2023-12-13 13:08:00
Israel claims to have persuaded many Hamas terrorists to surrender. EU Commission President von der Leyen wants to punish settlers. All information in the news blog.
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Hamas terrorists crossed the border into Israel on October 7 and carried out massacres. Since then, Israel has been attacking targets in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. This news blog informs you about the current developments:
Videos show derogatory behavior by Israeli soldiers
1:53 p.m.: Several videos show Israeli soldiers behaving in a derogatory manner in the Gaza Strip. It shows soldiers ransacking private homes in Gaza, destroying goods in a toy store and burning food on a truck. A dancing group of soldiers shouting racist slogans and dancing in a circle is also captured on video.
The videos appear to have been uploaded by the soldiers themselves during their time in Gaza. The Israeli army has committed to taking disciplinary action. She speaks of individual cases.
Critics see the videos as reflecting a national mood that is highly supportive of the war in Gaza and shows little empathy for the plight of civilians in Gaza. “The dehumanization that comes from above trickles down to the soldiers,” said Dror Sadot, a spokeswoman for the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which has long documented Israeli abuses against Palestinians.
Von der Leyen calls for punishment of extremist settlers
1:44 p.m.: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen supports punishing “extremist settlers” involved in attacks in the West Bank. “Violence by extremist settlers threatens the prospects for lasting peace. And it could increase regional instability,” she said at the plenary session.
“That’s why I’m in favor of punishing those involved in the attacks in the West Bank. They must be held accountable. This violence has nothing to do with the fight against Hamas and must stop,” von der Leyen continued.
According to the non-governmental organization Peace Now, an Israeli peace advocacy group, there are about 500,000 Jewish settlers living in the West Bank. According to the UN, attacks by settlers on Palestinians have increased sharply since the October 7 attacks.
Bundeswehr brings relief supplies for Gaza patients to Egypt
1:40 p.m.: The federal government is preparing to deliver medical equipment and relief supplies to Egypt. The material was to be flown to Cairo on Saturday with an Air Force A400M and was intended for the treatment of patients from the Gaza Strip there, the German Press Agency learned on Wednesday in Berlin. The material is primarily ventilators and incubators for infants. In total, there are several tons of relief material involved.
According to further information, the aid delivery, which the Air Force is carrying out on behalf of the Foreign Office, is worth around 1.4 million euros. This is a response to requests from the Egyptian government. Further Bundeswehr flights are to take place next week in cooperation with the so-called EU airlift. The aim is then to deliver tents and other relief supplies to people in Gaza who have lost their homes.
Reports: Hundreds protest in Israel for new hostage deal
11:47 a.m.: Hundreds of people are protesting in Jerusalem for a new agreement with the terrorist organization Hamas so that the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip can be released. According to Israeli media, relatives and supporters formed a human chain from parliament to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Some relatives had therefore spent the night in tents nearby. They had marched to Jerusalem the day before.
A total of 105 hostages were recently released as part of a deal between Israel’s government and Hamas. In exchange, Israel released 240 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons.
According to the Israeli army on Tuesday, 135 people kidnapped from Israel are currently being held in the Gaza Strip. Israeli media reports that 18 of the 135 abductees are no longer alive.
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