dead Palestinian corpse shot in the head by an Israeli gunman during a demonstration
Author: Yan Boechat
