On the 17th local time, Israeli forces continued to launch attacks in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, killing many Palestinians. In addition, there have been numerous exchanges of fire near the Lebanese-Israeli provisional border. International agencies have warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to allow the population of the Gaza Strip to receive much-needed food and assistance.
According to Al Jazeera, Reuters and others, two Egyptian security sources said that both Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) are open to renewing the ceasefire and releasing detainees, but there are still disagreements on how to implement them.
Conflict dynamics
The Israeli army claims to have discovered the largest underground Hamas tunnel to date
On the 17th, the Israeli military announced a section of **, saying that a large Hamas underground tunnel had been discovered in the northern Gaza Strip, which is the largest tunnel discovered by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip so far.
According to the Israeli army**, the exit of the underground tunnel is hidden in the sand dunes near the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip on the border with Israel, just 400 meters from the Erez crossing. The tunnel extends down to a depth of about 50 meters, and in some places widens to about 3 meters by 3 meters, accommodating large vehicles and is more than 4 kilometers long. The tunnel has multiple branches and leads directly to Gaza City. The inside of the tunnel is also equipped with power facilities and explosion-proof doors, etc., and the Israeli military said that it also found **, mechanical equipment, etc. in the tunnel.
Hamas has not yet responded to the veracity of this **.
On the 17th, the Israeli army also announced a military operation in the southern city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army exchanged fire with local armed men, and found about 30 tunnel shafts and destroyed a number of military installations.
Health authorities in the Gaza Strip say at least 90 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes
The Palestinian Gaza Strip health department said on the evening of the 17th local time that Israel carried out an airstrike on Jebaliyah in the northern Gaza Strip that night, killing 90 Palestinians.
Palestinian ** reported that Israel also carried out airstrikes on refugee camps in the central and northern Gaza Strip on the same day, killing and injuring many people, including children and women. In addition, Israeli forces carried out artillery shelling in the central and eastern parts of the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Pakistani health authorities said Israeli forces killed five people in the West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a statement on the 17th, saying that the Israeli army killed five Palestinians in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on the same day. Palestinian security services said that Israeli forces entered a refugee camp near Tulkarem on the same day to carry out military operations and clashed with local Palestinians, and heavy gunfire and ** were heard at the scene.
The "condition" of soldiers on the battlefield in Gaza is frequent, and the Israeli army is forced to order a purge of military discipline
Mistakenly killing Israeli detainees and wantonly smashing shops and ......Recently, Israeli soldiers fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip have been forced to come forward to clarify, take responsibility, and announce that they will clean up military discipline.
The Israeli army confirmed on the 15th that three Israeli detainees were mistakenly killed during the fighting in the northern Gaza Strip that morning. The incident caused an uproar in Israel, with demonstrations breaking out in Tel Aviv and other places, demanding the swift and safe release of other detained Israeli personnel.
Surrounding situation
Syrian military: 2 people were injured in Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of the Syrian capital
The Syrian military issued a statement on the 17th, saying that the suburbs of Damascus, the capital of Syria, were attacked by Israeli missiles that night, injuring two Syrian military personnel and damaging some facilities.
The statement said that at around 22:05 local time, Israel launched air strikes on the suburbs of Damascus from the direction of the Golan Heights it occupied, and Syrian air defense systems intercepted and shot down some of the incoming missiles. The statement did not specify the location of the attack.
Lebanese Allah Party claimed to have launched several attacks that caused Israeli troops
According to Al Jazeera 17**, the Lebanese Allah Party issued a statement on the same day, saying that Allah militants carried out a number of attacks on various locations in northern Israel, including Israeli army units and outposts, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, resulting in Israeli military personnel**.
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant warned on the same day that a series of attacks by Allah in recent days on Israeli forces will cost it enormously, and Israel can "copy and paste" the actions taken against Hamas in the Gaza Strip onto Allah Lebanon.
The IDF claimed to have attacked Allah strongholds in southern Lebanon
According to the Times of Israel local time 17**, the Israel Defense Forces said that Israeli forces attacked Allah strongholds in southern Lebanon, as well as an anti-tank missile group preparing to launch an attack.
The IDF said the attack was in response to an earlier attack by Allah in northern Israel.
Progress in ceasefire negotiations
Egyptian sources say Israel and Hamas are open to a renewed ceasefire
According to Al Jazeera, Reuters and others at 17 local time, two Egyptian security sources said that both Israel and Hamas are open to a new ceasefire and the release of detainees, but there are still differences on how to implement them.
According to the source, Hamas demanded the unilateral drawing up of a list of those to be released and demanded that the Israeli army retreat behind a predetermined line of defense;The Israeli side agreed with Hamas to draw up a list, but asked for a timetable and a review of the list, while Israeli forces refused to retreat.
Humanitarian crisis
UN**: More than 90% of the population of the Gaza Strip has been displaced
According to Al Jazeera 17**, the Director-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Filipe Lazzarini, said in an interview that more than 60 percent of the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip had been destroyed and more than 90 percent of the population had been displaced. He also said that sanitary conditions in the Gaza Strip are poor and that there is little clean water.
WHO staff warn of dire conditions at Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip
Shefa Hospital (data map).
A staff member at the World Health Organization's office in Cairo said a UN team had arrived at the Shifa Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip to deliver essential medical supplies, according to Al Jazeera, The Jerusalem Post and others. Thousands of displaced people have taken refuge in the Shifa hospital amid severe shortages of water and food, the staff member said.
The staff member said there were hundreds of wounded patients inside the hospital and that new patients were arriving every minute. The hospital was able to provide only basic trauma stabilization services, there were not enough beds or stretchers, no painkillers, no blood for blood transfusions, and few staff to care for the constant flow of patients.
Pregnant and lactating women in the Gaza Strip are at risk of multiple diseases due to food shortages, UN agencies
On the 17th local time, the United Nations Population ** will post a message on social ** that the Gaza Strip is about 450,000 pregnant women and 680,000 lactating women are suffering from severe food shortages, which put them at risk of anaemia, preeclampsia, bleeding and even death.
The United Nations Population Meeting called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to provide much-needed food and assistance to the people of the Gaza Strip.
Supplies began to enter Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing
On the 17th, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said that for the first time since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on the 15th, saying that the Israeli cabinet approved a "temporary measure" on the same day to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
International good offices
The Turkish Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State** discussed bilateral relations and the Palestinian-Israeli situation
Turkish diplomatic sources said on the 17th local time that Turkey's first minister, Fidan, had a communication with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken on the same day. During the phone call, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States and regional and international hotspot issues.
On the Palestinian-Israeli situation, Fidan said that the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank is deteriorating, and called on the United States to use its influence over Israel to stop the Israeli attack. According to Fidan, Israel needs to sit down at the negotiating table and advance a just and lasting peace process on the basis of a "two-state solution" after a comprehensive ceasefire is achieved.
The French Foreign Minister met with the Israeli Foreign Minister to reaffirm the humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
According to Israel's Haaretz newspaper 17**, French Minister Colonna arrived in Israel on the same day and held a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen.
During the meeting, Colonna reiterated the urgency of a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to release detainees and allow access for humanitarian assistance. In addition, she stressed the importance of avoiding an escalation of the situation between Lebanon and Israel.
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