UPDATE: Izal el-Reshiq, a Hamas official, told Reuters today that reports that the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt would be opened were not true, adding that no temporary truce had been declared.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also emphasized that at this stage there is no “truce” between Israel and Hamas.

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A dangerous downward spiral that threatens to destabilize the wider Middle East region, with the involvement of regional powers, begun with the surprise terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7 and the fierce reaction of Israel, which now faces the dilemma of whether to escalate (and to what extent) military action by ground intervention in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, according to Reuters citing two Egyptian officials, the US, Israel and Egypt have agreed to a ceasefire from 9am to coincide with the opening of the Rafah crossing. However, according to the Guardian, a Hamas representative declared ignorance of a humanitarian ceasefire.

The fire that ignited in the region has raised an alarm in Athens so that there is effective management of any challenges Greece will face, first and foremost of course the possibility of migration flows of Palestinians from Gaza. Government meetings confirmed the vigilance of the country’s security forces for the strict surveillance of the land and sea borders of the country.

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The current Israel-Hamas conflict surpasses any other in the past as it has clear geopolitical consequences and of course its escalation will also have very serious side effects for the global economy, which after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine is struggling to avoid recession.