Trump assures that a cease-fire in Gaza is “near”

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, devastated by more than 20 months of war, was ‘near’. Nevertheless, He could intervene next week, ‘he added.

The American president had already estimated on Wednesday that ‘great progress’ had been made. Consequently, He also discussed the question of humanitarian aid on Friday. Moreover, the subject on which the secretary general of the United Nations António Guterres denounced a “militarized ‘distribution system which” kills people’.

‘We provide. Consequently, as you know, a lot of money and food in this area,’ said Donald Trump, evoking ‘these crowds of people who have nothing to eat’.

Israel imposed a humanitarian blockade in early March in early March which led to very serious shortages of food. drugs and other basic necessities. This was only partially trump assures cease-fire gaza “near” softened at the end of May. the date on which the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), supported by Israel and the United States, began its distributions in centers.

Washington announced Thursday that it has released $ 30 million to finance this foundation. whose aid distribution operations regularly give rise to chaotic and murderous scenes.

‘A death sentence’

According to the Ministry of Health of the Government of Hamas for Gaza. nearly 550 people were killed and more than 4,000 injured in immense tails forming in order to reach various humanitarian aid centers since the GHF began its operations at the end of May.

‘People are just killed while trying to feed their families and themselves. Going to seek food should never be a death sentence ‘thundered the UN secretary general.

The GHF has ‘provided more than 46 million meals directly to Palestinian civilians’ since the start of its distributions in trump assures cease-fire gaza “near” late May. the Israeli Foreign Ministry reacted. ‘However, the UN does everything it can to oppose this effort’ and this doing so she aligns herself on Hamas’.

Israel continues its operations in Gaza as part of an offensive aimed according to him to destroy Hamas. in retaliation for the attack on the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7, 2023, which led, on the Israeli side, the death of 1219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count made from official data.

The Israeli reprisal operation led to the death of 56’331 Palestinians. mainly civilians, according to data from the Ministry of Hamas for Gaza, deemed reliable by the UN.

/ATS