She is the first senior American official to make this request so openly. Kamala Harris, the American vice president, called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, March 3. “Given the extent of the suffering,” this ceasefire must last “at least for the next six weeks,” she said. “This is currently on the negotiating table,” she added. Follow our live stream.
Israel has “no excuses” to restrict aid to Gaza. Kamala Harris also voiced the strongest criticism of Israel by a senior American official since the war began. “The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid. There are no excuses,” said the American Vice President.
Conversations in Cairo. Negotiations for a Ramadan ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip resumed on Sunday, barring new deadly Israeli bombings as the besieged Palestinian territory faces famine, according to the UN.
Pope Francis calls for “safe access” to humanitarian aid. “Every day I carry in my heart with pain the suffering of the people of Palestine and Israel due to the ongoing hostilities,” the pope said Sunday after the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. “I encourage continued negotiations for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and throughout the region so that all hostages are removed.” [israéliens] are released and returned to their families, who await them in fear, and to the civilian population [de Gaza] “We can have safe access to the urgently needed humanitarian assistance,” he added.