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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Most Israelis support temporary military occupation of Gaza, JCFA survey finds
64% of Jewish Israelis and 52% of all Israelis prefer the option of a temporary occupation of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a survey that asked 700 participants. A majority of Israelis support a temporary military occupation to replace Hamas as the governing body in the Gaza Strip, according to a survey conducted by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA). 64% of Jewish Israelis and 52% of all Israelis prefer the option of a temporary occupation of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a survey that asked 700 participants. Also, only 4% of respondents believe Hamas should stay in power after the war, showing an overwhelming Israeli rejection of any option that could leave the terror organization governing Gaza. The poll also indicates that a clear Israeli majority (64%) opposed establishing a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with only 8% supporting a Palestinian state without conditions, and 17% supporting it under conditions such as recognizing Israel as a Jewish state and being demilitarized. Even when the normalization with Saudi Arabia was thrown as an option, the majority of Israelis opposed the establishment of a Palestinian state. Stats only rose a little when including the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state and demilitarization, with 24% of Israelis supporting this option. Arab Israelis don't show a consensus on the solution to the war Among Arab respondents, 41% are undecided, while 20% favor a technocratic model. A regional involvement model proposed by an Arab force received only limited support (10%), with more than one-fifth expressing no clear opinion. This lack of consensus was also shown when surveying about Arab Israeli support of a Palestinian state, with 34% supporting an unconditional Palestinian state, and an additional 26% supporting it under certain conditions. There is still widespread support for the Palestinian Authority, with only 30% of Arab Israelis showing distrust and opposing any involvement of the PA in the future plans for Gaza. Real division is noticeable in US President Donald Trump's plan for relocating Gazans, with 56% of Arab Israelis opposing it. The broad consensus is clear: 'No Hamas in Gaza' Dr. Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, emphasizes: 'The Israeli public sends a clear and unequivocal message, there is no place for Hamas in Gaza on the day after the war. There is no willingness to pay the bloody price of war only to return to the situation that existed on October 6, 2023.' He also added: 'The strong support for temporary military rule and overwhelming opposition to a Palestinian state, even in exchange for possible normalization, reflect a deeply rooted understanding since the terrible massacre of October 7: Israeli security takes precedence over any diplomatic process.'
CTV News
10 hours ago
- Health
- CTV News
Over 30 Palestinians killed trying to reach U.S. group's food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say
A Palestinian man who was injured during a food distribution at a center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, is carried into Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga) DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops opened fire Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by a U.S.-, Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, killing at least 32 people, according to witnesses and hospital officials. The two incidents occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. In other violence, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, health officials said. The GHF launched operations in late May with backing from the U.S. and Israel. The two governments are seeking to replace the traditional U.N.-led aid distribution system in Gaza, saying that Hamas militants siphon off supplies. The U.N. denies the allegation. While the GHF says it has distributed millions of meals to hungry Palestinians, local health officials and witnesses say that hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli army fire as they try to reach the distribution hubs. The army, which is not at the sites but secures them from a distance, says it only fires warning shots if crowds get too close to its forces. The GHF, which employs private armed guards, says there have been no deadly shootings at its sites, though this week, 20 people were killed at one of its locations, most of them in a stampede. The group accused Hamas agitators of causing a panic, but gave no evidence to back the claim. In a statement, the GHF said there were no incidents at or near its sites. It said the reported Israeli shootings occurred far from the sites and hours before they opened. 'We have repeatedly warned aid seekers not to travel to our sites overnight and early morning hours,' it said. The Israeli military said it had fired 'warning shots' near Rafah after a group of suspects approached troops and ignored calls to keep their distance. It said it was investigating reports of casualties, but noted the incident occurred overnight when the distribution site was closed. 'Indiscriminate fire' Most of Saturday's deaths occurred as Palestinians massed in the Teina area, around three kilometers (2 miles) away from a GHF aid distribution center east of the city of Khan Younis. Mahmoud Mokeimar, an eyewitness, said he was walking with masses of people — mostly young men — toward the food hub. Troops fired warning shots as the crowds advanced, before opening fire toward the marching people. 'It was a massacre … the occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,' he said. He said he managed to flee but saw at least three motionless bodies lying on the ground, and many other wounded fleeing. Akram Aker, another witness, said troops fired machine guns mounted on tanks and drones. He said the shooting happened between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. 'They encircled us and started firing directly at us,' he said. He said he saw many casualties lying on the ground. Sanaa al-Jaberi, a 55-year-old woman, said she saw many dead and wounded as she fled the area. 'We shouted: 'food, food,' but they didn't talk to us. They just opened fire,' she said. Monzer Fesifes, a Palestinian-Jordanian, said his 19-year-old son Hisham was among those killed in the Teina area. 'He went to bring food from the failed US, Zionist aid to feed us,' the father of six said, pleading for the Jordanian government to help evacuate them from the Palestinian enclave. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 25 bodies, along with dozens wounded. Seven other people, including one woman, were killed in the Shakoush area, hundreds of meters (yards) north of another GHF hub in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, the hospital said. The toll was also confirmed by the health ministry. Dr. Mohamed Saker, the head of Nasser's nursing department, said it received 70 wounded people. He told The Associated Press that most of the casualties were shot in their heads and chests, and that some were placed in the already overwhelmed intensive care unit. 