Truce is near in the Middle East , one of the leaders of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, reported: "We are close to reaching an agreement."
The talks, Hamas sources explain to the broadcaster Al Jazeera, would concern a truce of "a certain number of days" and would include agreements for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and the exchange of hostages seized by Hamas for people imprisoned by Israel. especially women and children on both sides. The details of the truce, they also specified, "will be announced by Qatar when and if it is finalised".
Yesterday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the families of the kidnapped people together with the War Cabinet : «I listened to their pain. We spoke heart to heart, I shared with them as much as I could the political, intelligence and operational efforts we conduct around the clock. We will not stop fighting until we bring our hostages home, destroy Hamas and ensure that there are no more threats from Gaza."
While waiting for the desired truce, Israel's attacks continue . At least 17 dead (including women and children) and several injured in an attack this night on the Nuseirat refugee camp, south of Gaza. Last night a hospital in northern Gaza was attacked, besieged by the army: 12 people died.
Israel is meanwhile strengthening its positions in the north of the Strip and in Gaza City, where the palace of justice was also occupied. And if Gaza - from where rockets continue to rain down, even on Tel Aviv - remains the main front, the border with Lebanon is now an open war zone with heavy launches by Hezbollah and the equally robust Israeli response which, according to the media Lebanese, hit and heavily damaged the church of St. George in Yarun, a few kilometers from the demarcation line.
(Unioneonline/L)
