Pope Francis called on Sunday March 3 to guarantee “safe access” humanitarian aid for the population of the Gaza Strip, threatened with famine. Deadly Israeli bombings continue in the war sparked by an unprecedented Hamas attack on Israeli soil on October 7. “I encourage the continuation of negotiations for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and throughout the region”added the Pope at the end of the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter’s Square, in the Vatican. Follow our live stream.
Talks underway in Cairo, Egypt. Representatives of Hamas, Qatar and the United States are in Cairo (Egypt) on Sunday to “start a new round of negotiations” with a view to a truce in the Gaza Strip, according to the pro-government Egyptian media Al-Qahera. Egypt, Qatar and the United States, which act as mediators in this conflict, have been trying for weeks to obtain a ceasefire between the two parties and the release of dozens of hostages.
LThe Hamas Ministry of Health announces a new death toll of 30 410 dead. He also reported, in a statement, 90 deaths in the last 24 hours and a total of 71,700 injured in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war on October 7. Franceinfo was unable to verify these figures from an independent source.
Fertilizer-laden cargo ship sunk by Houthi attack poses environmental risk, US military says. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the February 19 attack on the Rubymara Belize-flagged merchant vessel operated by a Lebanese company, which was carrying combustible fertilizers.