Rome, 30 April 2024 – Biden telephoned the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, urging them to make all necessary efforts to ensure the release of the hostages: “the only obstacle to a cease-fire immediate and aid for civilians in Gaza.” Three ships attacked in the Red Sea, the Houthis they launched ballistic missiles and drones from Yemen.
Beyond 800 officials Americans signed an open letter against US support for Netanyahu: “Stop the arms shipments to Israel until it stops its military operations in Gaza.” Yesterday, 36 people were killed in the Strip, including 26 in Rafah.
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Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)
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Biden to Egypt and Qatar: “Every effort to release the hostages”
The US president, Joe Bidenhad an argument with i leaders of Egypt and Qatar on the negotiations for the release of the hostages held by Hamas and on the war in Gaza with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar. According to the White House, Biden had phone calls with the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The American president urged the two leaders to make all necessary efforts to secure the release of the hostages, “now the only obstacle to a ceasefire immediate and aid for civilians in Gaza.” The US president, according to Washington, confirmed that the United States “will work to guarantee the full implementation of the agreement”.
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Raid in the Gaza Strip, 36 Palestinians killed
At least 34 people were killed in Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip yesterday, included 26 in Rafah: the Palestinian news agency reports Wafa. Israeli fighters, he underlines, launched raids on areas west of Rafah, in the south of the Strip, and on the eastern outskirts of the city of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Strip.
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Red Sea, three ships hit by the Houthis
“Iran-backed Houthi terrorists launched three ballistic missiles anti-ship e three drones from Yemen in the Red Sea towards MV Cyclades, a vessel flying the flag of Malta, owned by Greece. According to initial information there were no injuries and the ship continued on its way.” The central command of the US armed forces wrote this on X. “Previously, the forces of the United States Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed a unmanned aerial vehicle launched by the Houthis on a flight path towards the USS Philippine Sea and the USS Laboon in the Red Sea. There were no reports of injuries or damage from merchant, US or coalition vessels,” Centcom adds.
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Lawyers and senior US officials: “Stop sending weapons to Israel”
A hundreds of lawyers national and foreign countries – including at least 20 who work in the Biden administration – are asking the US president to suspend military aid to Israel, arguing that its actions in Gaza do not comply with U.S. and international humanitarian law. Last weekend, Reuters reported that some senior officials Americans told Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an internal memo that they doubted the credibility of Israel’s assurances onuse of weapons provided by the United States in accordance with international law. And in February, more than 800 officials in the United States and abroad have signed an open letter of dissent over their government’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
