The ground offensive against Hamas is still being held back in the Middle East conflict – partly because of the hostages. The news ticker about the war in Israel.
- Cease fire in the Israel war? Doubts about hostages Hamas in the Gaza Strip
- begin the Ground offensive: Ambassador of Israel in Germany expresses itself
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Tel Aviv – The Israeli military expects a long fight against the terrorist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The military is “ready and determined” for a ground offensive, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday (October 24). The release of the Hamas hostages in the Israel war is a top priority.
Israel war: ceasefire in Gaza?
The question of the hostages is acute. Meanwhile, the Israeli ambassador to Germany rejected a humanitarian ceasefire to allow aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip. First, the hostages would have to be released by Hamas. “They shouldn’t get anything until they actually give it all back,” Ron Prosor told the broadcasters RTL/ntv.
Ceasefire, truce and cease fire
The international law distinguishes between a contractually agreed ceasefire and a mostly temporary ceasefire, also known as a ceasefire.
Truce: With the colloquial term of a humanitarian Cease fire This usually means a short-term ceasefire to provide supplies to those in need. It usually applies to a spatially limited area. Unilateral ceasefires announced by one side also occur. These do not always cause the enemy to suspend combat operations. A ceasefire may be followed by a resumption of fighting. But it can also be extended and turn into a contractually agreed ceasefire.
armistice: The Hague Land War Code of 1907, as a fundamental international treaty on conduct in war, only knows the term armistice. Article 36 states: “The armistice shall suspend war operations by virtue of a mutual agreement between the belligerents. If a specific duration has not been agreed upon, the warring parties may resume hostilities at any time.”
A ceasefire can enable the preparation of negotiations for a peace agreement, but a peace treaty does not always actually follow.
The day before, the EU foreign ministers were divided on the issue. The US government rejects a ceasefire, which it believes would give Hamas the opportunity to reposition itself and “prepare terrorist attacks against Israel.”
The ground offensive and the hostage issue are linked in the Middle East conflict
Prosor confirmed that the Israeli army’s ground offensive had not yet begun, primarily because of the prospect of hostage rescue. But he could not say that Israel would only begin its ground offensive when many or even all of the hostages were free.
Prosor dismissed concerns in Germany about a ground offensive. It is not a legitimate position to express solidarity with Israel and Jews, but to see the counterattacks on the Gaza Strip as too far-reaching, he said. “Always this ‘yes, but’ thing. Israel was attacked, there was a massacre,” the ambassador said.
The Israeli state was founded so that such things could never happen again. “If we hit back now – and we will hit back – I don’t want a ‘yes, but’.” (with material from news agencies)
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