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The head of government’s office told Israeli media on Tuesday that the date of his trip had “not been finalized.”
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Benjamin Netanyahu will not deliver a speech to the US Congress on June 13. The Prime Minister’s Office declared, Tuesday June 4, to Israeli media that the date of his trip had not “not been finalized”. Yet, THEAmerican media Punchbowl News and Politico reported Monday that the head of the Israeli government would give a speech to elected representatives of Congress on June 13. The Prime Minister’s teams clarified that this date interferes with Jewish holidays. Follow our live stream.
The United States wants the UN Security Council to support the truce plan. Washington announced on Monday a draft resolution to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement presented by President Joe Biden and call on Hamas to accept it. “Many leaders and governments, including in the region, have supported this plan and we call on the Security Council to join them in calling for the implementation of this plan without delay and without new conditions.”said American Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield in a statement.
The Israeli army announced the death of four hostages in Gaza. The army has “informed the families of Chaïm Peri, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper and Nadav Popplewell” of the death of these hostages kidnapped during the Hamas attack on October 7. Three of these hostages announced dead this Monday, were from the Kibbutz of Nir Oz. “The immense pain that accompanies this painful news should shake every citizen of the State of Israel and lead all leaders to deep introspection”reacted the Forum of Hostage Families, in a press release.
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#ISRAEL_PALESTINE Benyamin Netanyahu’s office denies the presence of the Israeli Prime Minister on June 13 in Washington to deliver a speech to Congress as reported by American media, according to Israeli media. The date would indeed not be “finalized” and it would not be June 13, because that interferes with Jewish holidays. -
#MEXICO The mayor of a town in western Mexico was assassinated yesterday, barely 24 hours after the triumphant election of the country’s first woman, Claudia Sheinbaum, according to the regional government. This historic election was marred by violence. At least 27 candidates in local elections, which were held at the same time as the legislative and presidential elections, were killed, according to the latest AFP count.
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#TAIWAN Taiwan’s Defense Ministry announces that it has detected 23 Chinese planes around the island in less than three hours, after multiple intrusions since the inauguration in Taipei of new President Lai Ching-te. Beijing said last week that it would maintain military pressure on Taiwan as long as “provocations in favor of independence” of the autonomous island will continue. #CHINA
Today is also the 35th anniversary of the Chinese government’s crackdown on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. “The memories of June 4 will not disappear into the torrent of history and we will continue to work hard to keep this historic memory alive”For “all those who are attached to Chinese democracy”wrote Lai Ching-te on Facebook.
(CATHERINE HENRIETTE / AFP)
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#SPACE The ascent module of the Chinese probe Chang’e 6 successfully took off from the lunar surface, carrying samples of the far side, a first, according to state media. This is a “unprecedented feat in the history of human lunar exploration”, declares the official Xinhua news agency, citing the Chinese Space Administration.
(JIN LIWANG / XINHUA / AFP)
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#ISRAEL_PALESTINE Israeli authorities are battling intense forest fires in the north of the country, which broke out shortly after rocket and drone fire from neighboring Lebanon and required the partial evacuation of a locality. In retaliation for these shots, Israel claimed airstrikes on elements it said were Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
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#ISRAEL_PALESTINE The United States announced last night a draft UN Security Council resolution to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement presented by President Joe Biden and call on Hamas to accept it. “Council members must not let this opportunity pass. We must speak with one voice to support this agreement”said the American ambassador to the UN.
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#END OF LIFE Assisted dying, for whom? MPs are preparing to debate one of the most sensitive issues in the examination of the end-of-life bill, which continues all week in the National Assembly with a view to a vote on first reading on June 11. Since the government text was modified in committee in mid-May, discussions have focused on the sensitive issue of criteria for access to assisted suicide or euthanasia.
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Should the patient’s vital prognosis be engaged “in the short or medium term”, as the executive wishes, or should we require that the illness be “in an advanced or terminal phase”, as some parliamentarians defend? Behind this battle of words, the issue is very concrete for some patients.
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