International newspapers and websites focused on the hunger crisis that spread to the southern regions of the Gaza Strip, and on the continuous readings of US President Joe Biden’s speech, in which he presented details of an Israeli proposal for a new deal with the Palestinian resistance.
A report in the Guardian newspaper highlighted the dangers of widespread hunger in Gaza to the lives of young people, warning that the incursion of Israeli forces into Rafah (south of the Gaza Strip) reduces the arrival of vital aid to the southern regions.
And after the news of children dying as a result of malnutrition – the report adds – came from the north, where famine is spreading, relief agencies warn at this stage of the war that the hunger crisis will spread to the south, and of course children will be the first to pay the price, as the Guardian report stated.
Regarding the US President’s recent speech, the New York Times wrote, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in an embarrassing position after announcing a new ceasefire plan in Gaza. He may have a choice between a truce with Hamas and remaining in the government.”
The American newspaper pointed out that “Netanyahu has consistently succeeded in bringing together his competing personal, political, and national interests, but today he is trapped between the pressure of his extremist political partners, the return of the hostages, and the need to put his country on a new path that will distance it from increasing international isolation.”
In the same context, “Haaretz” published an article stating that “the ceasefire proposal in Gaza announced by Biden, despite its shortcomings, provides an alternative to an eternal war in Gaza.”
The article states that the timing and manner in which the proposal was presented represent a clear sign of the White House’s desire to end the war, and “although it carries challenges for both Israel and Hamas, it remains the most important political offer to date,” the Israeli newspaper says.
war of attrition
A report published by the Washington Post stated that questions about the shape of the end of the war in Gaza began to seep into the minds of reserve soldiers who are indispensable to the Israeli army.
According to the report, the management of Gaza after the war is an issue that has puzzled Israeli leaders and their allies, and is now confusing reserve soldiers. One of the female soldiers says, “The ambiguity leaves many losses: hostages are killed one after another, as well as soldiers and Israelis are still displaced.”
Regarding the issue of displaced people in Israel, a report in the Jerusalem Post newspaper shed light on what it called ghost cities in northern Israel, and says that they have been devoid of residents since the beginning of the war in Gaza, which it describes as “an endless war of attrition in which no one will win.”
