Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Katz said the strikes were part of "Operation Black Flag" and warned that the Houthis "will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions"."The fate of Yemen is the same as the fate of Tehran. Anyone who tries to harm Israel will be harmed, and anyone who raises a hand against Israel will have their hand cut off," he said in a post on X.
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- ITV News
Israeli PM nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize in Washington meeting
• The US President told reporters Israel-Hamas talks were 'going along very well'. More than 500 Palestinians were killed by strikes on Gaza in the past week.
The Guardian
44 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Tuesday briefing: Is a ceasefire in Gaza on the table as Netanyahu and Trump meet in Washington?
Good morning. The war in Gaza – which began with the horror of the Hamas slaughter and kidnapping of innocent Israelis on 7 October 2023, and has brought unimaginable death and destruction to the civilian population of Gaza almost every day since – has entered its 21st month. So far every attempt to end the conflict has failed. But the the fraying patience of the US president, Donald Trump, who has promised to deliver peace to Gaza, has seen Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatch a team of negotiators to Qatar for indirect talks with Hamas, with the Israeli leader expected to come under pressure on this week's trip to Washington DC to agree to a ceasefire. Yet despite Trump's desire to end the war, and Israel and Hamas making positive noises about the prospect of a ceasefire, the two sides are still far apart on a number of crucial negotiating points. Last night, just hours before Netanyahu told Trump at a White House dinner that he had nominated him for the Nobel peace prize, Israel laid out its vision for a post-war Gaza with a plan that would force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, in a scheme that legal experts described as 'a blueprint for crimes against humanity'. For today's newsletter, I talked to the Guardian's Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison about the prospects for peace, and what is at stake for everyone involved. First, the headlines. Immigration | Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel at a summit in London this week, but a wider deal on returning asylum seekers is still up in the air. 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In the months since, a new Israeli offensive has claimed the lives of thousands more Palestinians. Extreme hunger is everywhere after an 11-week siege and ongoing tight blockade, with only minimal food and aid allowed in. What are the terms of this new proposed ceasefire? The details of this new deal include the staggered release of 10 living hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas, and the return of the bodies of 18 more, in exchange for a number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails. There would also be more aid entering the area and a phased withdrawal of Israeli forces from some parts of the Gaza Strip. Like the previous ceasefires, it will last for 60 days, with Trump and regional allies guaranteeing Hamas that Israel will engage in 'meaningful' talks to bring about a permanent end to the war. The deal would leave 22 hostages, 10 of them believed to be alive, still held in Gaza. How strong is Netanyahu's position with Trump? Emma Graham-Harrison said that, on paper, Donald Trump has most of the leverage, which he is using to push a reluctant Netanyahu to the negotiating table. Two weeks ago, the world watched as Trump publicly eviscerated Israel for breaking a tentative ceasefire with Iran. He had already forced the Israeli prime minister to turn around fighter jets on their way to Iran – a display of raw power over Israel's leader that Emma said is 'unprecedented'. Since Trump's F-word outburst, the two allies have once again appeared in lockstep, with the US going on to launch a bombing run in support of Israel against Iran's nuclear programme, handing Netanyahu a huge political boost. Trump has also backed Netanyahu on a number of other key political issues, calling for corruption charges facing the Israeli prime minister to be dropped and continuing to back his policy for distributing food to Palestinians in Gaza through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), despite hundreds of Palestinians being shot and killed while trying to reach the distribution points. 'Netanyahu has made sure that he appears to be taking Trump's demands for an end to the war seriously; for example sending a team of negotiators to the ceasefire talks in Doha,' said Emma. At last night's dinner, Trump was upbeat about the prospect of a ceasefire. When the US president was asked about Israel's reported plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a new 'humanitarian city' built on the ruins of Rafah, Trump directed Netanyahu to answer the question. In response Netanyahu said he was working with the US on finding countries that will 'give Palestinians a better future'. Does Netanyahu really want to end the war? While Netanyahu is aware he needs to appease Trump's desire to present himself as a peacemaker by announcing a ceasefire, Emma said that Netanyahu's critics say he has multiple, compelling reasons not to want a lasting end to the war. He is still very much beholden to far-right parties within his coalition government who are vehemently opposed to a ceasefire. National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich have both threatened to leave the government if Netanyahu ends the war. 