New Israeli bombings left at least 33 people dead in the Gaza Strip, the civil defense of the Palestinian territory said on Wednesday July 2. In Gaza, nine Palestinians were killed in two night bombings, one in the city of Gaza (North) and the other in Al-Mawassi (south), according to a first assessment of Mahmoud Bassal, spokesperson for the first aid organization in Palestinian territory. Then after daybreak, five people, including at least two children, were killed in an Israeli drone attack on a house near Deir al-Balah (center), according to the same source.
During the day, Mr. Bassal also reported five dead in an Israeli bombardment in the city of Gaza, five dead following Israeli army fire near a help distribution site near Rafah (south), and a dead during shooting of the Israeli army occurred at midday in the center of the territory. Mr. Bassal also reported seven dead in a bombing of the Hebrew state on an apartment in the city of Gaza, including the director of a hospital.
Call to release hostages
US President Donald Trump said the imminence of a ceasefire on Tuesday. “Israel has accepted the conditions necessary to finalize the ceasefire for sixty days, during which we will work with all the parties to end the war”wrote, in the evening, the American president on his Truth Social platform. “The Qataris and the Egyptians, who worked hard to contribute to peace, will present this ultimate proposaladded the Republican. I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas will accept this agreement. »»
Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign Israeli Affairs, Gideon Saar, called not to ” miss “ An opportunity to release hostages to Gaza. “” A large majority in government and the population is favorable to the hostage release plan. If the opportunity arises, it should not be missed ”wrote Mr. Saar on X.
However, no tangible track has yet emerged from negotiations for a truce, the possibility of which arouses debates in the Israeli political class, especially among the far -right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir. Hamas said he discussed « propositions » received from mediators who manage indirect negotiations with Israel to achieve a truce agreement.
The war in Gaza was launched by the unprecedented attack on Israel launched on October 7, 2023 by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. Of the 251 people kidnapped that day in Israel, 49 are still retained in Gaza, 27 of whom were declared dead by the Israeli army. More than 57,012 Palestinians, mainly civilians, were killed by the Israeli army, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Hamas Government for Gaza, deemed reliable by the United Nations.
