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The Rafah crossing, now under the control of the Israeli army and through which aid for the civilian population of Gaza passes, after the insistence of the United States (which stopped the supply of bombs to Israel) was reopened today “in so that humanitarian assistance can continue to arrive,” says the spokesperson for the US State Department. The spokesperson for Hamas, Osama Hamdancalled Israel’s attack on the Rafah crossing an attempt to Netanyahu to hinder the agreement and implementation of a ceasefire: “It is a desperate attempt to create a pseudo-victory that can save Netanyahu’s face. This will never be achieved.” And Hamas also makes it known that fighting with the Israelis is underway east of Rafah. The Egyptian media Al-Qahera News reported that talks have resumed in Cairo between delegates from Qatar, Hamas, Egypt and the United States.
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Hagari: “Plan presented for a year of war in Gaza”
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US stops delivery of bombs to Israel due to fears over Rafah
12:27
UNRWA: “No aid has passed through the Kerem Shalom crossing so far”
L’United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that no Gaza aid has yet arrived through the reopened Kerem Shalom crossing and that there is no one on the Palestinian side to receive it. The workers fled during yesterday’s incursion by the Israeli tank brigade that occupied the nearby Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt
11:48
Hagari: “Plan presented for a year of war in Gaza”
“We will not deceive the public: even after we take care of Rafah, there will be terrorism. Hamas will move north and reorganize itself,” the military spokesman said Daniel Hagari to the daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronot adding that the IDF has “presented a plan to the government for fighting in Gaza which should last a year”. “Gaza – he underlined – is perhaps one of the most difficult theaters in the world: overcrowded and full of tunnels”. “We are facing difficult years and we will have to explain it both internally and externally.” Hagari then said that the IDF took responsibility for the “failure” of October 7
11:32
Australia against Rafah invasion, devastating for civilians
The Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, reiterated to Israel its opposition to the Israeli ground offensive in Rafah, denouncing potential “devastating” effects on civilians. “More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are taking refuge in Rafah, fleeing fighting elsewhere. The impacts on Palestinian civilians from a large-scale military operation would be devastating,” he wrote on a humanitarian ceasefire to allow the release of hostages and the free flow of aid” and supports “the continued work of Qatar, the United States and Egypt to broker an agreement”, concluded Wong.
Australia has been clear about our objections to a major Israeli ground offensive into Rafah, and we have reiterated this to Israel again today. pic.twitter.com/Rx1SAe5erC
— Senator Penny Wong (@SenatorWong) May 8, 2024
11:20
Israel: “We continue the anti-terrorism operation in eastern Rafah”
IDF troops “are continuing the targeted counter-terrorism operation to eliminate Hamas and dismantle its infrastructure in specific areas of eastern Rafah”. This was confirmed by the military spokesperson according to whom “in numerous close combats last day, soldiers eliminated terrorists and discovered structures as well as tunnel entrances in many locations east of Rafah”. “Troops have begun the process of dismantling both terrorist facilities and tunnel entrances. Soldiers are operating “targeted raids on the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing.”
10:52
IDF: “Agricultural work prohibited today in areas close to Gaza”
Agricultural work near the security fence with Gaza must not be carried out today. The IDF established this based on “a security assessment”. “Outdoor activities in the communities near the Strip from 0 to 4 kilometers from the border – added the army – will have to have a permit from the regional Brigades”. In the areas close to the Strip yesterday the alarm sirens sounded several times due to rockets from Gaza.
10:48
Hamas: “Fighting with Israeli troops east of Rafah”
Hamas said its fighters were fighting Israeli troops east of Rafah. The international media reported it and Haaretz also reported that the IDF is continuing to operate in the eastern part of Rafah. According to Guardian, residents said the fighting was still on the outskirts. Armed groups from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah said in separate statements that firefights continued in central Gaza while residents of northern Gaza reported Israeli tank shelling against eastern areas of the city
10:42
Media Egypt: talks resumed with all parties
Talks to reach an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of the hostages resumed in Cairo “with all parties present”. The Egyptian media reported this. An Israeli delegation arrived in the Egyptian capital yesterday, and Hamas also sent a team to work with Egypt, Qatar and the USA, who have been engaged in very difficult mediation for months.
