Rome, 10 June 2024 – Biden is reportedly considering the possibility of concluding a separate agreement with Hamas for the liberation of five hostages from dual citizenship. NBC News reports it, citing four US sources. In the event of an agreement, there is a risk of a rift with Netanyahu, who would be forced to sign a broader agreement.
The White House has sent a draft to the UN resolution for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, asking to vote on it on a date to be defined. The Israeli prime minister is increasingly isolated: tension is growing in Tel Aviv following the minister’s accusation Benny Gantz: “It prevents victory.” IDF bombings today in Rafah And Deir al-Balah.
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Gaza, the US asks for a UN vote on the draft resolution for the truce drawn up by the Biden administration
10.20am
USA evaluates agreement with Hamas for 5 hostages
The American administration of Joe Biden is considering the possibility of concluding a separate agreement with Hamas for the liberation of five hostages from dual citizenship if the current negotiation effort does not produce results. This is what NBC News reports, citing four US sources. The abductees involved would be Edan Alexander, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Omer Neutra And Keith Siegel. According to US officials interviewed, Hamas would have an incentive to create one deeper crack between Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Furthermore, there is a sense that a potential agreement between Washington and Hamas could push the Israeli leader to accept a broader agreement.
08:01
Bombings in Rafah e Deir al-Balah
The IDF intensely attacked two areas of the Gaza Strip. This was reported by Palestinian news outlets, according to which the Israeli army struck an area east of Deir al-Balahin the center of the Gaza Strip, and carried out an intense artillery bombardment that hit the area of Uraybanorth of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Houses destroyed by Israeli bombing in Rafah
07:30
Gaza, distribution of aid from the US dock suspended
The director of World Food Programme (Pam) of the UN, Cindy McCain, announced yesterday that the organization has “suspended the distribution of aid humanitarian” from the pier built by the United States on the coast of Gaza: the international media reported it. “Concerned for the safety of our people,” McCain said after one of the bloodiest days of the war in the Strip, referring to the Israeli raid on Saturday which led to the liberation of 4 hostages in the hands of Hamas, in the face of 270 dead and 700 injured among the Palestinians. McCain added that two of WFP’s warehouses in Gaza were hit by a rocket and one staff member was injured.
07:00
Hamas to the USA: “Pressure on Israel to stop the war”
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri today urged the United States to put pressure on Israel to put an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. “We ask the US administration to exercise pressure on the occupation to stop the war in Gaza and the Hamas movement is ready to face positively any initiative that guarantees the end of the war,” Abu Zuhri said, as reported by the Reuters agency.
05:36
Lebanon, Hezbollah launches missiles at Israeli planes: it’s the first time
A cell of militiamen Hezbollah launched anti-aircraft missiles against Israeli fighter aircraft in southern Lebanon. This was reported by the Israeli Defense Forces, as reported by Times of Israel. According to the IDF, the planes never suffered any serious threat as a result of the attack. However, it appears to be the first use of anti-aircraft missiles in Lebanon against Israeli assets since the war broke out eight months ago, and it came after several weeks that saw Hezbollah slowly increase the intensity of hostilities. The IDF reported that shortly after the missiles were fired, a drone struck and killed the militia cellnear the coastal city of Tyre.
05:15
US draft on immediate ceasefire: UN vote requested
United States has requested a vote from the Security Council of the United Nations on a draft resolution in support of the plan developed by the Biden Administration for a ”cease fire immediately” between Hamas and Israel and ”the release of the hostages”. As Nate Evans, spokesperson for the US delegation to the UN, explained, ”the United States has asked that the Security Council express itself with a vote in support of the proposal on the table”. A date for the vote was not given.
