MOSCOW, December 8 About 900 thousand banknotes worth 50 million dollars were taken with the support of the UN during the truce from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south of the enclave in order to reduce the cash shortage there, the Financial Times newspaper reports, citing sources.
Operation ConOps-Gaza reportedly took place last Tuesday. The notes weighed about a ton and were kept in two branches of the Bank of Palestine (BoP).
Consequences of Israeli strikes on the south of the Gaza Strip
A new round of confrontation between Israel and Palestine began on October 7.
A new round of confrontation between Israel and Palestine began on October 7.
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According to the latest data, the number of victims in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 11 thousand.
According to the latest data, the number victims in the Gaza Strip exceeded 11 thousand.
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More than four thousand of them are children.
More than four thousand of them are children.
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In Israel, according to local data authorities, more than 1.4 thousand people died.
In Israel, according to local authorities, more than 1.4 thousand people died.
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Among the victims were 20 Russians.
Among the victims were 20 Russians.
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Israel announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Israel announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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The supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, fuel has been stopped.
The supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, fuel has been stopped.
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is related to the territorial interests of the parties.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is associated with the territorial interests of the parties.
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For many decades it has been a source of tension and fighting in the region.
For many decades it has been a source of tension and fighting in the region.
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< p>A UN decision with the active role of the USSR in 1947 determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.
The UN decision, with the active role of the USSR in 1947, determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.
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A new round of confrontation between Israel and Palestine began on October 7.
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According to the latest data, the number of victims in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 11 thousand.
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More than four thousand of them are children.
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In Israel, according to local authorities, more than 1.4 thousand people died.
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Among the victims were 20 Russians.
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The supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel has been stopped.
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is related to the territorial interests of the parties.
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For many decades, it has been a source of tension and fighting in the region.
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The UN decision, with the active role of the USSR in 1947, determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only Israeli.
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«Worried about the growing cash shortage in southern Gaza, where much of the enclave's 2.3 million population has fled…, Bank of Palestine officials decided the truce was a chance to remove NIS 200 bills stranded in the north and prevent the collapse of the economy «, the newspaper reports.
It is noted that the operation took place with the support of the UN and with the permission of Israel.
On October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. After this, the organization’s fighters entered the border areas in southern Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilians, and also took more than 200 hostages. In Israel, according to the latest data from the authorities, about 1.2 thousand people were killed, this number includes civilians, soldiers, foreign citizens and workers, and it was also reported that more than 5 thousand were injured.
In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within a few days, the Israeli military took control of all populated areas near the border with Gaza and began carrying out air strikes on targets, including civilians, in the strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel was stopped.
The ground phase of the Israeli operation in the enclave began at the end of October. Gaza City was surrounded by Israeli ground forces, and the enclave was effectively divided into southern and northern parts.
The number of deaths in the Gaza Strip since the start of Israeli strikes has exceeded 17 thousand people, over 35 thousand have been injured. Hamas claimed that there were about 200-250 hostages in the Gaza Strip. After the end of the truce, Israeli authorities announced that 126 Israelis and 11 foreigners remained hostage from Hamas, and 110 abducted were released.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop hostilities. According to the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the settlement of the Middle East crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, which provides for the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.