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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 9:44:38 GMT -5
Well this breaking off my You tube subscrition this morning I think they did early this morning our time zone Israel-Hamas war: IDF takes control at Rafah border crossing The Israel Defense Forces said in a press briefing early on Tuesday that its forces had taken "operational control" of the Palestinian side of Gaza's border crossing with Egypt. The IDF's 401st tank brigade entered the Rafah crossing early on Tuesday, it said. It said special forces were scanning the area and had been operating there since the previous night, particularly in an area in eastern Rafah. "Right now, we have special forces scanning the crossing ... We have operational control of the area and other crossings, and we have special forces scanning the area," the military said. It added that currently engaged in a "very targeted operation and a very limited scope against very specific targets" in eastern Rafah. The military also said that the Kerem Shalom crossing from Is www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-idf-takes-control-at-rafah-border-crossing/live-69012397 |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 9:57:11 GMT -5
That suck part about it The spontaneous celebrations on the streets of Gaza didn't last long on Monday night. Shortly after Hamas had announced that it had accepted a cease-fire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar, heavy explosions were reported in the eastern part of Rafah, where the Israeli army had ordered people to evacuate immediately on Monday morning. Late on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office said that the cease-fire proposal fell short of Israel's demands and that the war cabinet had agreed to continue the operation in Rafah. Officials suggested that Hamas, designated as a terrorist group by the US, the EU and others, had agreed to a different proposal to the one Israel had negotiated. Nevertheless, Israeli officials said they would send a delegation to continue talks with the mediators. On Tuesday morning, a military official confirmed that Israeli troops had launched what they described as a targeted operation in certain areas of eastern Rafah and www.dw.com/en/israels-rafah-assault-leaves-gazans-stranded/a-69014490 |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 10:01:24 GMT -5
Of course they going say this UN humanitarian spokesman describes 'one of darkest mornings' Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the confusion over a cease-fire in Gaza has made the situation for civilians there as desperate as ever. Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a truce deal proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel has not committed to the deal and said it would continue its operations in Rafah for the time being. Laerke said people's hopes had been dashed, plunging them into despair. "This morning is one of the darkest in this seven-month-long nightmare," said Laerke. "That's because of yesterday, not least, we all saw the images of families in Gaza celebrating, kids dancing in the streets, when they first believed that, at long last, a ceasefire had been agreed to, and it was coming." "And then, a few hours later, that was turned on its head, when they learned that, no, there's a false hope, no cease-fire, more war. One can only imagine the soul-crushin www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-idf-takes-control-at-rafah-border-crossing/live-69012397 |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 10:01:58 GMT -5
This what i dont get about EU LOL! European ministers voice concern over Rafah, 1 moots sanctions Development ministers from European Union member states were gathered in Brussels on Tuesday for talks as news of Israel's limited operations in Rafah began to come to light. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who was chairing the meeting, said there was "no safe zone in Gaza" for civilians to flee to. He said that the EU and the US had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to go ahead with an assault. "In spite of these warnings and this request, an attack was started yesterday night," Borrell said. "I am afraid that this is going to cause again a lot of casualties, civilian casualties." Belgium's Development Minister Caroline Gennez said a larger-scale Israeli assault on Rafah would cross a "red line" and said that if it followed, "sanctions ... have to be on the table" in response. "It is very clear that international law is no longer respected in Gaza," she said. She called on fellow EU members to agree on a decisi www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-idf-takes-control-at-rafah-border-crossing/live-69012397 |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 13:02:37 GMT -5
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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 13:04:01 GMT -5
Might be good news here Israel-Hamas war: Israeli team in Cairo to assess truce deal Israel is trying to get a better bargaining position in talks, expert tells DW Israel has said its military operation in Rafah will be limited in scope, but Marina Miron — a researcher at the War Studies Department at King's College London — told DW that this is more of a diplomatic statement than an actual description of such an operation. What Israel is trying to say is that it will try "to avoid collateral damage," Miron said, adding that it will be a very difficult operation given the presence of so many Palestinians, most of whom have nowhere to go. "What Israel is trying to do now is to get itself into a better bargaining position vis-a-vis Hamas," she said. Miron added that Israel hopes this limited operation in Rafah could create enough pressure on Hamas by threatening the full-scale operation so that the talks in Cairo go in Israel's favor. But if talks fail, "Israel will have no other choice but to go into Rafah to reach its own military objectives because rooting out Hamas will require them to take Rafah," Miron said. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-israeli-team-in-cairo-to-assess-truce-deal/live-69012397 |
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Post by sevenofnine on May 7, 2024 13:04:31 GMT -5
ARE YOU KIDDING ME US holds up bomb shipment to Israel — report US President Joe Biden's administration is holding up shipments of two types of precision bombs to Israel to send a political message, Politico reported, citing a US official. The US has yet to sign off on a pending sale of Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munitions and Small Diameter Bombs, according to the unconfirmed media report. While the Biden administration has not officially denied the potential sale, a refusal to sign off would block the delivery of the weapons. www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-israeli-team-in-cairo-to-assess-truce-deal/live-69012397 |
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