10:39
Media, anti-tank missile from Lebanon hits home in northern Israel
An anti-tank missile launched from Lebanon hit a house in the town of Metulla in northern Israel close to the border. This was reported by the media according to which no victims have been reported for now.
10:35
Israel: “Recognizing Palestine as a state is a reward for Hamas and Iran”
“Recognizing a Palestinian state after October 7 means rewarding Hamas which killed over 1,000 Israelis”. This was said by the foreign minister Israel Katz adding that “it means giving a reward to the Iranian regime. It means living with the possibility of another October 7th.” According to Katz, the only way to “promote peace is through direct negotiations as part of a regional normalization process.”
10:26
Haaretz: “IDF operates on the border in eastern Rafah but not in the city”
The IDF is continuing to operate in the eastern part of Rafah, especially in the areas adjacent to the border between Gaza and Egypt. Haaretz reported that special forces are combing the area to locate both terrorist infrastructures and tunnels with Egypt. Again according to the same source, the IDF does not intend to advance towards the city full of displaced Palestinians.
10:03
Media: Meeting between the head of the CIA and Netanyahu scheduled for this morning
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and other Israeli officials will meet the head of the CIA, William Burns, this morning at 1.30pm in Israel, 12.30pm in Italy. The Times of Israel reports it, citing an Israeli source.
09:42
IDF, Hezbollah sites hit in southern Lebanon
The Israeli armed forces announced that they struck Hezbollah military buildings overnight in the villages of Ayta ash Shab, Al Khiam and Maroun El Ras in southern Lebanon. Other targets in the Lebanese villages of Hula, Aitaroun, Tayr Harfa and Jibbain are also targeted.
Two Israeli reservist soldiers were killed on Monday by explosive drones launched by the pro-Iranian Shiite movement against an army position near Metula, in northern Israel.
08:53
Qatar appeal, prevent “genocide” in Rafah
Qatar has urged the international community to prevent a “genocide” in Rafah where Israeli troops are preparing to intervene with a ground operation. Doha appealed “for urgent international action to prevent the city from being invaded and a crime of genocide from being committed.”
08:26
Israel reopens Kerem Shalom crossing
Israel has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing in Gaza. The authorities reported this, specifying that the trucks coming from Egypt are already being inspected. On Monday, the White House announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to reopen the crossing in a phone call with American President Joe Biden.
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06:37
Red Sea: USA, two drones and a missile launched by Houti shot down
Centcom, the US military’s Central Command, reported on X that Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched three drones and an anti-ship ballistic missile towards the Gulf of Aden. Two drones and the missile were shot down while the third unmanned aircraft crashed into the sea. No injuries or damage were reported by U.S., coalition or merchant ships.
05:28
US stops delivery of bombs to Israel due to fears over Rafah
The United States has suspended the delivery of a shipment of bombs after Israel’s failure to respond to Washington’s “concerns” about the announced offensive on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. A senior American military official said this. “We suspended the delivery of a shipment of weapons” to Israel “last week: 1,800 910-kilo bombs and 1,700 225-kilo bombs,” the Biden administration source said on condition of anonymity.
02:56
Media Gaza: the seven victims of the Israeli raid from a single family, including children
Palestinian news agency Wafa said the raid hit a residential building in the eastern neighborhood of Zeitoun. The victims would all belong to the same family and among them there would also be some children, adds Wafa. The toll since October 7 in the Gaza Strip is at least 34,789 dead and 78,204 injured, according to the local Ministry of Health run by Hamas.
02:29
Seven dead and numerous injured in Israeli attack on Gaza
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least seven people and wounded many others in Gaza City. The local al-Ahli hospital announced this, saying that an air strike on an apartment killed seven members of the al-Louh family in the northern city of Gaza. Some witnesses also reported gunshots and attacks in the center and south of the Gaza Strip, particularly in the Rafah area.
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