Egypt's proposal for war – Hamas with new tactics in the Gaza Strip

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Updated as of December 25, 1:55 pm: In his Christmas message, Pope Francis called for an immediate peace in the Gaza conflict and a permanent solution at the negotiating table, given the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip and Israel. “I plead for an end to the military operations with the horrific consequences of innocent civilian deaths,” the head of the Catholic Church told tens of thousands of people in Rome's St. Peter's Square on Monday. Francis called for peace in other conflict areas such as Ukraine, Syria and the Sahel. At the same time, he condemned the business of the arms industry.

Hamas boss assesses Israel war: “brutal and unprecedented” struggle against occupation forces

Updated from December 25, 12:37 pm: A statement by Jihia al-Shinwar, head of the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip, shows how different Israel's assessments of the war situation are. Two months after Israel's ground offensive began, he remains hopeful of victory. In a letter to Hamas Politburo head Ismail Haniyeh and other members of the organization, Shinwar wrote on Monday that according to Hamas: “The Qassam Forces (Hamas' armed wing) are waging a bitter, brutal and unprecedented war against the Israeli occupation forces. .”

The Hamas leader said that recent developments in the Israeli war and the conditions prevailing in the Gaza Strip have caused heavy losses in lives and equipment to the Israeli army. Qassam brigades attacked at least 5,000 Israeli soldiers, killing a third, seriously wounding another third and permanently disabling another third. These figures clearly conflict with the Israeli military, which reports that more than 150 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip.

Sinwar also provides information on the vastly inflated losses in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas leader writes that 750 Israeli military vehicles were destroyed in whole or in part. He also says that Qassam forces are working to “crush” Israeli troops and destroy them. This representation is also inconsistent with the situation. Sinwar wrote that Hamas' armed wing would not submit to Israeli conditions.

The situation in Gaza is dire: Doctors warn of fuel shortages due to war

Updated on December 25, 12:06 pm: Due to the current situation in the Gaza Strip, supply disruptions are worsening in many places. Doctors at the Abu Yusuf Al Najjar hospital in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, said working conditions there were difficult due to fuel shortages and inadequate medical care. That's what he says Guardian Citing information from Reuters.

“We have 17 dialysis beds that normally serve 120 patients, but now 350 patients need to use these beds,” said Dr Ihab Mascher, head of the kidney dialysis department. “Unfortunately, we're losing patients every day,” Mascher added. The Palestinian Red Cross said Israeli bombardment on major roads in the Gaza Strip had significantly impeded the movement of ambulances and other emergency vehicles.

Church representatives on the war in Israel and the Gaza Strip: solidarity with the people

Updated as of December 25, 10:49 am: Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the highest representative of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, expressed solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip at midnight in Bethlehem. “It seems to us today that there is no place for Christmas, just as it was for Mary and Joseph,” he said Monday night.

“At this time, our thoughts cannot be far from those who have lost everything, including their loved ones, in this war and are now displaced, isolated and paralyzed by their grief,” Pizzaballa said at the mass. He also referred to hostages smuggled from Israel to the Gaza Strip and those “sitting in prisons without the right to trial”. He said the Palestinians had been living under Israeli occupation for decades and the international community had waited in vain for a solution to the conflict.

Israel's end of war: Cabinet discusses Egypt's proposal to deploy in Gaza Strip

Updated as of December 25, 9:56 am: On December 25, Israel's cabinet plans to discuss plans to end the war in Israel. According to the Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel, Egypt earlier proposed a ceasefire and a new plan to free more Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. The precise plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is not yet known, but there could be several phases to ending the Gaza war.

Attack on targets in Gaza Strip: Israel continues operations against Hamas

First report from December 25, 9:09 am: Tel Aviv – The Israeli military continued to attack targets in the Gaza Strip on Christmas Day. The Islamist Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said Monday night that 12 people were killed in an attack on the village of Al-Jawaidha. At least 18 people were killed in the attack in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The numbers cannot be independently verified.

War in Israel and Gaza: Hamas is reportedly splitting into guerilla factions

Now, according to a media report, Hamas is increasing casualties among Israel's ground forces by switching to guerrilla tactics. Like that The Wall Street Journal On Sunday (December 24), a senior Israeli official was quoted as saying that the soldiers were now attacked by cells of two to five militants, who fled into their tunnels.

They allegedly operated from civilian refugees and used women and children to gather information and transport weapons. Hamas also stores weapons in hundreds of vacant homes. This allows their fighters to move freely, pose as civilians, and seize weapons at the last moment before an attack.

Israel has been criticized domestically for its losses in the fighting in the Gaza Strip

According to the Israeli military, 14 of its soldiers died in fighting in the south and center of the sealed off coastal strip over the weekend alone. A total of 153 soldiers have been killed since the ground offensive began in late October The Times of Israel.

The rising numbers have led to criticism at home. In response to U.S. demands to reduce civilian casualties, Das wrote, Israel is putting its soldiers at risk by reducing the use of its forces. The Wall Street Journal.

However, Israeli defense officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that the change in tactics was due to US pressure. The Wall Street Journal According to the quoted official, it could take months for Israel's military to gain control of the city of Khan Younis, similar to what it has achieved in northern Gaza. (with news agency)