Original title: A new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel has erupted for more than two weeks, and more than 100 newborns are in danger of life
China News Service, October 23 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, a new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel broke out for more than two weeks and is still continuing. At present, the conflict has killed more than 6,100 people on both sides. Shortages of fuel, medicine, purified water and other supplies also threaten the lives of people in the Gaza Strip.
Fuel shortage puts newborns’ lives at risk
On the 22nd, Qatar’s Al Jazeera quoted the United Nations Children’s Fund as saying that due to running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, at least 120 newborns in incubators in local hospitals were in danger of death, and 70 of them required mechanical ventilation.
In addition, NBC reported that clean drinking water in Gaza is running out, which will further worsen the already catastrophic situation.
Israel has announced a “comprehensive blockade” of the Gaza Strip since the 10th, cutting off the water, electricity and fuel supplies it controls. Without clean water, people are forced to drink contaminated water, which can carry large amounts of bacteria and cause serious intestinal diseases such as dysentery and cholera, causing severe diarrhea and dehydration. Death from dehydration.
Catherine Russell, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, said in a statement on the 21st that the United Nations agency can only deliver about 44,000 bottles of drinking water to Gaza through the Rafah crossing point. “One million children in Gaza currently face severe protection and humanitarian challenges.” Crisis, water supply is a matter of life and death. Every minute counts.”
As the crisis continues, the Gaza Strip is also running out of fuel. Citing news from the Palestinian Ministry of Health on the 22nd, NBC reported that hospitals in the region are in a fuel crisis. If the hospitals no longer have fuel supply, it will cause serious complications for patients or lead to the death of 1,100 kidney failure patients, including 38 children.
Precaution: Ground offensive in Gaza may last for months
According to Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV station citing information from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, 4,651 Palestinians have been killed and more than 14,000 injured in the current round of conflicts in the Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, the death toll has risen to 90.
According to data cited by the Jerusalem Post from the Israeli Ministry of Health, as of the afternoon of the 18th local time, more than 1,400 Israelis and foreigners had died in Israel.
In addition, according to a report by the Times of Israel on the 22nd, the Israeli military stated that an Israeli tank “accidentally” hit an Egyptian military post near the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces apologized for the incident and will investigate further. The Egyptian military said the explosion caused “slight injuries” to soldiers, but gave no details.
The Times of Israel quoted Israeli officials as saying that since the outbreak of a new round of military conflict between Palestine and Israel, Hamas has fired more than 7,400 rockets at Israel, of which Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system has intercepted more than 1,100 rockets.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Israeli Defense Minister Galante said that the current military operation “should be our last in the Gaza Strip” and said that “there will be no Hamas again.” Galante said that the Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip “could take one month, two months or three months.”
On the Israel-Lebanon border, the exchange of fire between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah continued on the 22nd, and there were casualties. Israel continues to evacuate personnel along the Israeli-Lebanese border. Bloomberg quoted the Israeli Defense Ministry as saying that Israel has begun to evacuate about 60,000 Israelis from towns near the Lebanese-Israeli border.
Calls, deployments, the US moves constantly
Amid tensions between Palestine and Israel, U.S. President Biden held a conference call with a number of Western allies.
On the 22nd local time, Biden had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the two sides agreed that channels for delivering critical relief supplies to the Gaza Strip would “maintain flow.” On the same day, Biden also held conference calls with the leaders of Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.
Reuters stated that the United States has deployed a large number of naval forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, support ships and about 2,000 Marines.
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin said that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defense missile systems will be dispatched to the region.
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2023-10-23 02:38:00
