More than five months after the previous (and only) ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, it appears that progress has been made on Sunday in talks on a new ceasefire and the release of hostages. Hamas has already announced that it does not see any “major problem” in the latest proposal. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has now arrived in Saudi Arabia for a planned visit to the Middle East, which has been expanded following Hamas’s announcement with visits to Jordan and Israel. Follow all developments in our live blog.
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06:55
Blinken starts visit to Middle East
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The minister is visiting the Middle East in the hope of achieving a ceasefire in Gaza.
On Sunday, an American foreign spokesman announced that the Blinken’s trip was extended with visits to Jordan and Israel. That announcement came not long after a statement from a Hamas official that the Palestinian movement sees “no major problems” with Israel’s latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
On Monday in Saudi Arabia, Blinken is expected to speak with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan about what the governance of the Gaza Strip should look like after the war. Humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip will also be discussed, the US Department of State previously announced.
00:56
At least 13 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Rafah
Certainly 13 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli bombardments of three houses in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. This is reported by medical sources, who add that there is also many injured fell in the attack. According to Hamas his er 15 deaths fallen in the attack.
In the past six months, a large part of Gaza’s population has fled to the south of the Gaza Strip, because that region was declared safe by Israel. But Rafah is now also regularly attacked and Israel is threatening a large-scale ground offensive in the city.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports, according to ‘Al Jazeera’, that during Israeli air strikes in the northern… Seven people were killed in Gaza City on Sunday evening. Five of them, including children, were killed when two houses in the west of the city were bombed. Dozens of people were injured. Two women were killed in an attack just south of the city. There, people are still searching for missing people among the rubble.
00:18
Blinken will also travel to Israel and Jordan
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Israel and Jordan on Wednesday, the day after his participation in a summit in Saudi Arabia on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The US Department of State reported this on Sunday.
The visit to the region was announced after dUS President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had telephone contact about the talks that should lead to one ceasefire and the release of the hostages.
In Saudi Arabia Blinken lives today and one tomorrow special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF)dedicated to efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The State Department has not yet released further details about Blinken’s stops in Israel and Jordan.
23:38
Yesterday
Hamas sees no “major problem” in latest ceasefire proposal
More than five months after the previous (and only) ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, it appears that progress has been made on Sunday in talks on a new ceasefire and the release of hostages. Hamas has already announced that it does not see any “major problem” in the latest proposal.
“The atmosphere is positive, unless Israel puts up new obstacles,” an anonymous Hamas source told AFP.
On Monday, Hamas will hold talks with Egypt and Qatar in the Egyptian capital Cairo. There the Hamas delegation will give its response to the latest counter-proposal from Tel Aviv. The radical Palestinian organization announced on Saturday that it was “studying” the counter-proposal.
What is contained in that proposal has not been disclosed. But according to US news site Axios, citing Israeli officials, it includes a willingness to talk about “establishing lasting calm” in Gaza. The Israeli proposal is a response to a proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
23:38
Yesterday
Biden assures Netanyahu of Washington’s commitment to Israel’s security
US President Joe Biden has once again assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his ‘ironclad commitment’ to Israel’s security. The White House reports this. The two leaders spoke by telephone.
Biden and Netanyahu reviewed ongoing talks on a ceasefire in Gaza and prisoner exchanges between Israel and the extremist Palestinian movement Hamas. They also discussed increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, including opening new northern border crossings starting this week, the White House said.
Biden reiterated what the White House described as his “clear position” on an Israeli ground attack on Rafah. The Americans are against this because of the high risk of civilian deaths in the city in the south of Gaza, which is overwhelmed with Palestinian refugees.
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