Opening abstract: Netanyahu meets hostage households over video launch
Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with family of two hostages held in Gaza seen in movies launched by Palestinian militant teams, expressing his “profound shock” over the pictures, the Israeli prime minister’s workplace mentioned.
Since Thursday, Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have launched three clips exhibiting two hostages taken throughout the 7 October 2023 assault on Israel that triggered the continuing battle in Gaza.
The photographs of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David, wanting emaciated after almost 22 months of captivity, have sparked sturdy reactions amongst Israelis, fuelling renewed calls to achieve a truce and hostage launch deal directly.
“The prime minister expressed profound shock over the supplies distributed by the phobia organisations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and informed the households that the efforts to return all our hostages are ongoing, and can proceed continually and relentlessly,” mentioned a press release from Netanyahu’s workplace launched late Saturday.
Within the footage, 21-year-old Braslavski, a German-Israeli twin nationwide, and 24-year-old David each seem weak and malnourished.
The movies make references to the dire humanitarian circumstances in Gaza, the place UN-mandated specialists have warned a “famine is unfolding”.
A video launched by Hamas reveals Evyatar David {Photograph}: AFP/Getty PhotographsIlay David holds an image of his brother Evyatar taken earlier than his kidnapping {Photograph}: Sam Corridor/PA
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The Israeli military has mentioned it entered southern Syria in a single day, seized weapons and questioned a number of suspects it mentioned have been concerned in weapons trafficking within the space.
In a press release, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned the raids adopted “prior intelligence surveillance and an in-depth discipline investigation.”
The IDF mentioned its forces stay deployed within the space, “persevering with to function and stop the entrenchment of any terrorist parts in Syria”.
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Israeli forces kill 23 Palestinians at Gaza support websites, say hospital officers
Israeli forces killed not less than 23 Palestinians looking for meals on Sunday in Gaza, in line with hospital officers and witnesses, who described dealing with gunfire as hungry crowds surged round support websites, AP studies.
Yousef Abed, among the many crowds en path to a distribution level, described coming underneath what he known as indiscriminate fireplace, wanting round and seeing not less than three folks bleeding on the bottom.
“I couldn’t cease and assist them due to the bullets,” he informed AP.
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Jordan have “condemned within the strongest phrases” Itamar Ben-Gvir’s provocative go to to al-Aqsa mosque, calling it a “flagrant violation of worldwide legislation” and “a condemned escalation”.
In a press release, the ministry of overseas affairs described Ben-Gvir’s actions as an “unacceptable provocation” and pressured that “Israel has no sovereignty over the blessed al-Aqsa mosque”. Jordan act as custodians of the mosque.
Ministry spokesperson Sufyan Qudah “warned of the results of the continuation of those provocative and illegitimate violations of Islamic and Christian holy websites in Jerusalem, demanding that Israel, because the occupying energy, halt all provocative practices by the extremist minister Ben-Gvir”, the assertion learn.
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Armed teams assault Syria’s inside safety forces in Sweida – report
Armed teams have attacked personnel from Syria’s inside safety forces in Sweida, killing one member and wounding others, and fired shells at a number of villages within the violence-hit southern province, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Sunday.
The report cited a safety supply as saying the armed teams had violated the ceasefire agreed within the predominantly Druze area, the place factional bloodshed killed a whole bunch of individuals final month.
Violence in Sweida erupted on 13 July between tribal fighters and Druze factions. Authorities forces have been despatched to quell the preventing, however the bloodshed worsened, and Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops within the identify of the Druze.
The Druze are a minority offshoot of Islam with followers in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Sweida province is predominantly Druze however can be dwelling to Sunni tribes, and the communities have had longstanding tensions over land and different assets.
A U.S.-brokered truce ended the preventing, which had raged in Sweida metropolis and surrounding cities for almost every week. Syria mentioned it might examine the clashes, organising a committee to research the assaults.
Final month’s bloodshed was a significant check for interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, already underneath stress following lethal sectarian clashes in March that killed a whole bunch of Alawite civilians within the coastal area.
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The humanitarian organisation Palestine Pink Crescent Society shared on X that one in all its workers members was killed and three others wounded in an Israeli assault on its Khan Younis headquarters in southern Gaza early this morning.
In a press release, they mentioned: “We’re heartbroken to share that our colleague Omar Isleem was killed early this morning.
“Our headquarter’s location is well-known to the occupying forces and clearly marked with the protecting purple emblem. This was not a mistake. We renew our name for accountability and for the safety of all humanitarian and medical personnel.”
