Israel-Hamas war
New attempts are underway to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war in Gaza, a member of Israel’s War Cabinet said late Wednesday. “Initial signs indicate a possibility of moving forward,” said Benny Gantz, a former military chief and defence minister. It’s the first Israeli indication of renewed cease-fire talks since negotiations stalled a week ago. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
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- New attempts are underway to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war in Gaza, a member of Israel’s War Cabinet said late Wednesday.
- The US on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not to order the unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian lands. The ICJ is hearing arguments on the legality of the Israeli occupation this week from an unprecedented 52 countries.
- Leaders of major UN and humanitarian organisationsare calling on Israel to provide food and medicine and facilitate aid deliveries to the 2.3 million Palestinians in conflict-wracked Gaza – and on world leaders “to prevent an even worse catastrophe from happening.”
- At least 29,313 people have been killed and 69,333 wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run enclave. Around 1,140 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, according to Israeli officials. Around 250 people were taken hostage during the attack and 132 are still in Gaza, according to Israeli figures.
- The Israeli parliament on Wednesday backed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s declaration opposing the “unilateral” creation of a Palestinian state.
- Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday condemned in “strongest possible terms” the killing of two family members of its staff in an Israeli strike on Gaza.
- Brazil’s foreign minister criticised the “paralysis” of the UN Security Council on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as he opened a G20 meeting.
- Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has said there were “promising early signs of progress” on a new deal to release hostages from Gaza amid regional talks to secure a pause in the war.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters)
This story originally appeared on France24
