UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – The Israeli military said at least eight rockets were fired toward the center of the country from Rafah, in the far south of the Gaza Strip. Hamas, for its part, claimed to have targeted Tel Aviv with a “major barrage of rockets”.
Humanitarian aid, negotiations to free the hostages, new Hamas assessment… Le Figaro explains the situation linked to the conflict this Sunday, May 26.
Rocket fire alert on Tel Aviv for the first time in months
Warning sirens sounded on Sunday in Tel Aviv and central Israel for residents to take shelter after rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, AFP journalists said . This alert comes after several months of relative calm in this region of the country, while the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip has lasted for more than seven months. At least three explosions were reported in central Israel, according to AFP journalists.
The Israeli army said at least eight rockets were fired towards the center of the country from Rafah, in the far south of the Gaza Strip, where its troops are engaged in fierce fighting with Palestinian armed groups. The army claimed that “some of the rockets were intercepted” and an AFP correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported seeing rockets fired from Rafah.
Recognition of the State of Palestine is only “justice” for the Palestinian people
Recognition of the State of Palestine is only “justice” for the Palestinian people, said Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on May 26 in Brussels.
“Palestinians have the right to have a state, as Israelis have this right”added the minister, during a press conference alongside Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, who judged that Madrid’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine represented “a major boost” for peace and stability in the region.
Hamas says it targeted Israeli town with ‘major barrage of rockets’
The armed wing of Palestinian Hamas said on Sunday that it had targeted Tel Aviv with a “major barrage of rockets” in a message published on the social network Telegram. “We bombarded Tel Aviv with a large barrage of rockets in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians”wrote the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades in their message posted online a few minutes after warning sirens sounded in central Israel.
Hamas’ military wing says it targeted Tel Aviv with ‘major barrage of rockets’
The armed wing of Palestinian Hamas said on Sunday that it had targeted Tel Aviv with a “major barrage of rockets” in a message published on the social network Telegram.
“We bombarded Tel Aviv with a heavy barrage of rockets in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians”wrote the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades in their message posted online a few minutes after warning sirens sounded in central Israel.
Aid trucks enter Gaza via Israeli Kerem Shalom crossing
Aid trucks from Egypt began entering the Gaza Strip on Sunday (May 26) through the Israeli Kerem Shalom crossing, according to Al-Qahera News, a media close to the Egyptian intelligence services. A total of “200 trucks” left the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, access to the south of the Gaza Strip closed since Israel took control of the terminal on the Palestinian side, to head towards Kerem Shalom, some 4 km further south.
Israel, which is carrying out military operations in Rafah, took control of the border crossing in early May, and the passage of humanitarian assistance has been blocked since. Egypt has refused to reopen the Rafah border crossing as long as Israeli troops control the Palestinian side. The humanitarian situation remains alarming in the Palestinian territory, after more than seven months of a devastating war. But Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi engaged in a telephone exchange with Joe Biden at “let humanitarian aid pass” in Gaza via Kerem Shalom, in southern Israel, the White House said Friday.
Al-Qahera News did not specify how many trucks passed the checks, but reported that “four fuel trucks” had already crossed and were heading towards hospitals. All aid from Egypt is inspected by Israeli authorities and distributed through the United Nations. The rest of the 200 trucks should “enter Gaza today”Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in the port town of al-Arich, where most of the aid for the Gaza Strip arrives, told AFP.
Planned war cabinet meeting on negotiations to free hostages
A senior Israeli official told AFP that a war cabinet meeting is planned for Sunday evening to discuss efforts to secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
“The war cabinet is expected to meet in Jerusalem this evening at 9:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. GMT) to discuss a hostage release deal”the Israeli official said, without giving further details, as efforts to obtain a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory resume after more than seven months of a devastating war between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas Health Ministry announces new death toll of 35,984
The Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Sunday a new death toll of 35,984 in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7. In 24 hours, at least 81 additional deaths were recorded, according to a press release from the ministry which also reports 80,643 injured in more than seven months of war.
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