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Israeli soldiers say they have found numerous weapons belonging to Palestinian extremists in the basement of a children’s clinic in the city of Gaza. There are also signs that hostages may have been held in the basement of Rantisi hospital, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. In a video published on the X platform, formerly Twitter, on Monday evening, he shows assault rifles, hand grenades, explosive vests and anti-tank weapons. “This is heavy-duty equipment,” Hagari continues. Hamas leader Khalil al-Haja told Al Jazeera that Israel was making false claims.

Israeli Foreign Minister: The pressure will increase in two to three weeks

According to Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, the Israeli government is preparing for international pressure on its country to increase significantly within two to three weeks as a result of the Gaza war. Political pressure from abroad is already noticeable, but not yet very strong – that is increasingly changing. “In the conversations I have, the focus is on the topic of humanitarian aid,” says Cohen. However, solidarity and shock after the massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas on October 7 waned. Regardless, Israel will continue to fight “until we destroy Hamas and return the hostages,” he wrote on X.

The Israeli army: incubators offered for the Shifa clinic

In view of the dramatic situation at Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Forces have reportedly offered to provide incubators for premature babies. “We have made a formal offer to the health authorities in Gaza to bring incubators to the Gaza Strip to help the pediatric clinic at Shifa Hospital,” said a spokeswoman for the Israeli authority Cogat, which is responsible for contacts with the Palestinians. “We are at war with Hamas and not with the people of Gaza.” Photos showed an Israeli soldier putting incubators into a van.

UN aid agency fears a total loss of communications in the Gaza Strip

Meanwhile, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) fears a total telecommunications failure in the Gaza Strip. It said the telecom companies’ fuel would last until Thursday to produce electricity for data centers and server operation. Due to the numerous service interruptions, it is now becoming increasingly difficult to reach people and gather accurate information about the situation on the ground.

Biden calls for better protection of hospitals in Gaza

US President Joe Biden called on Israel to spare hospitals in the Gaza Strip more from the fighting than before. According to American media, Biden said at the White House that he hoped and expected that there would be less intense fighting around clinics. He also expressed hope for talks on the possible release of hostages. Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan demanded that, in addition to better protection of hospitals, there must also be safe evacuation routes for people stuck there.

VN: No fuel to unload emergency trucks

The lack of fuel in the Gaza Strip could also disrupt the delivery of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations. “We simply cannot unload the trucks that will arrive tomorrow because we do not have the fuel for the forklift,” said Andrea De Domenico, the local head of the UN Emergency Office in Ocha. In addition, there is not enough fuel for the transporters distributing the aid, including food, water and medicine. Since the terrorist attack by the militant Hamas that left 1,200 dead in Israel in early October, the country has imposed an even tighter lockdown on the Gaza Strip and banned the supply of fuel.

What will be important on Tuesday

According to their own statements, the health centers of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East are expected to run out of fuel on Tuesday. The centers would then rely solely on solar energy, which is only designed for minimal operation. (sda/dpa)