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this round of palestinian-israeli conflict is far from over.

large-scale demonstrations broke out in israel on the 1st, with many people taking to the streets to call on the government to reach a ceasefire agreement with the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) and to promote the release of israeli personnel detained in the gaza strip.

the world health organization said that israel and hamas had achieved a temporary ceasefire in the gaza strip that day to allow local children to receive polio vaccines. before the ceasefire, the israeli army had extended the war from the gaza strip to the west bank of the jordan river.

on the one hand, it is expanding the battlefield, and on the other hand, it has agreed to a temporary ceasefire. what exactly is israel planning?

it's not a ceasefire.

at nasser hospital in khan yunis, a southern city in gaza, about 10 children received polio vaccines. the vaccination campaign began on the 1st, and the palestinian and israeli sides successively ceased fire for three days in the central, southern and northern parts of the gaza strip.

who representative to the occupied palestinian territory pieperkorn confirmed that both israel and hamas agreed to a temporary ceasefire in the gaza strip to allow children to be vaccinated. "both sides also agreed that if necessary, the ceasefire in each area can be extended by one day."

however, israeli prime minister netanyahu stressed that this was "not a ceasefire."

since they were unwilling to cease fire, why did they reach a de facto temporary cease fire? ma wei, assistant researcher at the institute of american studies of the chinese academy of social sciences, believes that this may be related to pressure from the united states, "because there is great political pressure in the united states."

u.s. secretary of state antony blinken publicly urged netanyahu last week to push for polio vaccinations for children in the gaza strip, but israel still has to cooperate with the united states.

children in the gaza strip line up for vaccination.

israel prepares for war

however, vaccination in gaza is not easy. according to un data, nearly 70% of the roads in gaza have been destroyed by war, 19 of the 36 hospitals have stopped functioning, and 90% of the people are displaced. even if children are vaccinated, will they still die in the future due to the resumption of war?

on august 31, the israeli army announced that the bodies of six detained persons had been found in an underground tunnel in rafah in southern gaza. netanyahu expressed shock and said that the israeli army "will not rest."

ma wei analyzed: "it is expected that israel will not completely end its military operations. netanyahu needs to give an explanation to the domestic people and also hopes to take this opportunity to completely destroy hamas's combat capability."

however, the situation in israel is becoming more complicated. on the 1st, a large-scale demonstration broke out in israel, with a total of 700,000 people participating, demanding a ceasefire. the chairman of the israeli federation of labor, the largest trade union organization in israel, issued a statement calling for a general strike to put pressure on the government and demand a ceasefire agreement in the gaza strip with hamas as soon as possible to ensure the safety of all detained persons.

the israeli army recently pulled out its forces to attack the west bank. some analysts believe that because of israel's crackdown, especially the israeli army's actual control of the "philadelphia corridor" where gaza and egypt border, it is difficult for hamas to obtain weapons reinforcements in the gaza strip. instead, it is more convenient to send weapons from the west bank. from this point of view, this round of israeli-palestinian conflict is far from over.

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