Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 17 people died Thursday in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said.
Bystander of United Nations General Assembly In New York, French President Emmanuel Macron told France24 that he recognized the Palestinian state, convinced that his country was “the only way to isolate Hamas.”
“The complete war in Gaza has caused civilian casualties, but it cannot bring about the end of Hamas,” he said in an interview Wednesday. “In fact, it’s a failure.”
He said he was lobbying President Donald Trump to report on Israel again for the ceasefire, saying, “You have an important role – you who support peace, you who want to bring peace to the world.”
“Without a path to peace, we cannot stop war,” the French president added.
A fatal strike hit Central and South Gaza
Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, 12 people were killed in an Israeli attack on the central town of Zawaida that collided with a tent and a home in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Al Aksa Martas Hospital in the nearby city of Deial Bala. According to the hospital, eight children were among the victims, but the family said another girl was still under the tile rub.
The hospital said another girl was killed in an airstrike that hit Deal Al Bala’s tent and was cared for seven other people who were injured in the attack.
In the southern city of Khan Eunice, another Israeli attack struck an apartment building and killed four people, according to Nasser Hospital, where the bodies were stolen.
Netanyahu criticizes leaders who recognize the Palestinian state
Prior to the establishment of the UN General Assembly meeting, France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco have announced or confirmed their perceptions of the Palestinian state. 2-state solution To the Middle East conflict.
Their announcement came the next day The UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal did the same thingrebellious Israel and the United States.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assaulted He was to address Congress on Friday before heading to New York himself with ideas early Thursday.
“At the UN, at the General Assembly, I will tell us the truth about us,” he told reporters. “Instead of blaming murderers, rapists and child burners, I denounce leaders who want to give them a state at the heart of Israel’s land. That won’t happen.”
At separate events in New York on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s chief negotiator Steve Witkoff both offered optimism about what was called the “Trump 21 Point Peace Plan,” presented to Arab leaders on Tuesday.
The US has not released details of the plan or stated whether Israel and Hamas will accept it, but Netanyahu has suggested that Israel’s position has not changed.
When he traveled from New York to Washington to meet Trump, he said he would “discuss him about the incredible opportunities our victory has brought and the need to complete the war goals.
The US has spent months trying to mediate the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, along with Egypt and Qatar. These efforts suffered from a big set earlier this month Israel has carried out airstrikes targeting leaders in Hamas in Qatar.
The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants rushed into Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Forty-eight prisoners still were in Gaza, of which around 20 believed to be alive by Israel.
Israel’s ongoing retaliatory attacks have killed more than 65,000 people, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. He has not said how many civilians and combatants exist, but women and children account for about half of the deaths. The ministry is part of Hamasran government. United Nations agencies and many independent experts consider the figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.
Israel has been released Another major ground operation Earlier this month in Gaza city, experts say they are experiencing hunger. Over 300,000 people have escaped, but up to 700,000 are still there.
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Rising Rising was reported by Bangkok and Chehayeb of Bairut. John Lester and Sylvie Corbett of Paris contributed to this story.
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