In July, after months of delicate negotiations, Trump announced a “major milestone” in the implementation of his plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in the territory.
Locarno became the latest film festival to see protests at the continuing situation in Gaza and Palestine‘s Occupied Territories. While music from the Campari Lounge boomed into the evening, approximately 100 demonstrators unwound a shroud bearing the names of 60,000 people who have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war two and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. Trump’s Board of Peace said last month it had reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. But Hamas said handing
In Gaza, the recovery work was carried out by the Civil Defence, which operates under the Hamas-run interior ministry. Its efforts have been supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “We provide material support – literally the gloves, shovels, protective equipment and body bags they use,” said Patrick Griffiths, spokesperson for the
At least eight people in Gaza have been killed in overnight strikes which hit residential buildings, Palestinian officials have said. Gaza’s Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah. A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military operatives in
An Israeli airstrike killed six members of a family in Gaza City, according to local doctors. Video footage showed the family’s apartment burning overnight in the western neighborhood of Al Sabra. Firas al-Masri’s brother told the BBC that he had been burned alive along with his wife, Salsabeel, and his three daughters and son, Faryal,