War between Israel and Gaza: summary of 03/17/2024 |

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met this Sunday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Scholz has stressed the need to achieve a truce in Gaza and the release of the Israeli hostages who are still in the hands of Hamas. “Persecuting Hamas is a legitimate goal of Israel. But no matter how important the … Read more

Worried about many fatalities, WHO asks Israel not to attack Rafah – 2024-03-19 04:10:09

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was very concerned about reports of plans for an Israeli ground attack on Rafah. (AFP) DIRECTOR General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was very concerned about reports of plans for an Israeli ground attack on Rafah. He stressed that increasing violence … Read more

Von der Leyen sees “the famine” that Gaza faces as unacceptable and demands a “ceasefire” |

The humanitarian catastrophe that is being experienced in Gaza has been very present in the launch of the strategic cooperation agreement that the EU and Egypt staged this Sunday in Cairo. “Gaza is facing famine and we cannot accept it. It is essential to quickly reach a ceasefire agreement that releases the hostages and allows … Read more

Netanyahu criticizes those calling for an end to the war in Gaza: “Have you forgotten October 7 so quickly? |

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been insisting almost daily in recent weeks that his army will invade Rafah, the only area of ​​Gaza that it has not yet penetrated by land and where more than a million displaced people are concentrated, “ despite international pressures.” Also that he will not call early elections “until … Read more

Brussels is preparing a package of up to 7.4 billion for Egypt with the purpose of stopping immigration |

The agreement with Egypt adds to the controversial one signed last year with Tunisia —900 million euros of financing linked to the approval of the disbursement of the Monetary Fund— and the most recent with Mauritania, of 210 million (about 50 of them, for management of immigration). Brussels is now finalizing the design of a … Read more

‘Open Arms’ concludes first round of aid for Gaza |

The Safeena mission, the first to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, concluded successfully this Friday night after having unloaded without incident in the Strip the 200 tons of food transported from Cyprus by the ship Open Arms, of the Catalan maritime rescue NGO of the same name. “Everything is going very well, we … Read more

‘Open Arms’ concludes first round of aid for Gaza |

The Safeena mission, the first to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, concluded successfully this Friday night after having unloaded without incident in the Strip the 200 tons of food transported from Cyprus by the ship Open Arms, of the Catalan maritime rescue NGO of the same name. “Everything is going very well, we … Read more

Brussels is preparing a package of up to 7.4 billion for Egypt with the purpose of stopping immigration |

The agreement with Egypt adds to the controversial one signed last year with Tunisia —900 million euros of financing linked to the approval of the disbursement of the Monetary Fund— and the most recent with Mauritania, of 210 million (about 50 of them, for management of immigration). Brussels is now finalizing the design of a … Read more