Global newspapers: Gaza prepares for a new low-pressure system.. and the yellow line becomes permanent

The harsh conditions in the Gaza Strip dominated the interests of global newspapers and websites, and the British newspaper The Independent said in an article that Gaza residents are preparing for a new low-pressure system while at the same time looking for a glimmer of hope about progress in ending the war.

The newspaper added that fathers are preparing for the impending storms by reinforcing dilapidated tents with old wooden pieces or checking the torn edges and holes in the covers, while inside the houses, mothers are preparing amid the humidity and worn-out belongings.

It indicated that emergency teams warned Gaza residents of the danger of staying in dilapidated buildings, but the problem is that with vast areas of the sector turning into rubble, there are few places left to shelter from the rain.

On the other hand, the French newspaper Libération reported that it detected -based on satellite images and video clips taken by Gaza residents- more than 100 yellow blocks that are supposed to define the ceasefire, but the Israeli army places them without regard for the agreed-upon yellow line.

The newspaper adds that "since October, the Israeli army continues to draw its yellow line, square after square, penetrating deeper into the Gaza Strip much more than originally planned," noting that this line, which is one of the conditions for a ceasefire, aims to define the eastern area from which the Israeli army must withdraw, allowing Gaza residents to return to some neighborhoods that were subject to evacuation orders.

Palestinians and Western observers fear -the French newspaper adds- that this line, which was supposed to represent an initial Israeli withdrawal, will become permanent.

Regarding Israel's official recognition of "the Republic of Somaliland," the Jerusalem Post said in an analysis that "this recognition may suggest the beginning of a new era of strategic conflict in the Horn of Africa, but the truth is that the region looks more like a strategic chessboard than it actually is."

The Israeli newspaper adds that the Horn of Africa region is poor in resources because a number of its countries are weak, and continues that "many nearby and distant countries have interests in this region but have translated these interests into limited engagement."

As for the French newspaper Le Monde, it published an article criticizing the decline of Europe's role in the world, holding European leaders responsible for it. The article sees that the European Union is less capable of resisting what it called the aggressions of US President Donald Trump against international law in Ukraine, given that "it -meaning the European Union- itself supported such violations in the Gaza Strip."

The article added that "the policy of double standards weakened Europe before Russia and betrayed it in Gaza."