Israel's military has suffered the largest number of rocket attacks, some 2800 since Monday, more than during the 2019 escalation and the 2006 war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The military of the Jewish state claimed to have hit the homes of several Hamas commanders and accused the Islamist movement of using civilians as human shields, placing them near military infrastructures. The home of the head of the Hamas political office in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, and his brother, Muhammads Sinwar, in Khan Yunis also hit.
The Israeli army has "hit more than 1.000 targets in Gaza, including underground vehicles", giving a "hard blow to Hamas" but not yet definitive. President Netanyahu underlined this after a meeting of the government's security cabinet, adding that they were "Towers of terror demolished", referring to the skyscrapers destroyed in the air strikes.
Local Palestinian media report the closure of the trading post of Kerem Shalomm, this has resulted in a shortage of fuel and gas cylinders. The ministry of health has announced that the lack of fuel for electric generators puts patients in hospital at risk. Also there power grid suffered extensive damage as a result of the bombings as well as the sewerage - the streets are covered with debris and flooded with sewage. It is in short supply in large areas drinking water. Thousands would be displaced as a result of the bombardments.
Le United Nations,Egypt and Qatar they would be negotiating a brief truce to allow Gaza to refuel itself with the necessary fuel not to run out of electricity. Egypt has therefore anticipated the reopening of the Rafah crossing, scheduled for tomorrow, to help treat the injured, who number more than 1.200. Foreign companies have canceled all flights to Tel Aviv at least until Tuesday and Israeli companies are organizing flights to recover compatriots stranded abroad.
Meanwhile the reprisals continue. In Sheikh Jarrah a car was thrown at the Israeli security forces, causing seven injuries, while the rain of rockets against southern Israel continued almost non-stop, including the places at the gates of the Negev desert.
UN SECURITY COUNCIL
"The human price of this last week has been devastating, the current cycle of violence must end". The American ambassador to the UN said, Linda Thomas Greenfield, during the Security Council meeting, stressing that Washington is "working tirelessly through diplomatic channels”For an end to hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians.
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, opening the extraordinary meeting of the Security Council, warned that the crisis destabilizes the entire region and assured the commitment for an immediate ceasefire, saying "deeply troubled”From the Israeli attack on the building where international media were based in Gaza (Associted Press and al Jazeera).
"The situation between Israel and Palestine is dangerous, an immediate ceasefire is needed, the international community must act". The Chinese foreign minister said so Wang Yi presiding over the meeting of the UN Security Council. "The ceasefire and an end to hostilities are the most urgent priorities", he added, underlining that "China has worked on a Council declaration, but due to the obstruction of a country we have not been able to adopt it". "We ask the United States to support the Council in alleviating the situation."
REACTIONS IN ITALY
Foreign Minister Wednesday Luigi Di Maio he will report to Parliament for information on the situation in the Middle East and in the Mediterranean. The holder of the Farnesina will be in the Chamber at 15.45 pm and in the Senate at 18.30 pm.
Papa Francesco he expressed "deep concern“, Emphasizing the unacceptable death of innocent people, especially children. "Do we really think we are building peace by destroying the other?", the pontiff asked, urging the international community to block this "Growing in hatred and violence which constitutes a serious wound to fraternity", difficult to heal if it does not open up to dialogue.
Demonstrations by the Palestinians. Several hundred Palestinians demonstrated in Largo Cairoli in Milan against the escalation of violence between Palestine and Israel. “Israel away, away. Palestine my land ", among the most pronounced slogans. "Israel threatens humanity, media industry of forgery", is written on the banner of the Association of Palestinians of Italy (API). "Stop the Nazi and Zionist criminals", it's written on another one. Palestinian chants are heard from a truck. Numerous families with children. "Hello to all comrades of all religions and nationalities - an activist screamed from the stage.