Four Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip were released on Saturday, June 8, during a “special operation” in Nousseirat. Noa Argamani (25 years old), Almog Meir Jan (21 years old), Andrey Kozlov (27 years old) and Shlomi Ziv (40 years old) were kidnapped by Hamas during the Nova music festival on October 7, according to the army. They are in “good health“, according to the Israeli army. They were transferred to a medical center in Tel-HaShomer “for more in-depth medical examinations”. Follow our live stream.
New strikes in the Gaza Strip. AFP teams as well as witnesses reported strikes at dawn on Saturday June 8 in different sectors of the Gaza Strip. These new shots come after a strike Thursday on a school of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which left 37 dead, according to a local hospital. The Israeli army, for its part, claimed responsibility for this attack which, according to it, was aimed at “a Hamas base”and claimed Friday to have killed there “17 terrorists”.
American pier for Gaza aid reinstalled. The US military announced Friday that the temporary pier it built on the Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid, damaged by a storm in late May, had been reinstalled after repairs. International aid, whose entry into Gaza is controlled by Israel, only reaches the territory in dribs and drabs.
The uncertain future of Benny Gantz in the Israeli government. Lhe political rival of the Israeli Prime Minister threatens to slam the door of the government, for lack of agreement on an “action plan” for the post-war period in the Palestinian territory. Benny Gantz will hold a press conference on Saturday evening, his office announced on Friday. Several Israeli media see this as a sign of the announcement of his resignation from the government.
Negotiations for a truce are stalling. Just one week after the new road map announced by US President Joe Biden, diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire appear to be stalling despite discussions this week in Doha, Qatar. In this context, the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will visit Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan next week, Washington announced.