Egyptian negotiating team heads to Doha for Gaza talks
A security delegation from Egypt, one of the key mediators along with Qatar in Gaza ceasefire negotiations, is heading to Doha for talks, state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said.
Getting aid being blocked by Israel into the besieged enclave, securing the release of the remaining Israeli captives, and moving towards a second phase of a ceasefire will top the agenda.
Israel shattered the ceasefire as the first phase ended, reigniting the war, with massive strikes killing hundreds of Palestinians last week.
Israel hosts European far-right politicians at anti-Semitism meeting
Facing isolation in parts of the globe and looking to build bridges with what would have once been unlikely allies, Israel has welcomed politicians from Europe’s far right for a conference on fighting anti-Semitism.
Among those invited to the symposium are a member of Hungary’s Fidesz party and France’s National Rally (RN), whose cofounder was known for his anti-Semitic comments.
Netanyahu is later due to speak, as well as the current RN president, Jordan Bardella, capping an unprecedented trip to Israel by a leader of his party.
This has caused some fissures within the international Jewish community.
Some guests cancelled their appearances in protest of the far-right politicians’ presence, including Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levi and Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, according to Israeli media.
