A ceasefire remains elusive in both Gaza and LebanonThe region is in a state of anticipation for a possible Israeli response to a missile attack launched by Iran last week in response to… Israeli military action in Lebanon.
There were no reports of deaths in Israel as a result Iranian attackWashington described it as ineffective.
Regarding Gaza, the President proposed Joe Biden A three-stage ceasefire plan for May 31, which has been faltering for several months as a result of obstacles caused by Israel’s demand to maintain its presence in a corridor on the Gaza border with Egypt and disagreements in the exchange of Israeli hostages with Palestinian prisoners.
In Lebanon, Washington and Paris put forward a 21-day ceasefire proposal in late September, but Israel rejected it.
Harris said in statements to reporters, commenting on the situation in Gaza and Lebanon as she left Las Vegas: “We must reach a ceasefire. We must reduce the escalation.”
Washington rarely condemns Israel due to the number of civilian deaths resulting from the war, and its condemnation is mostly verbal, as this is not accompanied by any fundamental change in policy.
The latest wave of bloody violence in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted on October 7, 2023, the day Hamas launched an attack on Israel, which statistics indicate killed 1,200 and took about 250 hostages.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health says the subsequent Israeli military campaign on the Hamas-run enclave killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly the entire population of 2.3 million, triggering a hunger crisis and genocide allegations at the International Court of Justice that Israel denies. .
Recently, Israeli operations in Lebanon resulted in the deaths of hundreds, the injury of thousands, and the displacement of more than a million people, and Israel says it is targeting fighters of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group.
