While the IDF Chief of Staff announced that Tel Aviv was ready for several days of fighting on the Gaza Strip front, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed to his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz his concern about targeting civilians.
The two sides made a phone call, on Saturday, in which the American minister expressed the United States’ hope that Israel would end the military operation as soon as possible.
This came at a time when the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the number of victims in Gaza had risen to 145 dead, in addition to 1100 wounded.
Israeli sources also reported that ministers demanded The Netanyahu government will stop operations with the end of the targets in the besieged Strip near to the end.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation also revealed that America’s envoy, Hadi Amr, will meet with Israeli officials tomorrow to urge them to stop the fire, stressing that the US Defense Secretary pressured him in He spoke with his Israeli counterpart to reach an immediate truce.
And Gantz had considered that Hamas had paid a heavy price over the past few days, adding that Israel had more offensive plans up its sleeve, in reference to an intensified escalation of the strikes. During the hours a
The sixth day of the campaign
On the field level, the security campaign on the Gaza Strip entered its sixth day, as Israel paid Saturday, with more military vehicles towards the border with the Strip, with renewed violent shelling and air strikes.
The Israeli bombardment targeted the Gaza Strip with violent air strikes, and shelling was launched from the sea, amid a warning that electricity service to the city would be completely cut off in the coming hours.
The Israeli army announced that it had fired 278 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel during the last 24 hours.
Continuous escalation
Mentioned The violent escalation between Israel and Hamas has continued since Monday.
On the other hand, the Palestinian armed factions fired more than 2,300 rockets, according to the announcement Yesh, the Israeli, which resulted in 9 dead, including a child and a soldier, and more than 560 wounded.
Also Israeli artillery shells hit the Gaza border.
Calls To calm down
In addition, international demands and pressure rose to push for a ceasefire.
In the context of efforts to push for calm, the US administration’s envoy, Hadi Amr, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel and Palestinian Affairs, arrived in the region on Friday, before a session to be held by the UN Security Council tomorrow to discuss the situation.
The US embassy in Israel said that the goal of his visit is to reinforce the need to work to achieve a sustainable lull.
In addition, Egypt is leading regional efforts to secure a ceasefire, after all D that a security delegation arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
A Palestinian official explained to Reuters that the talks had taken a real and serious path on Friday.
He also added that the mediators are from Egypt and the nations. The United States is intensifying its contacts with all parties in an attempt to restore calm, but no agreement has yet been reached.
