Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 124th day — has killed at least 27,585 Palestinians and wounded 66,978 others, as PM Benjamin Netanyahu says will continue the war on Gaza until 'total victory'.
Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 124th day — has killed at least 27,585 Palestinians and wounded 66,978 others, as PM Benjamin Netanyahu says will continue the war on Gaza until 'total victory'.Wednesday, February 7, 2024 0045 GMT — Saudi Arabia has told the US its position stands that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel unless an independent Palestinian state is recognised on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem, as its capital, and Israeli"aggression" on besieged Gaza stops the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
On Tuesday, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said that the Biden administration has received positive feedback that Saudi Arabia and Israel are willing to continue to have normalisation discussions. The kingdom issued the statement to affirm its steadfast position to Washington on the Palestinian issue in the light of the comments attributed to Kirby, the ministry said.Yemen's Houthi group launched six missiles toward two merchant ships, reportedly causing light damage to one of the vessels, the US military said. "Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired six anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden", US Central Command said in a statement. Three of the missiles were aimed at the MV Star Nasia, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that is Greek-owned and operated, the military command said. The other three missiles were apparently aimed at the MV Morning Tide, a Barbados-flagged, UK-owned cargo ship, but they exploded in the Red Sea without causing damage.The US House of Representatives rejected a Republican-led bill that would provide $17.6 billion to Israel, as Democrats said they wanted a vote instead on a broader measure that would also provide assistance to Ukraine, international humanitarian funding and new money for border security. As voting continued, there were 179 votes against the bill and 249 for it, meaning it could not receive the two-thirds majority needed to pass.Israel said it was examining Hamas' response to a plan to halt nearly four months of fighting in besieged Gaza after key mediator Qatar said the Palestinian resistance group had given a"positive" reply to the proposed agreement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Hamas' reply had been"shared" with Israel and he would discuss it there on Wednesday. "We're studying it intensely... and we will be working as hard as we possibly can to try to get an agreement," he said. Israel's spy agency Mossad also received the Hamas response, the prime minister's office said, and"its details are being thoroughly evaluated".Egyptian officials said they have received Hamas' response to a framework ceasefire agreement for besieged Gaza, a statement from Egypt's State Information Service said. "We will discuss all the details of the proposed framework with the concerned parties to reach an agreement on the final formula as soon as possible," Diaa Rashwan, head of the State Information Service, was quoted as saying. Egyptian security sources told the Reuters news agency that Hamas' response showed flexibility, asking for a specific timeline for the ceasefire to end after the Muslim Eid al Fitr holiday in early April. "Egypt will continue to exert its utmost efforts in order to reach a ceasefire agreement in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip soon," Rashwan said.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will continue its military invasion in besieged Gaza until"total victory" is achieved. "We are on the way to total victory, and we will not stop. This position represents the overwhelming majority of the people," Netanyahu said as he and his wife met with the representatives of families of killed Israeli soldiers, according to his office. The statement marks the first official Israeli comment after Qatar said Hamas has officially responded"positively" to a deal proposal.
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