Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 04, 2023, 04:00 PM
Israel-Palestine War: Big news is coming out regarding the announcement of a temporary ceasefire in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday refused to bow to growing US pressure to "pause the war on humanitarian grounds" to allow more aid to be delivered to Gaza and protect civilians. US President Joe Biden has also become upset due to this. On the other hand, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who did not accept the American proposal, has put a new condition. He stressed that there would be no temporary ceasefire until Hamas freed some 240 hostages.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel for the third time since the start of the war. He reiterated his support for Israel's campaign to crush Hamas following its brutal October 7 attack in southern Israel. He also reiterated US President Joe Biden's call for a temporary pause in the war to deal with the deepening humanitarian crisis. Concerns have increased over the rising death toll and deepening humanitarian crisis in Palestine due to Israeli bombings and ground attacks. Hospitals say their systems are on the verge of collapse due to shortages of medicines and fuel due to the Israeli siege. The United Nations said on Friday that about 1.5 million people of Gaza, or 70 percent of the population, had to flee their homes.Huge food crisis for PalestiniansThomas White, Gaza director of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said the average person in Gaza is currently living on two loaves of bread a day, much of which is made from flour available in UN stockpiles. He said that the demand for drinking water is also increasing. After talking to Netanyahu, Blinken said there was a need to pause the war to help speed the arrival of aid and ensure the release of hostages. Hamas had taken people hostage during the attacks on Israel about a month ago. Netanyahu said he told Blinken that Israel would “move forward with full force” until the hostages are released.What did america sayUS officials initially said they were not seeking a ceasefire, but rather a brief ceasefire in specific areas to allow humanitarian aid or other humanitarian activities, after which Israeli operations would then resume. Can start from. Netanyahu has not commented publicly on the idea, but he has repeatedly ruled out a ceasefire. A senior US administration official said on Friday that a "pause" in the war was necessary to ensure the release of hostages. The siege and air strikes by Israeli forces on Gaza City continues.