Negotiations were interrupted last Thursday. The Israeli and then Hamas delegations left the Egyptian capital, each accusing the other side of being intransigent. The fighting continues, therefore. Humanitarian aid is still trickling in. Bombings, shootings and hunger still threaten civilians. And for Gazans there is another worry, that of not having news from their loved ones.
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Saed Mgharee lives with his parents and sisters. Next to his house, in the center of the strip Gaza, he also has some of his closest family. From them, he can therefore get news easily.
But in a territory as small as Gaza, the young man, who works in marketing, has relatives in the four corners of the enclave. And he lost contact with a number of them.
“ Due to lack of connections, I am unable to hear from many relatives and friends in the northern half “, he explains.
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In Gaza, since the start of the war, communications have been random. And they are even more difficult in the north. Added to this is the forced displacement of more than 75% of the population.
And Saed Mgharee’s voice fades when he thinks of his loved ones: “ Truth be told, I haven’t heard from most of my friends and extended family members. »
However, since the start of the war, several of his relatives have been killed. “ I lost a lot of friends, close friends, he confides. And I also lost relatives like my uncle and his daughter. »
Repeated bereavements which fuel his concern for the people he no longer has news of.
Obtaining a ceasefire before Ramadan “promises to be difficult”, says Joe Biden
The American president estimated this Friday that it would be complicated to obtain a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip before Ramadan, at the start of next week.
“ This is going to be difficult “, he declared to the press, who asked him if an agreement was likely to be concluded by then. Joe Biden said to himself “ very » concerned by the violence that could break out in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian territory annexed and occupied by Israel, during the month of Muslim fasting.
Hamas called on Palestinians to “ mobilize » and « flock » on the occasion of Ramadan at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Today, the Palestinian movement also assured that it will not “ no compromise » on his demands for a definitive ceasefire in Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops against any agreement on the release of the hostages.
The latter were taken during the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian movement on Israeli soil on October 7.
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