JERUSALOM, 9 Dec (Xinhua) -- Reporter's note: A two-month account of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Lu Yingxu and Wang Zhuolun.
Two months have passed since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli clashes on 7 October, during which several days of temporary ceasefire have ended, and the Israeli army, navy and air force have once again continued to attack the Gaza Strip. The people were terrified by the shelling, and the humanitarian catastrophe could not be described in words.
According to data from the health department of the Gaza Strip, as of the 7th of this month, the current round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has caused more than 170,000 Palestinians died, 460,000 people were injured, most of them children, the elderly and women. Palestinian** said at least 260 Palestinians had died in the current round of clashes in the West Bank. According to Israel, about 1,200 Israelis were killed in the current round of clashes.
In Qatar's Al Jazeera live broadcast on the 6th, reporter Muamun Sharafi choked up and broadcast a news: "A bomb fell on my family's house where they took refuge, and 21 people in our family were killed in the attack. He paused several times to adjust his emotions and read out the names of the deceased: "My father Mahmoud, my mother Emina, my brother ......."”
A Gaza resident who fled to Rafah told Xinhua that the family had moved back and forth twice at the request of the Israeli side. "We lost our homes and shops, we were displaced, and it was like hell. ”
Palestinian girl Bilaire broadcasts the situation in Gaza live on social media every day. She initially lived in Gaza City, but was evacuated at the behest of Israeli forces and fled to Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Recently, the Israeli army again distributed leaflets to the residents of the Khan Younis area, asking them to withdraw to the Rafah area.
We still have ** to go?Billaire asks angrily in **.
There is no safe place under artillery fire. According to relevant United Nations data, since the outbreak of the current round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, more than 1.8 million** people have left their homes in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian population in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is also concerned about the people of Gaza. At the Shhni supermarket in Ramallah, every time the reporter goes, he can hear the supermarket's broadcast about the situation in Gaza.
There are many well-known attractions in the Old City of Jerusalem, and there are few tourists. Half of the check-in hall at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport remains closed. Rocket attacks are frequent, and air defense sirens are frequently sounded in Israeli towns near the Gaza border, in central cities such as Tel Aviv. In northern Israel, exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Lebanese Allah continue. According to Israel**, in the past two months, the Israeli firearms licensing department has received a total of 260,000 applications for possession of guns. Many ordinary people also took to the streets with guns.
Two months of fighting have caused unprecedented death and destruction, but hope for peace remains elusive. On 8 July, the United States vetoed a draft resolution of the UN Security Council aimed at promoting a humanitarian ceasefire between Palestine and Israel. Many countries have expressed disappointment and regret over this. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking before the vote, called for an immediate ceasefire and the protection of civilians in Gaza, saying that "the eyes of the world, the eyes of history, are watching us, and now is the time to act". (Participating reporter: Liu Weijian) (end).