'The situation is difficult and tragic,' he said, adding that the facility lacks badly needed medical supplies to treat the daily flow of casualties. Meanwhile, Fares Awad, head of the Health Ministry's ambulance and emergency service in northern Gaza, confirmed the two deaths in Gaza City. He said an airstrike hit a tent in a camp sheltering displaced families in the courtyard of the Development Ministry. There were no further details on the target of the strike. The Israeli army said it had struck some 90 targets throughout Gaza over the past day and that it had killed militants and targeted 'terror infrastructure' in northern Gaza and Gaza City. Humanitarian crisis Gaza's more than 2 million Palestinians are living through a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the territory is teetering on the edge of famine, according to food security experts. Distribution at the GHF sites has often been chaotic. Boxes of food are left stacked on the ground inside the centers and, once opened, crowds charge in to grab whatever they can, according to witnesses and videos released by GHF itself. In videos obtained recently by the AP from an American contractor working with GHF, contractors are seen using tear gas and stun grenades to keep crowds behind metal fences or to force them to disperse. Gunshots can also be heard. Hamas triggered the ongoing 21-month war in Gaza when it stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. An Israeli military offensive has killed over 58,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza's 2 million people and caused widespread destruction. The ministry does not say how many militants are among the dead, though it says over half were women and children. The ministry is part of the Hamas government, but is seen by the U.N. and other international organizations as the most reliable source of data on war casualties. Israel and Hamas have been holding ceasefire talks in Qatar in recent weeks. But international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs in the talks. Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press Magdy reported from Cairo.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
25 Gazans killed near aid collection point, say Palestinian medics
Israeli soldiers killed at least 25 people near a distribution centre for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources on Saturday. About 70 people were injured by Israeli army gunfire and shelling in the Khan Younis area in the south of the sealed-off coastal region, according to medical circles at the local Nasser Hospital. They were transferred to the hospital from the al-Tina area in Khan Younis. The medical source said that the death toll is expected to increase due to the seriousness of a large number of cases. The Israeli army said it was investigating the incident, in response to a query. The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is currently responsible for the distribution of food in the Gaza Strip. Supported by Israel and the US, the foundation began its work at the end of May after a months-long Israeli blockade of aid deliveries. But the UN has criticized the fact that the foundation operates too few distribution centres and that people there and on their way to them are exposed to extreme danger. Hundreds of people have been killed near the distribution centres and around aid convoys since the end of May, according to the UN. Solve the daily Crossword
Al Arabiya
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Merz tells Netanyahu he hopes for ‘speedy' Gaza ceasefire
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call on Friday that he hoped for a 'speedy ceasefire' in war-torn Gaza, Berlin said. Merz also 'stressed that the urgently needed humanitarian aid must now reach the people in the Gaza Strip in a safe and humane manner' and that the 'disarmament of Hamas was imperative', his office said in a statement. 'The chancellor expressed his hope for a speedy ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. All remaining Hamas hostages, including those with German citizenship, must be released immediately.' The statement added that Merz 'advocated for finding a viable post-war order for Gaza that takes into account Israeli security needs and the Palestinian right to self-determination.' The chancellor also 'emphasized that there should be no steps towards annexing the West Bank.' Speaking earlier at a Berlin press conference, Merz labelled the events in Gaza as 'no longer acceptable.' He also emphasized Germany's commitment to Israel's security, saying: 'We are doing everything we can to do justice to both sides, it is clear where we stand. 'But we also see the suffering of the Palestinian population and are trying to do everything possible to provide humanitarian aid here as well.' More than 21 months of war have created dire humanitarian conditions for Gaza's population, displacing most residents at least once and triggering severe shortages of food and other essentials. The war was triggered by the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Israel's retaliatory military offensive has killed at least 58,667 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in Gaza.
The Guardian
a day ago
- The Guardian
The Dragon Bravo fire and artistic swimming: photos of the day
A boy lays flowers at Minehead middle school in Somerset after a child was killed and 21 people injured when a bus crashed while carrying children back from a trip to the zoo Photograph:People participate in an art piece called The Disappeared/Los Desaparecidos in which performers play immigration enforcement agents as they round people up, during a national day of nonviolent action against the Trump administration and against deportations Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA A couple take pictures from an outcropping as smoke from the Dragon Bravo fire fills the Grand Canyon. Despite recent rains, two wildfires have been burning out of control near the canyon's North Rim, fuelled by recent strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity Photograph:People walk past dried lava from a previous volcanic eruption as they make their way to a watch a fresh eruption Photograph: Jakob Vegerfors/EPA Trees burn during a wildfire Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters Disorder after an attempted small boat crossing to the UK Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Smoke rises amid ruins in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Relatives of Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack mourn as their bodies are brought to Nasser hospital Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images A Bedouin fighter shouts slogans in the village of Mazraa on the outskirts of Sweida during clashes between Bedouin clans and Druze militias Photograph: Ghaith Alsayed/AP Participants stand to attention at Pidpillya camp in the Kyiv region where young people aged 16-24 undergo six days of intensive physical and psychological training Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty Images A night tour of the Colosseum Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters Austria's Anna-Maria Alexandri and Eirini-Marina Alexandri compete in the women's duet technical preliminary of artistic swimming at the world aquatics championships in Singapore Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP Storks on the dome of a mosque, where they have nested for about four years. Each spring they return to lay eggs and stay until autumn, raising and teaching their young to fly Photograph: Hilmi Tunahan Karakaya/Anadolu/Getty Images Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Tomatoes left in the sun to dry
