Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the date has been set for a military ground offensive into Rafah, where about 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. Follow for live updates. Follow for live updates.
for a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, according to a source. Hamas said the latest deal proposed by Israelwhether or not Palestine will be granted full state member status in the UN this month, according to a UN official.US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant hold a joint press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 18, 2023.
But Hamas maintained it is “keen to reach an agreement that puts an end to the aggression against our people.”presented a new proposal Rafah, in the southernmost part of the besieged enclave, is where about 1.5 million Palestinians are estimated to be sheltering after fleeing fighting in the north.that if Netanyahu abandoned plans for a ground offensive in Rafah, he may lose the support of the coalition that has kept him in power.
Miller said the US would be having “further conversations over the coming days, coming weeks” with Israeli officials about a potential Rafah operation “and how they could achieve it in a better way.”A specialized United Nations committee will review whether Palestine will be granted full state member status in the UN this month, according to Vanessa Frazier, the UN Ambassador of Malta and Security Council’s president for April.
The Palestinian Mission to the UN first put in a request to be recognized as a full member state in 2011. It was granted “non-member observer state” status in November 2012.An information war has added to the trauma of the war in Gaza - obscuring facts and shifting blame.
The three countries’ leaders condemned violence, terrorism and indiscriminate targeting of civilians, reiterating the need for all parties to respect international humanitarian law.
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