Benjamin Netanyahu denies Palestinian control of Gaza, scene of fierce fighting

Bombing of the Gaza Strip continued on Sunday, January 21, while Israel carried out operations in the West Bank, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterating his opposition. “Palestinian Sovereignty”.

Israel must “Make sure Gaza is no longer a threat”And this requirement “Palestinians Oppose Demands for Sovereignty”, Mr. Netanyahu explained during a Friday telephone interview with US President Joe Biden. On Thursday, he had already assured that Israel’s security must be controlled “All the region west of the Jordan”Covers the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Struggle, who enters his 107th^E The day, which began with an unprecedented Hamas attack in southern Israel on October 7, is testing the Jewish state’s relationship with its main ally and supporter, the United States, particularly with regard to a question central to the post-war period. – state solution.

Joe Biden “Always believe in perspective and possibility” of a Palestinian state, but “Recognizes it will take a lot of work to get there”The White House explained after the telephone exchange.

British Defense Minister Grant Shaps ruled on Sunday “Disappointing to hear this from the Prime Minister of Israel”In addition, for the United Kingdom, “There is no other option” than a two-state solution to resolve conflicts in the region.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said “The Rights of the Palestinian People” Should be in the state “Known by all” And all that “refusal” was “unacceptable”.

Hamas says more than 25,000 Palestinians were killed

A bloody Hamas attack on October 7 killed 1,140 people, most of them civilians, according to a count by Agence France-Presse (AFP) based on official Israeli figures. About 250 people were abducted and taken to Gaza, of whom about 100 were released in late November.

Israel, who swore “to destroy” Hamas, Hamas, retaliated by shelling the small region, where more than 25,000 people, mostly women, children and teenagers, were killed by bombings and military operations, according to a Hamas health ministry report. Published on Sunday. According to revised figures from the UN Palestine Refugee Agency (UNRWA), at least 1.7 million people have been displaced by the war.

Mr Netanyahu has rejected calls from the UN and the international community for a humanitarian ceasefire while Washington has called on Israel to limit the number of civilian casualties in Gaza.

Hamas reported dozens of airstrikes and artillery strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying Israeli forces targeted the area around the Nasser and al-Amal hospitals in the city of Khan Younis, now the center of military operations. Dozens of dead bodies “Still the rubble is down”declared a Palestinian Islamist movement.

The Israeli army dropped leaflets showing photos of the hostages in Rafah on Saturday and called on residents of the city, which is crowded with thousands of displaced people, to share any information about them. According to Israel, 132 hostages are still in the area. At least 27 were killed, according to an AFP count based on Israeli figures.

In Tel Aviv, thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday to demand the return of hostages since October 7 in the Gaza Strip and specifically to demand the departure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of continuing the war to stay in power.

In addition, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Israeli army is conducting several operations in the West Bank, in Hebron, Qalqilya and Jenin. There were patrols and arrests, confirmed the same source, who reported demolishing two houses of Palestinian fighters in Hebron.