Anthony Blinken confirmed on Tuesday April 9 that Israel had not given the US a date for possible military action in Rafah. “immediately”. “No, we don't have a date for an operation, at least we were informed by the Israelis”, the US Secretary of State announced. Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday that a deadline had been set for an assault on the city, one of Hamas' last strongholds in the Gaza Strip. Follow our live stream.
UN says Israel is blocking food supplies. “Food deliveries coordinated by the UN are more likely to be blocked or denied access (…) than any other humanitarian operation”Jens Laerke, spokesman for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva, announced. “Food convoys are expected to go particularly to the north, where 70% of the population faces famine-like conditions, three times more than other humanitarian convoys”He assures.
Hamas says it is studying a draft ceasefire with Israel that could last several weeks. The Palestinian Islamist movement, which was behind the October 7 terror attacks in Israel, believes the Israelis did not. “No answer to anything” Their demands, without further details. “Nevertheless, the leadership of the movement is studying the proposal (…) and will inform the mediators of its response”Six months after Israeli operations in the Palestinian territories began, Hamas continued.
Three leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, are calling for an “immediate” ceasefire. The President, his counterpart The Egyptians and the Jordanian king called for an end to the fighting and strikes. “All Hostages” In Gaza, he warned against Israel “Dangerous Consequences” An attack in Rafah. “The Gaza war and the devastating human suffering it causes must end immediately”They write in a column published in four newspapers including the world And this The Washington Post.
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