Netanyahu backs Trump’s displacement proposal for Gaza
The Israeli prime minister has praised the US president’s proposal to empty Gaza of its population as “brave and innovative”.
“We must support it. We support it fully,” he said, according to the Times of Israel. “The time has come to give them the freedom to leave. The time has come to give them the freedom to choose.”
Rights advocates say efforts to force Palestinians out of Gaza may constitute a crime against humanity.
Netanyahu warns Hamas of consequences it ‘cannot imagine’ if captives not freed
Israel’s prime minister made the remarks during a speech at the Israeli parliament. “I tell Hamas: If you do not release our hostages, there will be consequences that you cannot imagine,” Netanyahu said.
UN spokesperson warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ for resuming Gaza war
Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says the United Nations chief wants all sides to “do everything they possibly can” to ensure that the war in Gaza does not resume.
Dujarric warned that renewing the fighting would “have catastrophic consequences” for civilians as well as Israeli captives in Gaza. “We want to see the hostages released. We want to see the resumption of humanitarian aid,” he told reporters.
Dujarric said two days of Israel blocking aid to Gaza has already led to an enormous spike in the price of basic commodities.
Ben-Gvir calls for bombing aid storages in Gaza
Israel’s former National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the “mass starvation” of Hamas and its supporters in Gaza, saying that the war should resume with “tremendous force”.
“To make this happen, Gaza must endure hell. And hell also means bombing all the aid depots that Hamas holds,” he told reporters, according to the Times of Israel.
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