High tension today Khan Yunis (in the southern Gaza Strip) as Israeli forces gradually advance west, towards the sea, and south, towards Rafah. According to military radio, the Israeli army has surrounded Nasser Hospital and is completing the isolation of the city center. The troops have also reached Al-Aqsa University and are now one kilometer from the Moassi humanitarian area, near the sea, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are.
Borrell: “When will too many deaths in Gaza become too many?” First vote of no confidence by the Labor Party against Bibi since the start of the war
When will too many deaths in Gaza become too many? That is the question that arises EU High Representative Josep Borrell, announcing that the situation will be discussed today in the Foreign Affairs Council. And he emphasizes that from now on we have to talk about a two-state solution.
“The humanitarian situation in Gaza,” says Borrell, “couldn’t be worse, there is no food or medicine and people are under bombardment. Some ministers accept that there are too many civilian casualties, but when is enough enough? Today we will also talk about this.” “This is not the way to conduct a military operation and I say this out of respect for the victims of October 7,” the European representative added.
“From now on we have to talk about a two-state solution and not a peace process, words are important,” explains Josep Borrell upon his arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council. “I know Israel does not agree with this, but it is unacceptable, as the UN Secretary General said. So we have to discuss. What is their solution? Drive people out of Gaza? Kill them all? Israel has been fomenting hatred for generations.” precisely. And “Hamas is one of the obstacles to the two-state solution, but not the only one. We must work with the Arab world and discuss approaches among ourselves in order to make progress.”
Hamas, 25,295 dead since the start of the war.
In the meantime, the Israeli Workers' Party, 4 of 120 seats in the Knesset, will today submit a motion of no confidence – the first since the start of the war – against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu for “failing to bring home the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.” . The party made this clear by emphasizing that “the government is not making the necessary decisions to save and bring them back.” Labor – led by Merav Michaeli – said it expects opposition parties to “support the no-confidence motion” even if the chances of it being passed are slim.
The EU presidency calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
“On behalf of Belgium and the EU Presidency, the message I will deliver today is clear: We demand an immediate ceasefirethe release of the hostages, respect for international law, the return to the peace process that must lead to the creation of the two states,” said the Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib before the Foreign Affairs Council. “There is a clear risk of regionalization of the conflict. The violence must also stop in the West Bank. “We hope to be able to organize a peace conference in Brussels in the more or less near future that can really reinvigorate the political dialogue,” he underlined.
Jordan: “The EU must call for a ceasefire and move forward with the two states”
“We expect the EU to call for a ceasefire and work with us on a concrete plan for the two-state solution, now is the time.” Ayman Hussein Abdullah Al Safadi said this: Jordanian Foreign Minister. “Israel's policies condemn the region to years of conflict: the world is for the two-state solution and Israel is challenging the international community, it is time.”
To take action, peace must be enforced,” he added.
“Israel is undermining the two-state solution. The only way to ensure security for everyone is the two-state solution. The Israeli government has said no, thereby questioning the international order,” added Jordan’s foreign minister, present in Brussels along with his Egyptian counterpart, the Saudi foreign minister and the heads of Israeli and Palestinian diplomacy.
Sejourné: “I hope that sanctions against violent settlers in the West Bank will soon be imposed”
“I hope that in the next few days sanctions will be imposed against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's words on the two-state solution are worrying: we need the creation of a Palestinian state with security guarantees for all.” The French Foreign Minister said this: Stephane Sejournein Brussels.
Luxembourg is useless without Israel at the peace conference table
“If Israel is not at the peace table, there is no point in organizing a large conference,” said Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel. “The plan presented by Borrell is in the right direction.”
Alarm sirens in the Upper Galilee. Yesterday rockets from southern Lebanon, claimed by Hezbollah
Alarm sirens are still ringing in various communities around the world todayUpper Galilee, along the border with Lebanon. This was announced by the military spokesman. Yesterday evening, the spokesman added, three rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Israeli village of Shomera in the central section of the border. A building was hit, but no injuries were reported. According to media reports, this attack was claimed by Hezbollah
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