The Israeli attack on Rafah continues to occupy world politics
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Despite mounting international pressure on the country’s government, Israeli tanks continue to advance on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The UN adopted a resolution on Israel’s military presence after the weekend’s devastating airstrikes that killed scores of people in the refugee camp. Although the Security Council can vote on short notice, the United States, Israel’s most important ally, has balked at creating it. An assessment.
“I have no policy change,” National Security Council communications director John Kirby said Tuesday. The Israeli army denied reports in the evening that it had struck a humanitarian zone on Sunday. Instead, a nearby Hamas structure was attacked. It is being investigated whether the weapons that exploded during the airstrike were stored there and caused the terrible fire in the tent camp. At least 45 people were killed, the Hamas-controlled health authority said.
After the devastating airstrikes, the UN A new draft resolution in the Security Council calls for an immediate end to the Israeli military offensive. In addition, according to a draft resolution drawn up by Algeria and made available to the German press, there should be an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip respected by all sides. Islamic Hamas is asked to release all hostages.
After a closed-door meeting of the most powerful UN body on Tuesday, several diplomats told dpa that some council members were aiming for a vote this Wednesday. Algerian UN According to Ambassador Amar Bendjama, the resolution was a “short text, a clear text” to “stop the massacre in Rafah”.
Bendjama did not say when he hopes to hold a referendum. Chinese Ambassador Fu Kang said, “We hope this happens as soon as possible because lives are at stake.” French Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere said it was “high time” for the Security Council to “act and pass a new resolution”. Asked about the new Algerian draft resolution, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said they were waiting to see it. Then America will retaliate.
Since the terrorist Islamic group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, the UN has The Security Council called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip for the first time at the end of March, after two resolutions focused on humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip. Unlike previous votes, Israel’s ally, the United States, did not veto the resolution but abstained from voting.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses from Rafah say Israeli ground forces have advanced deep into the city along the Egyptian border. Accordingly, soldiers were also seen in the city center on Tuesday. Palestinians in the city told the Wall Street Journal that the tanks passed near Rafah’s central landmark, the Al-Awda Mosque. The reports were not initially confirmed by the Israeli military. According to Army Radio, the US newspaper reported that the army had added another platoon to the five fighting in the city. Israeli troops are also fighting hand-to-hand with Hamas, according to a military spokesman.
