The IDF commented on the resumption of hostilities in Gaza
Israel explained the resumption of hostilities in the Gaza Strip two months after the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian Hamas movement came into force as a violation of the agreements on the part of Hamas, namely, the preparation of terrorist attacks.
"The strikes that our Air Force carried out today in the Gaza Strip are aimed at destroying the Hamas infrastructure and eliminating the militants of this organization. Hamas militants have repeatedly violated the ceasefire and, according to the information we have, planned terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens. The purpose of our strikes on Hamas positions is to ensure the safety of Israeli citizens," Anna Ukolova, a representative of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), explained to Izvestia.
Moscow called on the parties to return to the negotiation process, "aimed at working out a mutually acceptable compromise solution to the problem of detainees, which would ensure a sustainable normalization of the situation in the Gaza Strip and launch a full-scale reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave."
The Israeli operation is still quite limited and does not include a ground component. The country's authorities are talking about preemptive strikes against the "resurgent potential" of Hamas, but they are not closing the negotiation window completely, orientalist Leonid Tsukanov said in an interview with Izvestia.
"The Cairo–Doha negotiation format is likely to remain unchanged in the coming days, but if Israel decides to consolidate its initial successes by advancing ground units, the settlement situation may roll back for at least six months, and the mediators will have to rebuild contacts between the warring parties," the expert believes.
Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:
Military impacts: why Israel resumed its military operation in Gaza
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