According to the Russian TASS news agency, the Israeli Ministry of Defense said today that since the escalation of the war, more than 1,000 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel. Israel's Channel Seven reported that "about 850 rockets flew over the Israeli border, and 200 rockets landed in the Gaza Strip." Since the 10th, five Israelis have been killed in rocket attacks, dozens of people are injured.
The Israel Defense Forces also responded with airstrikes in Gaza at night and destroyed the homes of three Hamas supreme leaders. Meanwhile, IDF strikes against Hamas military targets such as tunnels, buildings, towers and underground installations continued, resulting in the destruction or destruction of some 500 sites. Palestinian sources said that so far, at least 32 people have been killed and more than 200 injured to varying degrees.
The war is still ongoing, and the people of the two countries are in dire straits. The Russian Satellite News Agency interviewed a Gaza resident who experienced the war on the 12th. Gaza resident Ida Salim said the past few days have been extremely difficult for her as she has witnessed so much destruction. She said, “The situation here is very bad. We hear explosions everywhere. They are not only from Israeli raids but also from Gaza militants.”
The previous confrontation between Gaza and Israel caused disaster Reversed destruction. In 2014, the kidnapping and murdering of three Israeli boys in Gaza triggered Israel's "Protection Edge" operation, which resulted in the destruction of 18,000 residential units in the area. As of today, many areas are still uninhabitable.
Israel's years-long economic blockade and the recent impact of the new crown epidemic have changed the direction of public opinion among the people in Gaza. Saleem said, "If you ask people around, most people are not prepared for a further escalation of the situation because many live in poverty, the health system of the country is weak, and another war will only make things worse It will get worse.” The people of Gaza see no need for war with Israel, which will only exacerbate the economic impact, leaving many in starvation and poverty.
In the last two weeks of Ramadan, tensions escalate in Jerusalem. The Israeli authorities' decision to restrict Palestinians access to the Temple Mount is seen by the Palestinian public as a violation of their fundamental right, the right to worship. As a result, a group of young Arabs attacked Israeli civilians and security forces.
Israel slammed it, saying Monday could be the toughest day ever. At the time Israel was celebrating its 54th Jerusalem Day, while Hamas opened fire on the Jewish state and fired rockets at multiple Israeli cities. At present, the confrontation has entered the third day, but the battle is not over. Hamas has announced that the standoff will continue until Israel ceases its "aggression" on Jerusalem. According to reports, Israel has also rejected international mediation attempts , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that this conflict will continue until Hamas learns its lesson.
At the beginning of the week, IDF spokesman Hidai Ziberman said Israel was also considering a potential ground invasion, in which case fighting could continue for weeks. Salim concluded by saying "We all want it to end after Ramadan. If the situation continues to escalate, there will be more bloodshed and more victims in the Gaza Strip. We do not want to continue losing lives and homes.""
Chinese Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpokespersonHua Chunying said on May 10 that China is concerned about the recent escalation of tensions between Palestine and Israel, and hopes that both sides will maintain calm and restraint to avoid causing more injuries. China hopes that the international community will On the basis of the "two-state plan" and in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, the two sides urged Israel and Palestine to resume peace talks at an early date. The United States, which has always been partial to Israel, condemned the armed men in the Gaza Strip for firing rockets at Israel. and expressed support for Israel's right to self-defense . Some Palestinian political analysts pointed out that today's intractable conflict is the result of Israel's day-to-day oppression of the Palestinians.
