Ceasefire
Egyptian alternative to Trump's Gaza plan being developed
Egypt and the World Bank are drawing up an alternative to Donald Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the "Middle Eastern Riviera", reports The Guardian.
According to the plan, Hamas will be excluded from the governance and reconstruction of Gaza. However, the plan does not touch on Hamas's future military status, which speaks against Israeli approval.
Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, are said to be ready to finance the reconstruction on the condition that Palestinians are allowed to remain in Gaza. It is expected to take three to five years - two-thirds of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed.
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicates that he is moving forward with Trump's plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians, which he calls "the only viable plan" for the region, according to the AP.
Egyptian alternative to Trump's Gaza plan being developed
Egypt and the World Bank are drawing up an alternative to Donald Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the "Middle Eastern Riviera", reports The Guardian.
According to the plan, Hamas will be excluded from the governance and reconstruction of Gaza. However, the plan does not touch on Hamas's future military status, which speaks against Israeli approval.
Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, are said to be ready to finance the reconstruction on the condition that Palestinians are allowed to remain in Gaza. It is expected to take three to five years - two-thirds of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed.
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicates that he is moving forward with Trump's plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians, which he calls "the only viable plan" for the region, according to the AP.
Israel-Hezbollah
Israel claims Hamas commander killed in Lebanon
A person has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese port city of Saida, news agencies report. Israel claims the man killed is a Hamas commander named Mohammed Shahine, who Israel says was planning an attack on Israel from Lebanese territory. The information has not been confirmed by independent sources.
The attack on Saida is the first so far into Lebanon since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on November 27, writes TT. It also comes the day before Israel is to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon. At the same time, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun fears that Israel will not have withdrawn completely when the deadline expires tomorrow.
“We are afraid that a complete withdrawal will not be achieved tomorrow,” he said in a statement.
Israel claims Hamas commander killed in Lebanon
A person has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese port city of Saida, news agencies report. Israel claims the man killed is a Hamas commander named Mohammed Shahine, who Israel says was planning an attack on Israel from Lebanese territory. The information has not been confirmed by independent sources.
The attack on Saida is the first so far into Lebanon since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on November 27, writes TT. It also comes the day before Israel is to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon. At the same time, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun fears that Israel will not have withdrawn completely when the deadline expires tomorrow.
“We are afraid that a complete withdrawal will not be achieved tomorrow,” he said in a statement.
West Bank
Israel wants to see 1,000 new homes in occupied West Bank
Israel wants to build about 1,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. According to the Israeli peace organization Peace Now, the country has put out a bid, AP writes.
The construction plans involve an expansion of the population of the Efrat settlement by 40 percent. It also means that the development of the nearby Palestinian city of Bethlehem is further blocked.
Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War. More than 500,000 settlers with Israeli citizenship live in the West Bank, which is home to about three million Palestinians.
Israel wants to see 1,000 new homes in occupied West Bank
Israel wants to build about 1,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. According to the Israeli peace organization Peace Now, the country has put out a bid, AP writes.
The construction plans involve an expansion of the population of the Efrat settlement by 40 percent. It also means that the development of the nearby Palestinian city of Bethlehem is further blocked.
Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War. More than 500,000 settlers with Israeli citizenship live in the West Bank, which is home to about three million Palestinians.
Gaza War
BBC depicts Gaza through the eyes of children: “Would you survive?”
“Have you ever wondered what you would do if your world was shattered? Most importantly, would you survive?” The questions are posed by 13-year-old Abdullah, one of four children who are telling their stories during the Gaza war in a new BBC documentary.
Abdullah tells The Guardian that he wanted to help explain the suffering in Gaza in a language the world can understand. The documentary also features ten-year-old Renad, who cooks with his sister while bombs fall nearby, and eleven-year-old Zakaria, who helps transport the dead and injured to al-Aqsa hospital.
The original plan was not to tell the story of Gaza through the children's perspective. Instead, it was something that grew out of it, says one of the producers, Yousef Hammash.
“Focusing on the children humanizes the story,” says Hammash.
BBC depicts Gaza through the eyes of children: “Would you survive?”
“Have you ever wondered what you would do if your world was shattered? Most importantly, would you survive?” The questions are posed by 13-year-old Abdullah, one of four children who are telling their stories during the Gaza war in a new BBC documentary.
Abdullah tells The Guardian that he wanted to help explain the suffering in Gaza in a language the world can understand. The documentary also features ten-year-old Renad, who cooks with his sister while bombs fall nearby, and eleven-year-old Zakaria, who helps transport the dead and injured to al-Aqsa hospital.
The original plan was not to tell the story of Gaza through the children's perspective. Instead, it was something that grew out of it, says one of the producers, Yousef Hammash.
“Focusing on the children humanizes the story,” says Hammash.
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