Israeli far-right ministers threatened, Saturday, June 1, to leave Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the event of an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian movement Hamas. In messages on X, Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister of National Security, said his party would “dissolve the government” if the agreement was reached, qualifying the proposal as “victory for terrorism and a risk for Israel’s security”. Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance, told him that he “will not take part in a government which accepts the proposed plan”. Follow our live stream.
Mediators call on Israel and Hamas to “finalize” an agreement. LQatari, American and Egyptian negotiators jointly called on the two parties to agree on the basis of the plan announced Friday by American President Joe Biden, for a “a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages and detainees”according to a joint statement published in Cairo and Doha.
Thousands of Israelis in the streets. Many Israeli citizens demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government accept the agreement for the release of hostages.
Rafah still under bombs. Israeli air force and artillery intensively bombarded the town of Rafah on Saturday. They are maintaining their offensive in this town in the south of the Gaza Strip, despite protests from the international community which is worried about civilians. Operations are concentrated in the west of the city, in the Tal al-Sultan district.
A three-phase ceasefire agreement. According to Joe Biden, the “roadmap” firstly includes a six-week ceasefire, accompanied by a withdrawal of the Israeli army “from all populated areas of Gaza”, but also the release of certain hostages still held. In the second phase, the American president spoke of the cessation “permed” hostilities and the release of all hostages. The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip would take place in a third and final phase.
Chile “joins” South Africa in its request against Israel at the ICJ. The International Court of Justice, seized at the end of December by South Africa, ordered Israel in January to do everything in its power to prevent any act of genocide and allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the strip. of Gaza but did not go so far as to order a cease-fire.