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The Israeli army says it has found evidence of money flows between Iran and Hamas in the tunnel system under the Gaza Strip. Argentina wants to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization. The developments in the live blog.
Fierce fighting and attacks by Israel in the south of the Gaza Strip continue. The UN emergency agency OCHA reported on Wednesday night “intense Israeli bombardment from the air, on the ground and from sea in large parts of the Gaza Strip, especially in and around Khan Yunis.” The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that armed terrorist cells had been eliminated and numerous weapons had been seized.
Gray areas: Built-up areas in the Gaza Strip, hatching: Israeli army
Conflict parties as a source
In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by the Palestinian and Israeli conflict parties cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
After the attack on a Jewish student at the Free University (FU) Berlin, the federal government’s anti-Semitism commissioner, Felix Klein, criticized the university’s management. This allowed anti-Semitic discourses to continue at the university for far too long: “They certainly didn’t promote anti-Semitism, but they didn’t intervene when it would have been necessary when hatred and hate speech were being spread,” said Klein on Wednesday Morning magazine from ARD and ZDF. He called on the management of the FU Berlin to take action against such incidents using regulatory and house law measures.
Klein reiterated his proposal to appoint anti-Semitism officers at all German universities. The incident in Berlin shocked him, but not surprised him, he said. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, an atmosphere that has made hatred and incitement possible has spread at German universities, emphasized Klein.
According to a draft, the radical Hamas is proposing a three-stage plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. This is reported by the Reuters news agency. Hamas is reacting to the mediation efforts of Qatar and Egypt. Accordingly, there will be indirect talks with Israel in an initial phase lasting 45 days. Their goal is to end the military operation and restore calm. In addition, hospitals and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip are to be rebuilt. Israeli troops should be withdrawn from populated areas, according to the draft, which was seen by Reuters. Some civilian hostages are to be released, in return for Palestinian prisoners being released from Israeli custody.
In a second phase, all hostages should be released – again in return for the release of Palestinians – and the Israeli military should completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip. In a third phase lasting 45 days, the dead are to be replaced.
According to the US military’s central command, the Houthi militia fired three rockets at the freighter “Star Nasia” and three more at the “Morning Tide” in the Red Sea. The “Star Nasia” suffered minor damage and no injuries were reported. A US Navy ship docked near the freighter fired one of the missiles, the US military wrote on X. The three anti-ship missiles aimed at the other freighter missed their target and struck, according to the US -Information on the sea.
Following the recent proposal by international mediators for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist Hamas has sent positive signals, according to the Qatari government. “We have received a positive response from Hamas, it has several reservations but is generally positive,” Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said at a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha.
Hamas itself said it and its allies had dealt with the mediation proposal “in a positive spirit.” However, the agreement must lead to a complete and comprehensive ceasefire, an end to the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the reconstruction of the war-torn coastal area and the full release of Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli army says it has found evidence of money flows between Iran and the Islamist organization Hamas in the extensive tunnel system under the Gaza Strip. Soldiers discovered documents showing transfers of more than $150 million from Iran to Hamas and its leader in the Gaza Strip, Jihia al-Sinwar, from 2014 to 2020, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. The armed forces published several documents as well as photos of envelopes and cash.
Conflict parties as a source
In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by the Palestinian and Israeli conflict parties cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
The Argentine government wants to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Head of State Javier Milei announced this at a meeting with Israeli President Izchak Herzog in Jerusalem. The designation of the militant Islamist Hamas as a terrorist group is “just another sign of the historical closeness and support and friendship between our peoples,” he said.
Milei had previously announced that Argentina would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move is considered controversial. Most of the global community does not recognize Israel’s claim to East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as the capital for their own state. Hamas criticized Argentina’s decision as “unjust and wrong.”
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, four people were killed in Israeli air strikes on the Syrian city of Homs. Two civilians were among the dead, the head of the observatory, Rami Abdel Rahman, told the AFP news agency. A building in Homs that was attacked was completely destroyed. The Syrian Defense Ministry said Israel struck a number of targets in Homs and the surrounding area of the western Syrian city. Many civilians were killed or injured.
Of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, 31 are believed to be no longer alive. The UN has warned against expanding fighting in the Gaza Strip to the southern city of Rafah. Tuesday’s developments to read.