Israel's aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 184th day — has killed at least 33,175 Palestinians and wounded 75,886 others as negotiators head to Cairo once again aiming to finalise a ceasefire.
Israel's aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 184th day — has killed at least 33,175 Palestinians and wounded 75,886 others as negotiators head to Cairo once again aiming to finalise a ceasefire.Israeli media have reported a cautious sense of optimism surrounding the diplomatic efforts underway in Cairo, where Israeli delegates are engaging in discussions alongside negotiators from Qatar, Egypt and the US, working towards a potential truce and hostage release deal.
The Israeli source emphasised that there is significant pressure from the US in an attempt to reach a formula acceptable to both sides.The Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa, 62, died on Sunday, after 38 years in Israeli jails, due to cancer, Palestinian rights groups reported. "I reiterated that Italy has always thought, without any ambiguity, that Israel's right to defend itself after the barbaric attack of October 7 could not and should not overcome the precise obligations coming from the rigorous respect of international humanitarian law," he added.1900 GMT — Khan Younis troop exit to prepare for Rafah offensive: Israel
Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Israeli forces pulled out of Khan Younis in southern Gaza "to prepare for future missions, including... in Rafah"The Israeli army has said it had reached"another phase" of preparation for war on its northern border with Lebanon, where it has spent months exchanging fire with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
On the six-month anniversary of Israel's brutal war on Gaza, Oliver Dowden said the UK was not giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government"carte blanche" over its actions and was having"robust conversations" with them, especially after the killing of three UK aid workers. "Over the past few days, another phase of the Northern Command's readiness for war was completed, centring on operational emergency storages for a broad mobilisation of IDF troops when required," the military said in a statement titled:"Readiness for the Transition from Defense to Offense."A Palestinian woman frantically searches for her husband and son amid the rubble of Al Shifa Hospital in besieged Gaza.
In a statement posted on social media on Sunday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels carried out five military operations during the previous 72 hours.WCK founder condemns Israeli 'war against humanity' in Gaza "They've been on the ground for four months, the word we're getting is they're tired, they need to be refit," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told ABC's"This Week," though he stressed that it was"hard to know exactly what this tells us right now."Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks in Cairo with CIA Director William Burns to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
"We are one step away from victory. But the price we paid is painful and heartbreaking," he said in a cabinet address marking six months of its brutal war on Gaza that broke out on October 7.Britain's support for Israel depends on it abiding by international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Cameron has said in a newspaper column, days after an Israeli air strike killed seven aid workers, including three Britons..
The military did not immediately provide further details. It was unclear whether the withdrawal would delay a long-threatened incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which Israeli leaders have said is needed to eliminate Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, pointed out that other raids targeted an empty warehouse in the town of Al-Safari in Baalbek, resulting in no casualties.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants detailed answers as to how aid workers from the US-based World Central Kitchen were killed by Israeli forces on Monday. Australia will continue to seek clear information and transparency about the killings, he added,"which is why we will be appointing an appropriate person to examine the details of what has occurred".
Sunak also urged a"humanitarian pause" leading to a"sustainable ceasefire" to alleviate the suffering of children in Gaza and to promote"peace, dignity, and security" for"both Israelis and Palestinians." "The ship, alongside new UK aid and British expertise, will support the establishment of an international humanitarian maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza, supported by many of our partner governments and the UN, and is expected to be operational in early May," according to a statement by the Foreign Office and the Defence Ministry.
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