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chinanews.com reported on september 17 that the israeli army's military operations in the gaza strip continued on the 16th local time. since the outbreak of a new round of palestinian-israeli conflict in october 2023, at least 41,226 palestinians have died, most of them women and children, and another 95,413 have been injured.

　gaza continues to be attacked

according to reports from the times of israel, the palestinian news agency and other foreign media, on the 16th local time, many places in the gaza strip were attacked by the israeli army, causing dozens of casualties.

it was reported that the israeli army attacked beit hanoun in the north of the gaza strip and rafah in the south of the gaza strip that day. among them, three palestinians in beit hanoun were killed in the attack.

it was reported that a house in the nusayret refugee camp in central gaza strip was bombed by israeli forces, killing 10 people, including children and women, and injuring more than 15 people.

the report also said that on the evening of the 16th, the israeli army launched an attack on the southwestern area of ​​jenin, a palestinian city in the west bank, causing damage to many houses in the area.

　　latest progress in ceasefire negotiations

many foreign media pointed out that the ceasefire negotiations in the gaza strip have "made no progress" in recent weeks. recently, the mediators of the ceasefire negotiations in the gaza strip have tried to put pressure on israeli prime minister netanyahu to push israel to return to the negotiation process in order to find an effective way to end the conflict and release the detained persons.

netanyahu put forward new demands during the negotiations, including that the israeli army maintain control of the "philadelphia corridor" in the gaza strip, in order to disrupt the negotiation process.

sources noted that there was a "real gap" between the demands of the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) and netanyahu, which was hindering the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement.

he also pointed out that qatar and egypt are seeking to put pressure on the united states to get netanyahu to meet the requirements for reaching a ceasefire agreement in the gaza strip.

u.s. state department spokesman matthew miller said on the 16th that "the united states is still working with the mediators egypt and qatar to propose amendments to the ceasefire agreement."

on the same day, the us state department issued a statement saying that us secretary of state blinken will travel to egypt on the 17th to discuss the release of detained persons and related ceasefire agreements with egyptian officials.

　　the latest statement from the united nations

on the 16th local time, qatari prime minister and foreign minister mohammed had a telephone conversation with un secretary-general guterres, focusing on the latest progress in the israeli-palestinian conflict, qatar and other countries' mediation of the israeli-palestinian conflict, and the regional situation.

both sides stated that the international community should coordinate its efforts to push for an early end to the conflict in the gaza strip, release detained persons and provide sustainable humanitarian assistance to all areas of the gaza strip.

according to the times of israel, on the same day, un human rights experts condemned "the majority of western countries that continue to support israel."

“it is alarming that in the face of the abyss into which the occupied palestinian territories have fallen ... most member states have either shown themselves to be inactive or have actively aided and supported ‘israel’s criminal behaviour,’” the experts said.

the un experts also said that israel is "inevitably ostracized" for its "sustained, relentless and defamatory attacks" against the un and millions of palestinians.