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The aid operation that we have ready to roll is being put in an operational straitjacket,
OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reports in Geneva on Friday
I don’t blame them for aid that essentially is already theirs, but it’s not distributed in the way we wanted,
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The Hamas murderers will now be forced to choose: accept the terms of the ‘Witkoff deal’ for the release of the hostages – or be annihilated,
said Katz
A strike from Israeli occupation aircraft targeted sites close to the village of Zama in the Jableh countryside south of Latakia,
state television saidThese were civilians and were sleeping at their homes,
said neighbour Mahmud al-Ghaf, describing "children in pieces".
It's the only defined area — a country or defined territory within a country — where you have the entire population at risk of famine,
he saidI saw things that I was surprised at, and I don’t like being surprised, so I’m very disappointed,
he added
We were going to solve a problem, and then all of a sudden, rockets got shot into a couple of cities and people died,
Trump saidThey don't want to be blown up,
Trump saidThey're in a big mess. I think they want to get out of it."
Late in the evening, asked if he was confident Hamas would approve the deal, he told reporters
This is the war of starvation, death, siege and long lines for food and toilets,
Mohammed Abed told The Associated Press in the central Gaza city of Deir al-BalahThe confusion, the shuffling and the weakness must end. We have already missed too many opportunities. It is time to go in with full force, without blinking, to destroy and kill Hamas to the last one,
he addedWe want to live and we want them to live. God did not create us to die.”
Another Gaza resident, Mohammed Mreil, said about the possibility of a truce that
They’re very close to an agreement on Gaza, and we’ll let you know about it during the day or maybe tomorrow,
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Negotiations are ongoing on the current proposal,
Qatar’s ambassador to the United Nations, Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani said Friday, referring to talks between her country, the United States and EgyptIt’s heartbreaking that people are being starved because of politics. Food and water should not be used for political purposes,
he saidThis evaluation is guided by a deep sense of national responsibility and a steadfast commitment to protecting the rights and the future of Palestinian people on his land,
he added
Upon careful examination, it is clear that the Israeli response fundamentally seeks to entrench the occupation and perpetuate policies of killing and starvation, even during what is supposed to be a period of temporary de-escalation,
Naim saidDespite this, and in full awareness of the gravity of the ongoing genocide against our people, Hamas leadership is currently undertaking a thorough and responsible review of the new proposal,
Naim saidThe response fails to meet any of the just and legitimate demands of our people,
he added