Gaza ceasefire talks
A senior Hamas official says Israel should accept the provisions of any ceasefire proposal openly and explicitly in a way that the regime can’t evade commitments. Osama Hamdan made the remarks following a three-phase ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. He said the proposed ceasefire lacks specific details such as timing and mechanism. Hamdan said Hamas seeks the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip as part of any agreement. He added that this must be included in any proposal within "clearly defined steps." The Hamas official, however, said the group views the US proposal positively, stressing that the Israeli side has so far thwarted all efforts toward reaching a ceasefire. Hamdan also reiterated that any final deal should include a fair captive-exchange agreement.
Anti-Netanyahu protests
Israeli forces have once again violently clashed with thousands of protesters in Tel Aviv calling for snap elections and the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Regime forces shoved demonstrators and sprayed them with water cannons. Horse-mounted forces tried to disperse crowds blocking streets. A number of people were also arrested. The families of the captives held in Gaza threatened to march toward the Prime Minister’s residence. Thousands of protesters slammed Netanyahu’s policies, saying he has failed to secure the release of the captives held in Gaza. They demanded that the Israeli cabinet strike a deal with the Hamas resistance movement to return them. It is estimated that around a hundred-thirty Israeli captives remain in Gaza. Hamas says dozens of them have been killed in Israeli attacks.
Yemen retaliatory operations
The Yemeni army says it has carried out six fresh military operations against vessels in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, in response to the latest American-British aggressions against Yemen. The Army’s Spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the Yemeni military targeted the American aircraft carrier, Eisenhower, in the Red Sea with missiles and drones for the second time in the past 24 hours. He added that the army’s drones also successfully hit another American destroyer in the same region. In the next four operations, the army targeted commercial vessels across the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Those ships ignored Yemen’s entry ban for the Israeli-bound vessels. The army also reaffirmed its ongoing support for the displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, adding that the country will continue to intensify its operations as long as the Israeli regime continues its genocide in Gaza.
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