US rights group says American bombs killed Red Cross workers in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on US President Donald Trump to act over Israel’s latest attack on humanitarian workers in Gaza.
“The war criminals of the Israeli occupation forces just murdered two Red Cross workers with American bombs paid for with American taxpayer dollars,” CAIR said in a post on X.
“How many more until you stop Netanyahu, President [Trump]?”
Australia’s Albanese says Israel’s excuses over blockade ‘completely untenable’
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told reporters in Canberra that Israel’s blockade on Gaza is “completely unacceptable”.
“People are starving, and the idea that a democratic state withholds supply is an outrage,” he said. “That is my clear position. It’s one I’ve indicated clearly and directly to the Israeli government,” the prime minister said, noting that he spoke with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Rome last week.
“We find Israel’s excuses and explanations completely untenable and without credibility,” Albanese added.
The Australian leader, however, pushed back at questions over why his country did not join the UK, France and Canada in calling for more “concrete actions” against Israel, saying that the statement was by members of the G7, which Canberra is not part of.
His remarks come after a former minister in the Albanese government, Ed Husic, penned an article in The Guardian criticising Australia for not taking a firmer stand over the weekend.
Spain advocates suspending EU-Israel deal over Gaza war
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares spoke to Al Jazeera ahead of the Madrid Group meeting on Sunday.
He told Al Jazeera that his priorities are “stopping the war” and ensuring aid access. He also warned that a two-state solution to the conflict is “near nonviable” without swift Palestinian recognition.
The minister went on to compare the EU’s stalled action on Israel with the bloc’s response to Russia, stressing that “sanctions must be debated”.
Israel’s Saar hails ‘strong’ ties with US as security chief Noem visits
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has praised the Trump administration as he hosts US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Jerusalem.
After hosting a memorial for two Israeli embassy staff workers killed in Washington, DC, last week, Saar hailed “strong ties” between the two countries as well as the “commitment” of the Trump administration to combat anti-Semitism.
“We thank the president and his administration for the intensive investigation into the murder,” he said.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar after planting a tree in Jerusalem as US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on
