Cctv newsOn the 11th, local time, Israeli warplanes launched an air strike on the Gaza Strip. According to the Israeli military, the air strikes hit 15 targets, including an arsenal and tunnels for Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement militants. There are no reports of casualties.
Earlier, on the evening of 10th local time, southern Israel was attacked by rockets from Gaza, which triggered an air defense alarm. At that time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was making a campaign speech in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, was forced to interrupt his speech and temporarily evacuate. The Israeli military issued a statement that night, saying that two rockets fired from the Gaza into southern Israel were intercepted by the Israeli "Iron Dome" defense system, causing no casualties.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the 10th that if his Likud Party wins the parliamentary election on the 17th of this month, Israel will incorporate the Jordan Valley into its territory. This statement was strongly condemned by Palestine and the international community.
That night, Netanyahu said in a televised campaign that if Likud won the parliamentary election, he would include the Jordan Valley and the northern part of the Dead Sea in Israel, which would be a "historic move". He said that the annexation of the Jordan Valley would be the "first step" for Israel to exercise wider sovereignty over the West Bank.
Netanyahu’ s remarks have attracted many condemnations.
Palestine strongly condemns the statement made by the Prime Minister.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ashtiyah issued a statement on the same day saying that Netanyahu is "the destroyer of the peace process"; Palestinian President Abbas said that if Netanyahu did this, all the agreements between Palestine and Israel would be void.
Arab League Secretary-General: Israel is "playing with fire"
On the same day, Arab League Secretary General Gheit said that Israel is relying on the political asylum of the United States to "play with fire"; The Arab League regards this plan put forward by Netanyahu as "another serious act of aggression by Israel’s intention to violate international law and the UN Charter" — — If this attempt finally takes place, it will mean the end of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
Guterres: Israel’s stance will not help the Middle East peace process
On the same day, UN Secretary-General Guterres said through his spokesman that Netanyahu’s statement "does not help the Middle East peace process"; If this plan is successful, it will be a devastating blow to the possibility of resuming peace talks between Palestine and Israel, as well as regional peace and the "two-state plan."
Jordan Valley, where the Palestinians and Israelis are at loggerheads.
Analysts pointed out that on the 17th of this month, Israel will hold a new parliamentary election. Netanyahu threw out such remarks at this time to please his right-wing voters. What kind of region is the "Jordan Valley" that Netanyahu called to annex?
Jordan Valley is located in the West Bank of the Jordan River in Palestine, covering an area of about 2,400 square kilometers, accounting for about 30% of the total area of the West Bank. Jericho, the main Palestinian city, is located in the Jordan Valley.
During the Middle East War in 1967, Israel occupied the West Bank, and since then a large number of Jewish settlements have been built in this area. According to Israeli human rights organizations, there are about 2.8 million Palestinians and 400,000 Jewish settlers living in the West Bank — — Specifically, there are about 65,000 Palestinians and 11,000 Jewish settlers living in the Jordan Valley and the adjacent northern part of the Dead Sea.
Jordan Valley is of strategic significance in both military and agricultural fields. In the previous Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, the Jordan Valley has always been one of the contentious issues between Palestine and Israel.
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