Five vans loaded with medication as a part of a current deal brokered by Qatar and France entered Gaza following an inspection by Israel, which escalated strikes on the blockaded Palestinian enclave following the settlement.
The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper famous that the vans entered the enclave as a part of an settlement between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, that was mediated by Qatar.
It mentioned the military inspected the vans “at the Kerem Shalom crossing, then they proceeded to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and from there to the Gaza Strip.”
As of 1830 GMT, there was no remark by Israeli authorities or Hamas relating to the report.
The improvement follows heightened controversy in Israel after Hamas introduced an settlement with Tel Aviv to ship medicines to Israeli hostages in trade for bringing equal quantities to Palestinian civilians in Gaza however with out inspection by the military.
Earlier Wednesday, Yedioth Ahronoth mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to examine the vans carrying medicines earlier than getting into Gaza after he confronted criticism for beforehand agreeing to permit medication into the enclave with out inspection by Israel.
Netanyahu’s directive got here after a debate erupted in Israel following the announcement by Hamas chief Moussa Abu Marzouk on X that one of many situations for the settlement to ship medication to Israeli detainees was to forestall the inspection of medication shipments by the military.
Qatar introduced Tuesday the success of its mediation, in cooperation with France, in reaching an settlement between Israel and Hamas.
The settlement contains the entry of medication and a cargo of humanitarian assist to civilians in Gaza, particularly in probably the most affected and broken areas, in trade for delivering medication wanted by Israeli hostages within the Strip.
Israel was the primary to announce the settlement, with out specifying that the shipments additionally embody medication for Palestinians.
But Israel stepped up strikes Wednesday on war-torn Gaza’s south, the place medicines had been anticipated to be delivered.
Air strikes and artillery fireplace focused Khan Younis all through the night time, mentioned an AFP correspondent within the southern Gaza Strip’s largest metropolis.
“It was the most difficult and intense night in Khan Younis since the start of the war,” mentioned Gaza’s well being ministry, which reported 81 deaths throughout the Palestinian territory.
Israel claims that Hamas has been holding 136 Israelis in Gaza since Oct. 7, whereas Hamas calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and the discharge of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons in trade for releasing Israeli prisoners in its custody.
Since Oct. 7, the Israeli military has been conducting a devastating battle in Gaza, leading to 24,448 deaths and 61,504 accidents as of Wednesday.
The battle has led to the displacement of greater than 85% of the inhabitants within the Gaza Strip — roughly 1.9 million residents — in accordance with Palestinian authorities and the United Nations.
Source: www.dailysabah.com