In the south, the ceasefire is disputed: "We are hostages and will remain so for many years to come"

In the background of the contacts with the Islamic Jihad for the cessation of hostilities, some residents in Sderot are actually not interested in the move, while others support it.

One of the city's residents: "We need to prevent another week of children in shelters"

Yanir Yagna

07/08/2022

Sunday, August 7, 2022, 4:46 p.m. Updated: 5:07 p.m.

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On video: Injuries without casualties in the Gaza Strip, 7.8.22 (Photo: Reuters, Tal Segron, Yanir Yagana and documentation on social networks according to Article 27 A of the Copyright Law)

In the background of the talks for a ceasefire against the Islamic Jihad, some residents of Sderot are still divided on whether they are indeed interested in the move.

"We have to continue the fighting," said Albert Gabbay, a resident of the city.

"The cease-fire is not good for us because we return to the same situation within a month or two. There is no deterrence, Hamas is the sovereign - we need to hit them too. We are hostages and will remain so for many years to come."

On the other hand, Shimon Elkhart, also a resident of the city of Sderot, actually expressed his support for a ceasefire against the Islamic Jihad.

We need to go to a ceasefire and prevent another week of children in shelters in the Gaza Strip."

Interception of Iron Dome.

Yesterday (photo: Avi Rokah)

Residents of Ashkelon take shelter during a rocket launch.

Today (photo: Avi Rokah)

Meanwhile, senior Israeli officials said today that negotiations are underway for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and not just for a humanitarian truce.

This, with the mediation of Egyptian intelligence and UN representatives. Afterwards, an official involved in the negotiations said that the exact time for the start of the ceasefire had not yet been agreed upon.

During the day, the IDF continued to attack in the Gaza Strip, while Islamic Jihad continued launching missiles at Israel.

The first rockets were fired at Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva.

In the meantime, Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited today with Defense Minister Benny Gantz the settlements in the south and surrounding Gaza.

In a conversation with the heads of the authorities, Lapid said that "we will help the growth of the envelope".

According to sources in the conversation, the prime minister did not talk about the operation and the security situation, but mainly about strengthening the authorities and the residents.

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