Main events of March 5th
- US President Donald Trump issues a “last warning” to Hamas and threatens Palestinians in Gaza with death if they continue to hold Israeli captives.
- His threats come as US officials confirmed they are holding direct talks with Hamas over the release of captives with American citizenship.
- Palestinians in Gaza appeal for help as Israel’s blockade on aid causes food shortages and high prices during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
- The five European members of the United Nations Security Council urge Israel to let humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip “immediately” and called for a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
- Israeli forces shot a nine-year-old girl in the head in the occupied West Bank and tore down more homes in the Nur Shams refugee camp, leaving dozens of families homeless.
- Israel’s new military chief Eyal Zamir pledged to press towards “victory” in Gaza and quickly bring back all the captives held by Hamas.
Palestinian group slams Trump’s threats
As we have been reporting, Trump has issued his “last warning” to Hamas as he called on the group to release “all” captives held in the territory immediately or face “HELL”.
The US president also threatened Palestinians in Gaza with death if they held Israeli captives.
In a statement, the Mujahideen Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, condemned Trump’s threat, saying it demonstrates the US government’s “insistence on continuing as a partner in genocide against our people”.
“Trump’s threats today clearly reveal the ugly face of the United States of America and show its lack of seriousness and its renunciation of the agreement it mediated,” the group said.
