The Paper reporter Nanboyi
On August 8, 2022 local time, in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, during the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza , a fuel truck passed the Rafah Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel. Enter the power plant. People's Vision Picture
On August 8, local time, Israel reopened the border crossing with the Gaza Strip. Earlier, under the mediation of Egypt , at 23:30 local time on August 7 (4:30 on August 8, Beijing time), the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jihad) came into effect.
On August 7, 2022, local time, in Ashkelon, Israel, Israel's "Iron Dome" defense system (right) launched to intercept the rocket fired towards Israel from the Gaza Strip (left). At this time, the ceasefire agreement between Palestine and Israel is about to take effect. People's Vision Picture
According to Reuters reported on the 48th, the opening of the Gaza border port allows fuel trucks to enter Gaza, increasing the power supply to Gaza's only power plant. Prior to this, the power supply maintenance time in the Gaza Strip had been reduced to 8 hours a day.
Israel is gradually lifting restrictions on Gaza
According to CCTV news reports, The Israel Defense Forces html announced on the 48th that although the Erez port was reopened and fuel and humanitarian aid were allowed to enter the Gaza Strip, pedestrians were temporarily prohibited from entering and exiting. According to Israeli military radio reports, the port may reopen to Palestinian workers as early as the 9th.
In addition, major roads and railways in the border areas between Israel and the Gaza Strip that were once closed were reopened on the 8th. In southern Israel adjacent to the Gaza Strip, public life services in towns and communities have returned to normal, and travel restrictions for residents have also been lifted.
According to Reuters, on August 8, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting on the recent violent conflicts between Palestine and Israel. At the meeting, United Nations Special Envoy for the Middle East Tor Wennesland said: "The ceasefire is fragile. Any resumption of hostilities will only have devastating consequences for the Palestinians and Israelis and will Hopes of making any political progress on key issues have become slim. "
On August 7, 2022, local time, in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, smoke billowed after Israeli air strikes on Gaza City. Visual China Picture
Each declared victory
After the ceasefire agreement came into effect, both sides of the conflict sent "signals of victory." Later on August 7, Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhala declared at a press conference that the ceasefire "is a victory."
According to CCTV news reports, starting from August 3, Ziyad went to Iran capital Tehran for a several-day visit, during which the Israel Defense Forces launched a military operation against Jihad.
html On August 6, Ziad met with Iranian President Raisi in Tehran. Leahy said that Israel "has once again shown the world its aggression and occupation against (Palestine), but the resistance of the Gaza people will accelerate the collapse of the Israeli regime." Ziad expressed his gratitude to Iran for its support. The "victory news" announced by Ziad on the 7th was released on a pro-Iranian TV station.In contrast, Israeli Prime Minister Lapid said in a televised speech: "All our goals were achieved. The entire high-level military command of the Gaza Jihad Organization was successfully eliminated in three days."
Israel stressed that the operation was a "major blow" to the capabilities of the Jihad organization. An Israeli military official said: "There is no doubt that the Jihad Group has been severely hit and it will take time to recover." According to the military official's description, the Jihad Group lost two senior commanders. It will seriously damage its ability to plan and carry out operations; about 20 Jihadist militants were killed in the attack, and a large number of anti-tank weapons and rocket production and storage facilities were destroyed.
The Israeli military official also said: "We have not eliminated the Jihad Organization, and this is not our goal."
Another Israeli diplomatic official claimed that the Jihad Organization was surprised by the level of Israel's intelligence and operational capabilities.
In response, the Jihad Organization emphasized that although the organization's leadership and combat capabilities may suffer losses, it has the ability to propose conditions to Israel and maintain unity and cohesion.
On August 5, 2022 local time, thick smoke and flames rose in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Israel’s air strikes on the Gaza Strip continued.
On August 5, 2022 local time, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, local residents after the Israeli army launched an attack in the Gaza Strip. People's Vision
Life in Gaza is difficult
According to Reuters, at least 44 people were killed, 15 of them children, in Israel's operation against senior Jihadist commanders; hundreds more were injured in the Gaza Strip, and several Houses were destroyed.
In response, Palestinian militants fired more than 1,000 rockets into Israel, causing residents of southern Israel and major cities, including Tel Aviv, to flee to shelters. There were no serious casualties on the Israeli side. Israeli officials stress that this is largely due to the Iron Dome air defense system, which has a success rate of intercepting rockets coming from Gaza about 96%.
Reuters pointed out that because of concerns about the escalation of the conflict, Israel carefully focused its actions on the Jihad organization and avoided involving the Palestinian "Hamas" organization, which has greater influence on the Gaza Strip, into the war.
On May 9, 2022 local time, in Gaza City, students were waiting for the school bus to go home. Visual China Picture
The Gaza Strip is a narrow coastal strip where about 2.3 million people live and are subject to blockade restrictions by Israel and Egypt. World Bank data shows that the unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip is close to 48%, and about 12,000 Palestinians enter Israel through the Erez Port to work every day. Whenever tensions arise in the Gaza Strip, Israel usually closes the Erez crossing and restricts Palestinian entry.
Editor in charge: Xu Zhenhua Picture editor: Zhu Weihui
Proofreading: Xu Yijia
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