Day 152: ‘israel’ Reluctant over Ceasefire Demands, Aid Deliveries to Northern Gaza
It seems that the Israeli occupation is still reluctant over demands presented by Hamas resistance movement regarding the ceasefire in Gaza, as the Tel Aviv Regime is still denying access of aid deliveries to northern Gaza amid catastrophic conditions in the besieged enclave on the day 152 of the aggression.
Hamas said on Wednesday it has shown the flexibility required to reach a truce that stops the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people but stressed that the Israeli occupation is evading demands for a ceasefire.
In a statement, the Palestinian resistance movement said these demands “include a permanent ceasefire, the return of the displaced Palestinians in Gaza to their homes, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and the entry of humanitarian aid.”
“We will continue to negotiate through our brotherly mediators to reach an agreement that fulfils the demands and interests of our people,” Hamas said in a statement.
Strikes and Death Toll
Meanwhile, more casualties were reported as the Israeli occupation went ahead with bombing and artillery shelling in the central and southern Gaza Strip.
Several attacks were reported in Khan Younis, Deir Al-Balah, Nusseirat refugee camp and Rafah, Palestinian media reported.
A Palestinian man documents the massive destruction in Khan Yunis after partial Israeli military withdrawal from the area. pic.twitter.com/MVJtkzmt46
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 6, 2024
Health Ministry in Gaza said Israeli attacks have killed 86 people and wounded 113 in the past 24 hours.
It put the death toll of the Israeli brutal war since October 7th to 30,717, adding that the number of injured people reached 72,156.
It added that the death toll from malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza has risen to 18.
Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition receive treatment at a healthcare centre in Rafah (March 5, 2024).
“The famine is deepening and will claim thousands of lives if the aggression is not halted and humanitarian and medical aid is not immediately brought in,” the ministry said in a statement.
It added that the Israeli occupation was “deliberately” starving thousands of hungry people in northern Gaza and called on the international community and the UN to halt the war and avoid a “health catastrophe”.
Aid Access Denied
On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has called for more aid to enter Gaza, amid reports of children dying from malnutrition in the besieged enclave.
“Children who survived bombardment but may not survive a famine,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. “Allow more aid for Gaza. Ceasefire.”
Children who survived bombardment but may not survive a famine.
Allow more aid for #Gaza.
Ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/O2EfbDit8p
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 6, 2024
According to media reports, Palestinian Resistance ambushed IOF in Khan Younis, killing one soldier and injuring 12 others.
Earlier on Tuesday, the UN World Food Program (WFP) announced that efforts to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern Gaza were largely unsuccessful.
“The emergency relief agency said that a 14-truck food convoy – the first by WFP since it paused deliveries to northern Gaza on 20 February – was turned back by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) after a three-hour wait at the Wadi Gaza checkpoint,” WFP said, referring to Israeli occupation forces.
