#ISRAELHAMASWAR. Jerusalem in flames, aid from Croatia, Greece, Italy. Ben Gvir wants to close charity plans for Gaza

 

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Yoel Smotrich is convinced that: “We will not stop the war until Syria is divided and fragmented”. In the midst of the largest fires in Israel’s history that hit Jerusalem on April 30, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s motorcade was involved in a car accident near his office in Jerusalem. Five settlements evacuated, Tel Aviv Jerusalem highway closed. Israel’s National Security Council: “It has been agreed that three planes from Italy, Croatia and Greece will arrive to help put out the fires.” Arrived on May 1. Three people were arrested on charges of setting a deliberate fire in the Jerusalem area.

Itamar Ben-Gvir and his allies issued the decision to close the Al-Quds Trust and Waqf, a vital institution that supports thousands of families, in a new step in a systematic policy aimed at pressuring the Gazan people and disrupting charitable and development projects. Instead, Al-Quds Trust and Waq launched an online campaign under the symbol #We_Will_Not_Stop_Our_Position, stressing that the door of the ceasefire will remain open and rejecting this unjust decision, which contradicts all humanitarian principles and great charitable works.

From Lebanon, it is learned that the US general who heads the ceasefire committee, Jasper Jeffers, in Lebanon will soon leave his post and be replaced by another. Hezbollah currently has limited communication with President Aoun and continues to emphasize its readiness for dialogue and cooperation. Hezbollah’s Sheikh Naim continues to express support for Aoun and says he has confidence in him. Hezbollah calls for a full Israeli withdrawal, the return of prisoners and an end to Israeli attacks before any disarmament talks. Concerns continue over what happens on the Lebanese borders, with expert Middle Eastern analysts opening up the debate on what is happening near Damascus. “If the leadership does not understand the risks and does not prepare, it will ruin itself, Syria as a whole and the future of this area.”

The CSG25 carrier strike group led by the British aircraft carrier R09 Prince of Wales enters the Mediterranean. For the first time since the start of the US military operation against the Houthis on March 15, the UK Ministry of Defence announced that its forces also attacked targets in Yemen from the air. In total, around 50 attacks were recorded in six different provinces.

A column of Syrian government troops is preparing to move towards the Druze town of Sahaniya, on the outskirts of Damascus. Their aim is said to be to "stop the fighting." The Druze leader called for the attacks to stop before the "regional power" intervenes. He was therefore referring to Israel. Israeli drone strikes subsequently targeted a gathering of defense forces equipment and ammunition near Ashrafieh Sahnaya, in the Damascus countryside.

Meanwhile, after three Syrian attacks, the director of the Directorate for Security in the Damascus countryside: "We announce the end of the security operation in the Ashrafiya Sahnaya area and the deployment of security forces in the neighborhoods of the area."

In Lebanon: civilians prevented the UNIFIL forces, an Italian contingent, from entering Bint Jbeil without the escort of the Lebanese army on April 29.

Powerful fires broke out in the Neve Shalom area of ​​Israel and residents were evacuated with tow trucks. Authorities have asked for help from Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Croatia to put out the fires. The fire changed direction with winds reaching 90-100 kilometers per hour. Israeli Fire Department: The fires have affected 10,000 dunams of area in the Al-Quds Mountains.

The Israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike overnight in the Bir Zenoun area of ​​Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Clashes in the eastern city of Nablus.

Antonio Albanese e Graziella Giangiulio