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Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, has condemned Ben-Gvir’s go to to al-Aqsa mosque, which he mentioned “crossed all purple traces.”
The Waqf, the inspiration that administers the complicated, mentioned Ben-Gvir was amongst one other 1,250 individuals who visited the location, Related Press studies. The muse mentioned the group prayed, shouted and danced on the mosque.
Ben-Gvir has visited the location previously calling for Jewish prayer to be allowed there and prompting prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to subject statements saying that this was not the coverage of Israel.
“The worldwide group, particularly the U.S. administration, is required to intervene instantly to place an finish to the crimes of the settlers and the provocations of the intense right-wing authorities in al-Aqsa mosque, cease the battle on the Gaza Strip and herald humanitarian support,” Palestinian politician Nabil Abu Rudeineh mentioned in a press release.
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Six lifeless in previous 24 hours as a consequence of famine, Palestinian Well being Ministry says
The Palestinian Well being Ministry have reported on Telegram that six adults have died throughout the previous 24 hours because of famine and extreme malnutrition.
In keeping with the ministry, this brings the whole variety of deaths attributed to starvation associated causes in Gaza to 175, together with 93 youngsters.
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Movies printed lately by Hamas and Islamic Jihad exhibiting emaciated Israeli hostages are “appalling” and barbaric, EU overseas affairs chief Kaja Kallas has mentioned.
“The photographs of Israeli hostages are appalling and expose the barbarity of Hamas. All hostages have to be launched instantly and unconditionally. Hamas should disarm and finish its rule in Gaza,” Kallas posted on X.
“On the identical time, large-scale humanitarian support have to be allowed to achieve these in want,” she mentioned.
A girl holds placards with footage of Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, held as hostages in Gaza, as she sits amid safety wire in Tel Aviv {Photograph}: Itay Cohen/ReutersShare
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Far proper Israeli minister of nationwide safety Itamar Ben-Gvir leads provocative go to to al-Aqsa mosque and requires ‘conquering all of Gaza’
Israel’s far-right nationwide safety minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday and mentioned he prayed there, difficult guidelines masking one of the delicate websites within the Center East.
Beneath a fragile decades-old “established order” association with Muslim authorities, the al-Aqsa compound is run by a Jordanian non secular basis and Jews can go to however might not pray there.
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned in a press release after Ben-Gvir’s go to that Israel’s coverage of sustaining the established order on the compound “has not modified and won’t change”.
Movies launched by a small Jewish organisation known as the Temple Mount Administration confirmed Ben-Gvir main a gaggle strolling within the compound. Different movies circulating on-line appeared to indicate him praying.
The go to to the compound identified to Jews as Temple Mount, happened on Tisha B’av, the quick day mourning the destruction of two historical Jewish temples, which stood on the website centuries in the past.
In a publish on X, Ben-Gvir renewed requires Israel to declare sovereignty over Gaza and to “encourage voluntary migration”.
“A message have to be despatched: to make sure that we conquer all the Gaza Strip, declare sovereignty … take down each Hamas member, and encourage voluntary migration,” he mentioned.
Ben-Gvir claimed that is the one solution to “carry again the hostages and win the battle”.
Itamar Ben-Gvir (centre) on the al-Aqsa mosque compound {Photograph}: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShare
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Opening abstract: Netanyahu meets hostage households over video launch
Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with family of two hostages held in Gaza seen in movies launched by Palestinian militant teams, expressing his “profound shock” over the pictures, the Israeli prime minister’s workplace mentioned.
Since Thursday, Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad have launched three clips exhibiting two hostages taken throughout the 7 October 2023 assault on Israel that triggered the continuing battle in Gaza.
The photographs of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David, wanting emaciated after almost 22 months of captivity, have sparked sturdy reactions amongst Israelis, fuelling renewed calls to achieve a truce and hostage launch deal directly.
“The prime minister expressed profound shock over the supplies distributed by the phobia organisations Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and informed the households that the efforts to return all our hostages are ongoing, and can proceed continually and relentlessly,” mentioned a press release from Netanyahu’s workplace launched late Saturday.
Within the footage, 21-year-old Braslavski, a German-Israeli twin nationwide, and 24-year-old David each seem weak and malnourished.
The movies make references to the dire humanitarian circumstances in Gaza, the place UN-mandated specialists have warned a “famine is unfolding”.
A video launched by Hamas reveals Evyatar David {Photograph}: AFP/Getty PhotographsIlay David holds an image of his brother Evyatar taken earlier than his kidnapping {Photograph}: Sam Corridor/PA
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