In Washington, calls for a truce between Hamas and Israel are increasing, particularly after the distribution of aid in Gaza which turned into a tragedy on Thursday February 29, when around a hundred people died. It is precisely in the American capital that the influential member of the Israeli war cabinet, Benny Gantz, is expected this Monday, March 4. The objective is to work towards the implementation of a “temporary ceasefire” and to insist on “the need to considerably increase” humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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⇒ Kamala Harris calls for an “immediate ceasefire”
⇒ Benny Gantz expected in Washington this Monday
⇒ Person accused of spying for Israel executed in Iran
Kamala Harris calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza Strip
“Given the extent of the suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is currently on the negotiating table” between Israel and Hamas, declared this Sunday March 3 the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. She is the first senior US official to openly call for such a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian territory.
“The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid. There are no excuses,” said Kamala Harris, making the sharpest criticism yet of Israel from a senior American official since the start of the war. Israel “should open new crossing points” and “must not impose unnecessary restrictions on the delivery of aid.”
“Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed,” castigated the Vice-President of the United States, referring to the distribution of aid in Gaza which turned into a tragedy on Thursday February 29.
Benny Gantz expected in Washington this Monday
In full negotiations to obtain a truce between Hamas and Israel, Benny Gantz, influential member of the Israeli war cabinet, will meet this Monday, March 4 in Washington with American leaders, according to a White House official. The implementation of a “temporary ceasefire” and “the need to considerably increase” humanitarian aid to Gaza will thus be discussed.
Benny Gantz is due to meet with US Vice President Kamala Harris and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday, the same source said. During his stay in the United States, the former Chief of Staff of the Israeli army is also expected to meet the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken.
Person accused of spying for Israel executed in Iran
Accused of having prepared a drone attack against the site of the Iranian Defense Ministry last year, a person was executed, as state media reported this Sunday. In January 2023, an anti-aircraft system destroyed a drone and two others exploded during this attack in the province of Isfahan.
The executed individual “had planned to blow up the Defense Ministry workshop complex in Isfahan under the direction of the intelligence officer of Mossad”, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, according to Israeli television. State. The date of the execution and the identity of the “terrorist” were not specified.