Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Main events on September 5th

• US President Donald Trump says Washington is in intense talks with Hamas and urged the Palestinian group to release all captives held in Gaza.
• At least 51 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since dawn, including 36 in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, hospital sources told Al Jazeera.
• The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says August was one of the deadliest months yet for media workers with 15 journalists killed by Israeli forces, including three women.
• Amnesty International warned Israel’s escalating assault on Gaza City will have “catastrophic and irreversible consequences” for Palestinians.
• Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned repeated statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about forcibly displacing Palestinians from their land, including through the Rafah border crossing that Israeli forces completely sealed.
• Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot says the EU’s credibility on foreign policy is “collapsing” because of the bloc’s failure to act over Israel’s war on Gaza.

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