Four months into the Israel-Hamas war, Qatar and Egypt are mediating a renewed negotiations process to bring about an extended pause to the conflict, which could be used as the basis for a permanent ceasefire. More than 27,000 Palestinians, over 1,400 Israelis, and at least 136 UNRWA aid workers have been killed to date, while more than 130 Israelis remain in captivity.
As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the one-month mark, calls for a ceasefire, or at least a humanitarian pause, are growing ever louder. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is steadily worsening and the civilian death toll continues to rise amid Israel’s punishing bombing campaign and widening ground assault, sparked by the brutal terrorist attacks of Oct. 7. Meanwhile, Hamas and other groups in Gaza are still holding roughly 240 hostages, mostly Israelis, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no humanitarian pause until they are released.
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With rise in violence in Arab towns inside Israel and victims approach 100, Follow-up committee calls for a protest march
Palestinians in Israel demonstrating against crime in their towns.
NAZARETH, Saturday, December 19, 2020 /WAFA/ – With the rise in violence and unchecked crime in Arab towns inside Israel, and as the number of violence-related victims among the indigenous Palestinian population in Israel so far this year approach the 100 mark, the Arab Follow-up committee has called for a protest march on Monday that will start at the village of Kufr Qara in the north heading to Jerusalem.
Two Palestinian brothers aged 33 and 41, and their 25-year old nephew were shot and killed yesterday in the Arab town of Jett inside Israel in yet another criminal incident, causing deep concern among the Palestinian population in Israel from the unrelenting violence in their communities and failure of police to put a stop to the rise in crime.