'There are very powerful voices in the Israeli government who are openly on a messianic mission to ethnically cleanse Gaza ,' said Emma. There is also the separate issue of that corruption trial which, even with Trump's support, he may not be able to avoid if he loses political office. A third reason Netanyahu might want to keep the war going, Emma said, is that it allows him to delay any official examination of how the 7 October attacks happened on his watch. She thinks one possible option is that Netanyahu could attempt a 'political fudge', accepting a ceasefire and appearing to agree to Trump's plan that it should lead to a permanent end to the war, while telling allies at home that Israel can return to fighting once the 10 hostages are home. What about Hamas? The hostages held by Hamas are the group's only significant leverage in the talks, said Emma. Militarily, Hamas has been crippled by Israel's relentless assault and obliteration of its senior leadership, (although Emma pointed out that Hamas is far from eliminated as a fighting force. 'Agreeing to give up more hostages in a situation that doesn't seem to be concretely leading to a permanent end to the war is arguably not that attractive an option for them,' says Emma. 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Sky News
2 hours ago
- Sky News
Benjamin Netanyahu nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize - as Gaza ceasefire talks continue
Israel's prime minister has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Benjamin Netanyahu made the announcement at a White House dinner, handing over the nomination letter for the US president to read. "Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful," Mr Trump said. The Israeli leader said Mr Trump was "forging peace as we speak, and one country and one region after the other". Organisers award the prize to the person who does the most for "fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". Mr Trump took credit for stopping Iran and Israel 's "12-day war" last month, announcing it with fanfare on Truth Social, and the ceasefire has so far held. The president has claimed US strikes obliterated Iran's purported nuclear weapons programme - and that the country now wants to restart negotiations. "We have scheduled Iran talks, and they want to," Mr Trump told reporters on Monday. "They want to talk." Iran hasn't confirmed the move, but its president told US broadcaster Tucker Carlson he believes his country can resolve differences with the US through dialogue. Masoud Pezeshkian also said Iran would be willing to resume cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. However, he said full access to nuclear sites wasn't yet possible as US strikes had damaged them so badly. 0:44 Away from Iran, fighting continues in Gaza and Ukraine. Mr Trump famously boasted before his second stint in the White House that he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours. The reality has been very different; with Ukraine saying last week that Russia unleashed the heaviest aerial attack of the war so far. Critics have also claimed President Putin is 'playing' his US counterpart and that he has no intention of agreeing a ceasefire. 1:08 However, President Trump could try to take credit for progress in Gaza if - as he's suggested - an agreement on a 60-day ceasefire is done this week. Indirect negotiations with Hamas are taking place that could lead to the release of some of the remaining 50 Israeli hostages and a surge in aid to Gaza. The White House said Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Qatar this week to try to seal the agreement. 5:13 Whether a temporary pause could open a path to a lasting peace remains uncertain, with the two sides' criteria for peace still far apart. President Netanyahu has said Hamas must surrender, disarm and leave Gaza - something it refuses to do. Mr Netanyahu also told reporters on Monday that the US and Israel were working with other countries who would give Palestinians "a better future" - and indicated those in Gaza could move elsewhere. "If people want to stay, they can stay, but if they want to leave, they should be able to leave," he added. "We've had great cooperation from... surrounding countries, great cooperation from every single one of them. So something good will happen," Mr Trump said. The president was widely criticised earlier this year when he suggested resettling Gaza's population to countries such as Jordan and Egypt and turning it into the "Riviera of the Middle East". Human rights groups said the plan amounted to ethnic cleansing and most Gazans said they would never consider leaving.
