2024-03-07 18:15:42
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that it will build 3,476 more immigrant homes in the occupied West Bank. Of these, 2,452 will be built in Mali Adumim in East Jerusalem, 694 in Kidar, and 330 in Efrat.
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalil Smotrich said it was in response to an attack on Israeli soldiers two weeks ago in Mali Adumim. Last year, Israel’s cabinet approved regarding 20,000 settlement houses. At the same time, international criticism is rising once morest the spread of immigration.
Hamas responded that the settlement expansion was confirmation of Israel’s plan to seize Palestinian land. Countries like Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Jordan also came forward to condemn it. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said last week that immigration would affect peace efforts.
Ceasefire talks resume from 10 p.m
Cairo: Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange talks to resume on Sunday. With the aim of achieving a ceasefire before Ramadan, the representatives of Qatar, Egypt and the United States have returned to Cairo, Egypt, without success since last week. Meanwhile, 30,800 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israel. 12,300 of them are children. More than 8000 people are missing. 72,298 people were injured. Since October 7, 424 people, including 113 children, have been killed in the West Bank.
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