Gaza: The ceasefire has not lasted even 15 hours in the 15-month-long war between Israel and Hamas. Israel’s attack on Gaza has left 75 people dead and more than 200 injured. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the deal stalled due to last-minute objections by Hamas. When America and Qatar announced the deal.
Israelis bombed Palestinians celebrating the ceasefire in Gaza. Gazans say that whenever there is a ceasefire, Israel continues carrying out such bombings. Gaza’s health ministry said a total of 75 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in Israel’s deadliest attack yet.
The Israeli cabinet did not approve the ceasefire. Earlier, when there was talk of ceasefire, both sides had intensified attacks on each other. Gaza’s health ministry said two hospitals in Gaza have brought back bodies of people killed in Israeli air strikes, adding that current figures are preliminary. The actual death toll may be much higher.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the last-minute crisis had prevented a long-awaited ceasefire by Hamas. If there had been a ceasefire, the ongoing conflict in Gaza would have stopped and the hostages would have been free. Within hours of US President Joe Biden and key broker Qatar announcing a deal, Netanyahu began hinting that a deal had not been reached, and there were many questions about it.
A ceasefire was announced on Wednesday, under which Hamas would have to release hostages and Israel would have to release Palestinian prisoners and withdraw from Gaza. The 15-month-old war has rocked the entire Middle East and sparked global protests.
Izzat al-Rishq, a senior Hamas official, said the militant group had agreed to the ceasefire announced on Wednesday. Israel has so far killed 46,000 Palestinians in response to the war launched by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Israel claims to have killed 17,000 Hamas fighters, but if Israel’s claim is true, 29,000 innocent people have been killed, mostly women and children.
Netanyahu’s office alleged that Hamas was going back on its own words, in which it had acknowledged that Israel had the veto power not to release a death row prisoner among those released in exchange for hostages. . Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is facing tremendous criticism at home for not releasing the prisoners yet. Right-wing stakeholders in his ruling coalition have threatened to withdraw support from the government if it makes too many concessions to Hamas. Although he can get the resolution passed with the help of the opposition, in such a situation his ruling coalition may become weak.
