The Arab leaders adopted Tuesday, March 4, a plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday March 4, presented Hamas, presented as an alternative to the Donald Trump project to place the territory under American control. Gathered in Cairo, the leaders of the countries of the Arab League have warned against “odious” attempts to travel the population of Gaza and called to unify the Palestinians under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organization (OLP), whose Islamist Hamas movement is not part.
They agreed to create a fund intended to finance the reconstruction of Gaza, destroyed by 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas, by calling for an international contribution to accelerate the process. The Gaza Strip would be administered during a transitional period by a committee of Palestinian technocrats, before the Palestinian authority regained control. The plan presented by Egypt represents an amount of $ 53 billion over five years, an estimate equivalent to that of the UN for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said he would guarantee the maintenance of the 2.4 million inhabitants of Gaza on their land.
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⇒ The mission of the Israeli army against Hamas in the Gaza Strip “is not over,” said the new Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir
⇒ The Gaza strip reconstruction plan presented by Egypt already rejected by Israel
⇒ In Lebanon, Amnesty requests an investigation into Israeli attacks on the health sector
South Africa accuses Israel of using famine as “weapon of war” in Gaza
Israel “uses famine as a weapon of war” in Gaza by blocking humanitarian aid in the Palestinian enclave since Sunday, South Africa denounced on Wednesday in a statement from its foreign ministry.
“By preventing the entry of food in Gaza, Israel continues to use famine as a weapon of war,” accuses Pretoria, at the origin of a complaint for genocide targeting Israel before the International Court of Justice.
“Hamas is not yet defeated,” said the new Chief of the Israeli Army
The mission of the Israeli army against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip “is not over,” said the new Chief of the Chief Staff on the occasion of an official ceremony on Wednesday, March 5, on the occasion of an official ceremony on the sidelines. “Today, I accept Tsahal command with modesty and humility,” said General Eyal Zamir during this television ceremony marking his promotion to the rank of lieutenant-general, the highest of the Israeli army. “It is not a succession like the others, it is a historic moment. The […] Hamas has suffered a hard blow, but he is not yet defeated, “he added, saying:” The mission is not yet over. “
General Zamir, 59, takes office while the continuation of the fragile truce entered into force on January 19 between Israel and Hamas, after more than 15 months of war, appears threatened. “A very heavy responsibility rests on your shoulders,” said Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu during the ceremony.
The Gaza Strip reconstruction plan presented by Egypt already rejected by Israel
The plan presented by Egypt has already been rejected by Israel, which has promised to eliminate Hamas but also excludes any future role for the Palestinian Authority, based in occupied West Bank, in the territory. On the social network X, Israeli diplomacy accused the latter of having repeated “repeatedly its corruption, its support for terrorism and its failure to settle the question”.
She reproached the Arab countries for “rejecting the opportunity (Editor’s note: that the American plan constitutes) without giving it a fair chance and of continuing to urge the baseless accusations against Israel”. Hamas “praised” for its part in a press release the Arab project “of Gaza’s reconstruction” as well as the creation of a committee responsible for managing the territory after the war.
Lebanon: Amnesty requests an investigation into Israeli attacks on the health sector
Amnesty International said this Wednesday that Israeli attacks in Lebanon against ambulances, rescuers and health establishments, during the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah, are expected to be the subject of a war crimes investigation.
A truce agreement concluded on November 27 ended more than a year of hostilities, including two months of open war, between Israel and Hezbollah. During the conflict, the Israeli army accused the Lebanese movement of using ambulances from the Islamic Health Committee, an association affiliated to it, to transport fighters and weapons, accusations that Hezbollah denies. “Repeated illegal attacks on the Israeli army during the war in Lebanon against health establishments, ambulances and health workers, who are protected by international law, must be the subject of a war crimes,” said Amnesty in a statement.