Israel says it’s sending more forces to area of Rafah
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said additional forces will be joining the ground operation in Rafah and that they are “wearing Hamas down”.
“This operation will continue as additional forces will enter [the area]. Several tunnels in the area have been destroyed by our troops and additional tunnels will be destroyed soon,” Gallant said in a statement.
“This activity will intensify – Hamas is not an organisation that can reorganise; it does not have reserve troops, it has no supply stocks and no ability to treat the terrorists that we target. The result is that we are wearing Hamas down,” he said.
You are only strengthening Hamas. They have no shortage of people who have lost everything ready to join the cause. Plus you are arming Hamas with all the unexploded ordnance left behind. Perfect for an endless 'war'.
Egypt’s president says Israel continues to evade efforts to reach a ceasefire
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose country has mediated in the truce talks, says Israel continues to evade responsibility and efforts to reach a ceasefire with Hamas.
The Egyptian president was speaking at an Arab League summit in Bahrain’s capital Manama.
Egypt blasts Israel over Rafah crossing takeover
There was a very public statement by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who basically blamed Egypt for keeping the Rafah crossing closed. That’s what led to very angry words from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, effectively saying, “This is not our fault. Agreements were already in place.”
Israel and Egypt have a complicated security arrangement. It began in 1978 with the Camp David Accords. Rafah is supposed to be a demilitarized zone and supposed to be run on the Gaza side by the Palestinians.
It’s down to the Israelis because they violated those accords, Egypt says, and it won’t be reopened because Palestinians need to be in charge. We are expecting Israeli reaction to come to el-Sisi’s comments.
Fuck my country of birth, what has happened to it. (Not that racism wasn't always an issue in The Netherlands)
Netherlands coalition plans to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem
The future right-wing coalition in the Netherlands plans to move the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The coalition agreement, which right-wing populist Geert Wilders has presented together with three other right-wing parties in The Hague, states that the date of such a move should be investigated. The decision should take into account diplomatic interests and a possible solution to the Middle East conflict, it says.
I would burn my Dutch passport yet I abandoned dual citizenship over a decade ago already. Fuck Geert Wilders.
