Summary: As of the 23rd, the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has resulted in the deaths of more than 6,500 people on both sides. As the crisis intensified, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. Department of Defense said it had sent military advisers to Israel. In addition, US media quoted sources as saying that current negotiations between Hamas, Israel and other parties on the further release of hostages have stalled.
According to comprehensive reports, as of the 23rd, the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has killed more than 6,500 people on both sides. As the crisis intensified, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. Department of Defense said it had sent military advisers to Israel. In addition, US media quoted sources as saying that current negotiations between Hamas, Israel and other parties on the further release of hostages have stalled.
The smoke is hard to stop, the United States dispatches military advisers
According to information released by the Palestinian health department on the 23rd, the new round of conflict between Palestine and Israel has resulted in 5,182 Palestinian deaths, including 5,087 deaths and more than 15,000 injuries in the Gaza Strip; 95 deaths and more than 1,800 injuries in the West Bank.
According to Israeli news, as of the afternoon of the 18th local time, more than 1,400 Israelis and foreigners had died in Israel.
In addition, a report released by the United Nations on the 23rd showed that 35 staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been killed in this round of conflicts, and at least 40 facilities of the agency have been damaged.
On the 23rd, the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip continued. The Israel Defense Forces said it had attacked about 320 targets of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jihad) in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including tunnels, weapons, military locations, etc.
On the same day, the Israeli military stated that its ground forces conducted a “limited attack” on the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media reported that Hamas continued to launch rocket attacks on Israel on the 23rd, and air defense sirens sounded in the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Beersheba that day.
According to a report by the Associated Press on the 23rd, the U.S. Department of Defense stated that it has sent military advisers to Israel, including a Marine Corps general who is proficient in urban warfare, to help the Israeli military formulate plans. In addition, the United States is accelerating the delivery of multiple advanced air defense systems to the Middle East.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on the 23rd local time that these officers who provide advice to Israel “have experience suitable for the various operations that Israel is conducting.” An unnamed U.S. official said the advisers would not be involved in the fighting.
The third batch of aid enters Gaza, but the material gap is still huge
A United Nations spokesperson said that the Egyptian Red Crescent Society said that an aid convoy consisting of 20 trucks entered Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah crossing point on the 23rd.
He said that for the Gaza Strip, which has a population of more than 2 million, “(these aid) is equivalent to only 4% of the daily needs before the crisis.”
According to sources, this is the third batch of humanitarian relief supplies entering Gaza since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The United Nations has stated that to meet the basic living needs of the people of Gaza, at least 100 trucks of aid are needed every day.
In addition, these vehicles mainly carry food and medicine, and there is still a shortage of local fuel. UNRWA warned on the 22nd that the local fuel will be “exhausted within three days.”
The head of the agency said that without fuel, “there will be no water, no functioning hospitals and bakeries,” which will pose a further threat to the lives of local people.
Two hostages were released, but negotiations are still at a deadlock?
According to Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV station, Hamas said it decided to release the two hostages for “humanitarian” reasons. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed the news on the 23rd, and two hostages aged 79 and 85 were released.
However, talks to further release the hostages have stalled. The Wall Street Journal quoted three officials familiar with the negotiations on the 23rd as saying that Hamas, Qatar, Egypt and Israel have been negotiating on a proposal in recent days, which involves exchanging more hostages for stable supplies, including fuel. Humanitarian aid enters Gaza.
Israeli officials have said they want all hostages released before allowing fuel shipments. Israeli officials also told negotiators they believed Hamas and other militant groups could divert the fuel for military purposes.
The talks are at an advanced stage, but Israel has not yet approved fuel shipments to Gaza via Egypt, three officials said.
Original title: Foreign media: Negotiations on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continue to stall, and the United States claims to send military advisers to Israel
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2023-10-24 02:06:10
