Egypt holding Fatah-Hamas talks for Gaza’s post-war future
Cairo is hosting meetings between Fatah and Hamas to discuss forming a committee to run Gaza as part of post-war plans, a senior Egyptian security source told Egypt’s state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV.
The source added that Hamas wants a comprehensive agreement that guarantees an end to the war, a demand it has long repeated.
Egypt has also been involved in ongoing mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel.
Finland says Israel must comply with ICJ orders
Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says the “entire population” of northern Gaza is “in immediate danger of death”.
“We demand that Israel comply with the interim orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” she posted on X. “Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups must release the hostages immediately and unconditionally.”
In January, the ICJ ruled that Israel must do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza and ensure United Nations-mandated investigators have “unimpeded access” to the enclave.
South Africa has since returned several times to the ICJ, arguing that Gaza’s desperate humanitarian situation demands new emergency measures.
In late May, the ICJ ordered Israel to immediately halt its offensive in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, a ruling Israel also ignored.
