Al-Sisi: “Egypt does everything to ceasefire, there is hope”
“Egypt is doing everything to achieve a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians, and hope still exists.” This was said Monday morning by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, quoted by broadcaster N12. In recent days, Egyptian mediators traveled to the Gaza Strip to meet with Hamas leaders and to Israel to try to broker a one-year truce between the parties. The attempt was immediately resolved with a stalemate, but now the negotiation seems to reopen.
Al Jazeera: at least 55 Israeli raids in the night
Appeals fell on deaf ears. According to witnesses and journalists on the ground heard by al Jazeera, at least 55 air strikes by Israel on the Gaza Strip last night. Bombings “heavier, over a wider area and lasted longer” than the raids on Saturday nights, in which 42 Palestinians were killed.
According to the Al Jazeera correspondent, there was barely “an hour of peace”, the Israeli drones “flew overhead, controlling the skies”. Among the objectives, several military and security bases in the Palestinian territory, but also some deserted areas east of Gaza City
A four-story building in the city was also bombed, but early reports indicate that the building had been evacuated prior to the attack. There are currently no reports of victims. Meanwhile, the organizations for Palestine have launched a global initiative to dedicate Tuesday to demonstrations of solidarity around the world.
Hamas principals affected
Initially, the defense forces announced a “full-scale attacks”, later they indicated the homes of nine Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip as the hit targets: “The houses attacked were used as terrorist infrastructures and in some houses they were weapons depots found, ”the army announced.