Washington is pressing Hamas to take responsibility. On Monday, April 8, the White House estimated that the Palestinian Authority would have to do its part by accepting a cease-fire in Gaza with Israel after new closed-door talks this weekend in Cairo. “Over the weekend, a proposal was presented to Hamas. Now it's up to Hamas to implement it.”, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told a news conference. Follow our live stream.
Israel's military says Hezbollah commander killed. The Israeli military says it killed a commander of an elite unit of the Hamas-affiliated Lebanese movement Hezbollah in southern Lebanon from Sunday to Monday night. Israeli hunters “Ali Ahmad Hussain, Commander of Al-Radwan Forces of Hizbollah Terrorist Organization in Al-Hawjair area was attacked and killed”, mention Israeli forces in a press release. Hezbollah confirmed the death of Ali Ahmad Hussain, whose name was Abbas Jafar, without specifying where he was killed.
Israeli army “prepares” for attack on Rafah. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made the pledge to his forces on Sunday “Preparing to continue their operations (…) in the Rafah area”, a city on the Egyptian border that is home to nearly 1.5 million Palestinians, the majority displaced. The international community has been warning for months about the dangers to civilians of an operation in Rafah.
Israeli forces withdrew from Khan Yunis. Hours earlier on Sunday, Israeli forces withdrew from Khan Yunis, another town in the southern Gaza Strip. “Ready for future operations” According to the military. After this Israeli retreat, dozens of Palestinian refugees in Rafah headed back towards Khan Younes, AFP reported.
Nicaragua attacks Germany in support of Israel. The Central American government, which sued Berlin before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stop German arms supplies to Israel, defended its position at The Hague. “It is a pitiful excuse to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinian children, women and men, let alone airdrop military equipment to kill and destroy them.” On the other hand, said a Nicaraguan lawyer. Germany will respond on Tuesday.
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