Zionist Entity Deploys Forces Near Gaza
Zionist entity has deployed troops near the Gaza Strip as the five-day ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians is due to come to an end later on Monday.
Recent footage showed that Israeli tanks and bulldozers are gathering near the blockaded territory.
Meanwhile, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to hold further talks to agree on a deal to end Israel’s recent offensive against Gaza.
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel had agreed on the extension of a 72-hour truce for five more days late on Wednesday.
Palestinian negotiators have hinted that no long-term deal will be signed with Israel if the Palestinians’ demands are not met.
Resistance spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said that the resistance movement’s “priority is to reach an agreement, but the occupiers must stop stalling.”
At least 2016 Palestinian people, including 540 children, have lost their lives and as many as 10,193 others have suffered injuries since the Israeli military unleashed attacks on the densely-inhabited Gaza Strip on July 8.
Humanitarian situation worsening in Gaza
Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip is getting worse more than a week after a ceasefire was agreed between Israelis and Palestinians.
Most of the blockaded enclave has been without power for 18 hours a day since Israel attacked the territory’s sole power plant on July 29. The damage is said to take up to a year to fix.
On Saturday, the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority said it will be able to continue supplying Gaza with six hours of electricity a day for another two months.
People in Gaza also face a shortage of water, with reports indicating that various diseases are spreading among the population that has been displaced due to the Israeli war.
According to reports, the displaced Palestinians living in UN-run schools struggle for access to water. They say there is no water in the bathrooms and that the dirt in the area causes serious problems for them.
“All my children got sick here because of the dirt and the lack of hygiene, they’ve all got skin infections and scabs,” said Faten al-Masri, a Palestinian mother.
MonzerShoblak, an official from the local water board, said that the damage from Israel’s month-long offensive against Gaza meant that Gaza was pumping 50 percent less water.
On Sunday, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said it may take months to repair the damage Israel inflicted on Gaza’s infrastructure.
She also said that 97 UN installations, including health centers and schools, were damaged in the Israeli war.
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