Palestinians in the besieged enclave of the Gaza Strip are disappointed at the failure to pass a cease-fire resolution on the raging Palestine-Israel conflict.
As widely anticipated, the latest round of negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza has resumed since Sunday in the Qatari capital of Doha, following a months-long stalemate.
The comeback of talks, which followed in the wake of eventful developments, including the assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israel's completion of a new wave of reprisals against Iran, is widely perceived as another attempt to break the cycle of violence that has long plagued the Middle East.
However, the talks to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip were suspended on Monday, given the deep splits over ceasefire conditions that still persist among Israel, Hamas and regional stakeholders, and the Israeli negotiating delegation returned to Israel following the two-day talks.
The failure to produce any serious agreement to end the yearlong conflict has frustrated Palestinians in Gaza, who have been suffering from wounds, infectious diseases, and mental trauma while living in overcrowded and inhumane conditions.
"We are used to that the other party (Israel) disrupting the situation at the last minute. Most people were pessimistic about the prospects of negotiation, because this has happened too many times. There were numerous attempts at dialogue and negotiations in the past, but to everyone's surprise, the situation eventually escalated instead," said Sammy Stump, a Gaza civilian.
"We have been displaced for over a year. We had hoped for peace. But the agreement was broken, and the negotiation period was extended. Now, we no longer have trust in the negotiations and the parties involved in the negotiations, because only civilians are paying the price," said Mohammed Al-Ghazali, another resident.
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 43,000, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday.
During the past 48 hours, the Israeli military killed 96 people and wounded 277 others, bringing the total death toll to 43,020 and injuries to 101,110 since the current round of Palestine-Israel conflict broke out in early October 2023, the health authorities said.
Only civilians paying price in strikes on Gaza: Palestinians
