“NOW, NOT TOMORROW”
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed at least 67,160 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, figures the United Nations considers credible.
The data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but indicates that over half of the dead are women and children.
“My dream is for the war to end now, not tomorrow,” said Abeer Abu Said, a 21-year-old in Gaza who lost seven family members in the war.
“I don’t trust anyone – from the Israeli negotiators or even Hamas – they all lie to us. Negotiations for the sake of negotiations, while we die every minute.”
Egypt’s Abdelatty said that negotiations were aimed at implementing a “first phase” of the agreement, “to create conditions for the release of the hostages, the access for aid and the release of Palestinian prisoners”.
“This, therefore, requires the redeployment of Israeli forces so that we can work to implement this phase,” he added.
Israeli strikes continued on Tuesday, killing at least six people, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency – a rescue force operating under Hamas’s authority.
Source: CNA
