Sunday 1,Dec,2024 {HMC} An Israeli strike on Gaza’s al-Mawasi has killed two young children and wounded their mother and sibling in the tent where they were sheltering, medical officials at Nasser Hospital said.
The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is pausing the delivery of aid through the key Karem Abu Salem crossing, known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis, between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said.
The Ministry of Health says two people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the town of Sir in Jenin, the occupied West Bank. The identities of the Palestinians killed are not yet known, a ministry statement added.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog told the family of captive Edan Alexander that there are “negotiations taking place behind the scenes”, according to a statement by the president’s spokesperson.
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal met with Alexander’s family less than a day after a video surfaced showing him held captive by Hamas. About 100 others are still held in Gaza.
“With an agreement reached regarding the northern border with Lebanon, it is time to finalise a deal and bring the hostages home,” Herzog said. “It can be done. Now is the opportunity to bring about a meaningful change that will lead to a deal to free the hostages,” he added, according to the statement
Kuwait’s ruler has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a Gulf Cooperation Council summit, taking place after more than 14 months of ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory.
Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah urged the international community to take action, calling for “an immediate ceasefire, providing international protection for innocent civilians and ensuring the opening of safe corridors and the arrival of urgent humanitarian aid”.
