2024-01-26 11:36:45
Watch the World·Palestinian-Israeli Conflict | Ceasefire negotiations are difficult to advance, and Israeli air strikes cause a large number of casualties in Gaza
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 26. Multiple media reported on the 25th that the heads of the CIA and the Israeli Intelligence and Secret Service (Mossad) will meet with officials from Qatar and Egypt in Europe to promote a ceasefire between Palestine and Israel and the release of detained persons. Personnel negotiations. However, sources said that there are still major differences between the two parties in the conflict, so the negotiation process is slow.
On the same day, the Israeli military continued its air strikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip, causing numerous casualties. Following the “rare condemnation” the day before, US officials once again called on Israel to “must protect civilians.”
This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces on January 23 shows Israeli ground forces conducting military operations in the southern Gaza Strip.Xinhua News Agency
Negotiations ‘very complex’
The Washington Post and other media reported on the 25th, citing sources, that CIA Director William Burns and Mossad Director David Barnea will meet with officials from Qatar and Egypt in Europe in the next few days. However, the report did not mention the specific location of the meeting.
The CIA and the White House declined to comment on the report.
Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) reached a temporary humanitarian ceasefire in November last year. During the seven-day temporary ceasefire, Israel released 240 Palestinians and Hamas released more than 100 people.
On January 24, people took part in a march on the streets of Jerusalem. On the same day, some people held a march in Jerusalem, calling on the Israeli government to cease fire in Gaza and take measures as soon as possible to release those detained in the Gaza Strip.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Junqing
According to multiple media reports, Israel and Hamas are currently negotiating a one-month temporary ceasefire to exchange detainees, but the two sides still cannot agree on how to permanently end this round of conflict. Hamas refuses to agree on how to permanently ceasefire before Promote temporary ceasefire negotiations.
Israel’s “New News” quoted Israeli officials as saying that the new round of negotiations between Israel and Hamas is “very complicated and will last a long time.” The American Axios news website quoted anonymous Israeli officials as saying that Israel had offered Hamas a ceasefire of up to two months in exchange for Hamas releasing all detained personnel.
On January 23, Palestinians fled their homes in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Yasir Kudi)
People in Gaza have nowhere to escape
On the same day on the 25th, Israel continued to advance its military operations in the Gaza Strip. Data released by the health department of the Gaza Strip on the 25th showed that Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours resulted in 200 deaths and 370 injuries.
Multiple media reported that the Israeli airstrike on Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip that day killed 20 people and injured about 150 others. The Palestinian side accused the Israeli army of air strikes on people waiting to receive relief food, which was a “war crime and genocide”.
In the central Gaza Strip, an Israeli airstrike hit a house in the Nusayrat refugee camp, killing more than a dozen people and leaving many others buried under the rubble.
On January 23, an injured girl received treatment at a hospital in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Khalid Omar)
In Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army shelled the area around two hospitals, trapping many medical staff, patients and people seeking asylum in the hospitals.
United Nations officials said on the 25th that the Israeli army asked about 30,000 people who had taken refuge in a United Nations training center in Khan Younis to evacuate, and many people had already lined up to leave on foot. One day ago, it was hit by Israeli artillery shells and set on fire, killing more than 80 people.
“I don’t know where else I can go,” local citizen Moussa Abu Yusuf told AFP.
On January 23, people attended the funeral of an Israeli soldier at a cemetery in Tel Aviv, Israel. An IDF spokesman said on the 23rd that 21 Israeli reservists were killed in a battle in the central Gaza Strip on the 22nd. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Gideon Markovic/Kini Photo Agency)
The United States and Israel establish new communication channels
Since a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on October 7 last year, Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 25,900 people and injured more than 64,000 people.
Reuters quoted two U.S. officials on the 25th as saying that the U.S. expressed concern about reports of continued Israeli air strikes on humanitarian facilities and caused a large number of casualties. Therefore, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel earlier this month, it established a communication channel with Israel. channel on casualties in the Gaza Strip.
According to reports, as Israel’s main ally, the United States is also under pressure due to Israeli military actions. A U.S. official said on the 25th that the United States has raised “specific incidents worthy of attention” to Israel through new channels, and Israel will investigate and provide feedback.
On January 9, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (right) met with US Secretary of State Blinken in Tel Aviv. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of the Israeli Government Information Office)
According to US officials, in some cases, Israel disclosed more information to help the US understand the situation; in other cases, Israel admitted that it had “made mistakes” but did not explain the specific circumstances.
U.S. officials said the United States established this channel to push Israel to take responsibility. It is not yet clear what actions the United States will take against Israel based on what it learns.
The day before, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel made a rare condemnation of the attack on the Khan Younis Training Center, emphasizing that “civilians must be protected” but did not publicly “name” Israel.
On the 25th, when the U.S. State Department was asked about the newly established communication channel between the United States and Israel, it did not respond directly. It only said that the United States had made it clear that Israel must protect humanitarian infrastructure and take all possible preventive measures to minimize the number of civilians. casualties.
A spokesman said: “When we see reports of concerning incidents, we raise them directly with the Israeli government and seek to obtain more information.” (Zheng Haoning)
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