A senior Hamas official has said Israel must stop what it calls its violations in Jerusalem and pay compensation for the damage caused by the 11-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip, hours after the ceasefire came into force. in both parts today.
“It is true that the battle is over today, but (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and the people should know that we are holding our finger on the trigger and that we will increase the potential for resistance,” said Ezat El Rasik, a member of its Politburo. Hamas speaking to Reuters news agency in Doha.
The Islamist movement also demands that the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem be protected and that the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem not proceed, which Rasik described as a “red line.”powered by Rubicon Project
Since the outbreak of hostilities on May 10, Gaza health officials say 232 Palestinians have been killed, including 65 children and 39 women, and more than 1,900 wounded. Chahal, the Israeli army, estimates that he killed at least 160 Palestinian fighters in the enclave.
In Israel, 12 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Palestinian rocket fire that has caused panic in many cities, especially in the south, forcing people to flee to shelters.
The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police recruiting center at Kisak, killing at least 700 Palestinians and wounding more than 700 others. Mosques in East Jerusalem, an area that Israel has illegally occupied under international law since 1967. The protests were prompted by the threat of forced eviction of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jara district for the benefit of Israeli settlers.
