fighting pause in gaza, three days each in three areas
2024-08-31
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image caption: on august 30, in the jenin area of the west bank, palestinians were putting out a fire in a car that was blown up by the israeli army. (visual china)
our correspondent in egypt huang peizhao our correspondent wang yiaccording to reuters on the 30th, the world health organization's representative in the occupied palestinian territories, piper cohen, issued a statement at the united nations headquarters on the 29th saying that the israeli military and hamas have agreed to divide the gaza strip into three areas, each suspending fighting for three days in order to vaccinate 640,000 gaza children with the first round of polio vaccines. although this brief ceasefire was only due to special reasons and was only carried out at a "specific time and place", it still rekindled the world's hope for the almost completely stagnant israeli-palestinian ceasefire negotiations. however, the israeli army continued to bomb the gaza strip on the 30th and carried out large-scale air strikes in the west bank of the jordan river. egypt's dawn newspaper said that although the vaccine is to save lives, israel has not changed its tough stance on a military solution to the gaza issue. if the fundamental problem cannot be solved, such a brief ceasefire "is nothing more than a mirage in the desert and cannot last."the ceasefire does not include the area where the israeli army is currently operatingaccording to reuters, who representative to the occupied palestinian territory piperkorn said that the vaccination campaign will begin on september 1. according to the agreement, the israeli army and hamas will first cease fire for three days in the central gaza strip, then for three days in the southern gaza strip, and finally for three days in the northern gaza strip. he said that he welcomed the "initial commitment of both sides to implement a temporary humanitarian ceasefire in specific areas" and "we need these humanitarian pauses and hope that all parties will abide by this, otherwise it will be impossible to carry out vaccination activities." piperkorn also said that three days "may not be enough to achieve sufficient vaccination" and that vaccination activities in each area will be extended by one day if necessary.israeli officials confirmed to cnn on the 30th that israel has agreed to start polio vaccinations in the gaza strip from september 1st. a us official told cnn that us secretary of state blinken urged israeli prime minister netanyahu to agree to launch vaccinations in gaza during a meeting with him last week. netanyahu agreed to cooperate with the united states on the details. however, the times of israel quoted a source on the 30th as saying that the temporary ceasefire does not include the area where the idf is currently operating.according to the us newsweek, hamas spokesman taha said on the 29th that the organization has agreed to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire. hamas official naim stressed: "we have asked the international community to hold israel accountable for fulfilling its obligations under international law as an occupying force. we are ready to cooperate with international organizations to ensure the safety of this event and provide services and protection for more than 640,000 palestinian children in the gaza strip."israeli-palestinian ceasefire talks continueqatar's al jazeera reported on the 30th that israel has agreed to a limited "humanitarian temporary ceasefire" to allow vaccinations in gaza, but these pauses will only be at "specific times and specific places." however, this is welcome news for the international community. the world health organization informed members of the un security council on the 29th that the agreement is not perfect or ideal, but the organization's more than 2,100 staff members are ready to complete the work under very difficult circumstances.the news that israel and hamas agreed to a temporary ceasefire was widely welcomed by the international community. according to the us "newsweek", the two sides agreed to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire, which rekindled the world's hope for the almost stagnant israeli-palestinian ceasefire negotiations. the white house said on the 29th that it hopes to make a breakthrough in reaching a ceasefire agreement, which is in line with the three-stage ceasefire negotiation plan announced by us president biden at the end of may. the us axios website said on the 29th that us and israeli officials said that negotiations will continue in cairo and doha this week. although the negotiations have not yet made a breakthrough, us officials said they are encouraged that the negotiations can continue and that they have prevented the escalation of tensions between israel and lebanon's hezbollah or iran.on the 29th, the us magazine foreign policy quoted an arab official familiar with the negotiations as saying that the technical teams of all parties will hold a meeting in doha this week, but he does not expect that palestine and israel will reach a ceasefire agreement "in the near future". netanyahu still insists on maintaining israel's military presence in gaza and continuing to carry out military strikes against hamas. on the other hand, hamas demands that the israeli army withdraw from gaza or refuse to hand over the hostages. hilterman, director of the middle east and north africa project of the international crisis group, said that netanyahu and hamas do not want to reach an agreement. they hope to "reach an agreement on their own terms, but their terms are incompatible with each other."a brief ceasefire could break up again at any timeon the 30th, israel continued its military operations in gaza. the israeli military said on the 30th that in the past 24 hours, the israeli army attacked 30 targets in gaza and "eliminated" dozens of habas militants. reuters said that on the evening of the 29th, the israeli army attacked a vehicle of the american middle east assistance and development association in an airstrike on southern gaza, killing 5 people. just a few hours before the airstrike, israeli soldiers also opened fire on a world food program vehicle with the united nations logo. the us state department called the attacks "deeply disturbing" and said that "humanitarian workers are there to help innocent civilians, and israel must ensure that they are protected."israel's large-scale military operations in some towns and refugee camps in the west bank entered their third day on the 30th, killing at least 19 palestinians. the united nations warned that the israeli military operations in the west bank "have exacerbated the already critical situation in the region." the united nations also cited the latest statistics, saying that since the outbreak of a new round of israeli-palestinian conflict in october last year, at least 637 palestinians in the west bank have been killed by israeli troops or settlers. agence france-presse quoted sarah, a resident of the nur shams refugee camp in the west bank, as saying on the 30th: "today, we are like gaza... the people of gaza are firm, and we are also firm."egypt's al-dawn newspaper said on the 30th that in fact, israel's "iron fist policy" has not loosened. the report said that the palestinian-israeli issue is not a pain that can be cured by a vaccine, but requires in-depth political dialogue and practical solutions. in this chaotic land, true and lasting peace is still out of reach, and a short ceasefire may break again at any time. ▲
