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SvennoJ on 09 April 2024
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Natanyahu is as bad as Trump when it comes to throwing things out there

Israel told US no date has been set for Rafah invasion: Report

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that Israel had not yet set a date for its planned invasion of Rafah, Axios reported, citing a source with knowledge of a call between the two.

The comments come a day after Netanyahu said that the operation already has a start date.

The source added that Gallant said Israel would have to carry out “several necessary actions” before an operation in Rafah, mainly an evacuation of civilians and an increase in humanitarian aid, said Barak Ravid, a journalist for the US news site.




Endless cycle

Israeli government’s game transparent

Publicly, mediators continue to say that things are better than they were 72 hours ago. There is some progress. But the game that is being played by the Israeli government is rather pathetic.

They have been saying that they are going into Rafah, for what feels like an eternity. Now they’re saying, “We have set a date“. But what does that really mean? Does it mean to be psychological pressure on Hamas to come to a deal, otherwise watch out? Because for the past months, that “otherwise, watch out” has not worked out with Hamas.

The other thing is that every time [Israeli PM Benjamin] Netanyahu says anything about attacking Rafah or setting a date, the US says, “What date? We haven’t even met to discuss the strategy over Rafah”. The game is a bit transparent.



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Archbishop of Canterbury expresses concern for Palestinian woman taken by Israeli forces

Justin Welby has said he was “shocked and deeply concerned” by the news that Layan Nasir, a 23-year-old Palestinian Christian woman, has been detained by Israeli forces and that her family has not been informed of her whereabouts.

“Together with our Palestinian Christian brothers and sisters, I pray for Layan and her family – and for the congregation of St Peter’s Anglican Church in the occupied West Bank. Please pray for Layan’s safety and swift release,” he said in a post on X.

Nasir, a member of St Peter’s church in Birzeit, was taken by Israeli troops on Saturday. Her family said they were not given a reason for her detention nor were they told where she is being held.