Escalation in Gaza in the conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad.
There are dozens of Palestinian victims since last Friday from the Israeli attacks , with hundreds of injured. In the general calculation of the dead also several children.
The situation did not seem destined to unblock: the army has calculated a week of operations and Prime Minister Yair Lapid has summoned the Security Cabinet with the military leaders for a reconnaissance of the state of the "Breaking dawn" operation . "It will continue as necessary. ", said Lapid:" We are acting in a targeted and responsible way - he added after thanking the army for his work - as to minimize the damage for those who are not involved ".
The power plant of the Strip is out of order due to a lack of diesel, with the hospitals in difficulty, due to the closure of the crossings. And on Israel - which in the last few hours arrested 19 members of the Jihad in the West Bank - a shower of mortar shells and rockets spilled from Gaza which, for the first time, lashed the urban perimeter of Tel Aviv.
At least 380 were calculated by the army - especially in southern Israel - in about 24 hours of conflict: 120 were intercepted by the defense system of the Iron Dome, 90 fell within the same Strip.
The Farnesina follows with great concern : “Italy strongly condemns the launching of rockets towards Israeli territory and reaffirms Israel's right to guarantee the safety of its citizens. The parties are urged to exercise restraint to avoid an expansion of hostilities which would cause further casualties and suffering to civilians. This new wave of violence - underlined in a note - is yet another confirmation of the need to relaunch diplomatic efforts to reach a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ”.
In the evening the news that the Jihad has accepted the proposed ceasefire mediated by Egypt, which should be triggered in the next few hours.
(Unioneonline / D)