Ceasefire deal in Gaza before Ramadan 'looking tough', Biden says - after US denies causing airdrop deaths (news.sky.com)
from Linkerbaan@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 2024 20:59
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US President Joe Biden has said reaching a six-week ceasefire deal in Gaza before the start of Ramadan is “looking tough”.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has denied that US aid airdrops caused civilian casualties in Gaza on Friday. Palestinian officials reported that five people were killed and several others were wounded when boxes of aid fell on them by mistake. Footage showed dozens of people running around as the boxes were dropped.

The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, revealed earlier that the UK had been involved in the new maritime corridor “from the start” and had been “helping with the pre-screening of aid”.

However, despite welcoming the US development, he urged Israel to open its own port of Ashdod which could be used to deliver aid while the port is built, describing the lack of aid getting into Gaza as “frustrating”.

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autotldr@lemmings.world on 09 Mar 2024 21:00 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


US President Joe Biden has said reaching a six-week ceasefire deal in Gaza before the start of Ramadan is “looking tough”.

“We’re working intensely on it, and we’ll see what they do,” Mr Blinken added ahead of a meeting with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan on Friday.

Countries including the US, the UK and Jordan have dropped aid packages into Gaza by air as the territory faces a worsening humanitarian catastrophe.

The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, revealed earlier that the UK had been involved in the new maritime corridor “from the start” and had been “helping with the pre-screening of aid”.

At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at the north’s Kamal Adwan and Shifa hospitals, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas’s 7 October attacks, in which some 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were abducted.


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FenrirIII@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 2024 03:45 next collapse

Hamas won’t agree to Israel’s (unrealistic) demands.

Israel won’t agree to Hamas’s (unrealistic) demands.

It’s like bad poetry.

Linkerbaan@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 2024 08:29 next collapse

Hamas demands are quite realistic.

Only israel wants Hamas to give up all leverage for a 6 week ceasefire and then continue their Genocide.

harderian729@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 2024 09:10 collapse

Israel’s demands: “Accept that you’ve lost.”

Hamas’ demands: “No.”

Anything else is revisionist history by people who don’t understand what’s going on around them.

VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works on 10 Mar 2024 04:07 next collapse

How very surprising hamas don’t like the aid, and I thought they’d thank the US and use it to help their population…

Linkerbaan@lemmy.world on 10 Mar 2024 09:27 collapse

Update: Video of the supposed failed airdrop, can clearly be seen falling hard

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