Israel says Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state rewards Hamas
Israel rejected a statement by Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney over a planned recognition of a Palestinian state, saying it represented a reward for Hamas.
“The change in the position of the Canadian government at this time is a reward for Hamas and harms the efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of the hostages,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Carney said earlier his decision was informed by Canada’s “long-standing” belief in a two-state solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He referenced Israel’s “ongoing failure” to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, as well the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank and Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.
Countries that have recognised the state of Palestine coloured in green
No it's long overdue and the countries remaining are all trying to 'wash away' their complicity in genocide. Meanwhile Canada still sends arm shipments to Israel, it's merely symbolic, deflection.
US rights group urges backing for effort to stop arming Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on Americans to contact their US senators and demand they vote “yes” on two resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to stop sending more weapons to Israel.
Sanders is expected to force the Senate to vote as early as today.
- SJ Res 34 – Blocks the $675.7m sale of 1,000-pound MK 83 bombs, BLU-110A/B general-purpose bombs, and over 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits used in air strikes that have flattened homes, hospitals, and refugee shelters across Gaza.
- SJ Res 41 – Blocks the sale of tens of thousands of fully automatic assault rifles to Israeli forces and police under the command of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has armed violent settlers carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Nearly 100 US lawmakers demand Gaza aid distribution investigation
Ninety-two House Democrats signed a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding an investigation into the operations of the controversial GHF.
“We have serious concerns with the operations of GHF, a newly established, private, US-linked organisation with no prior humanitarian experience, and the possibility that it could become the sole or primary aid provider in Gaza,” the lawmakers wrote.
“Providing secure and efficient humanitarian assistance to Palestinians is not only a moral obligation – it is also vital to Israel’s long-term security and the safe return of Israeli hostages. Enhancing aid operations is essential to stabilizing the region and achieving lasting peace.”
Israel has tightened its blockade in Gaza since May, allowing food into the territory almost exclusively through GHF, which has four sites set up in the south of the enclave. That compares with about 400 distribution areas operated by the United Nations.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire while attempting to reach or leave GHF centres.
