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Khalil al Hayya explained that the movement received guarantees from the mediators and the US administration, and he confirmed that all parties stressed that the war has ended completely.
Hamas says it wants to make a deal and sees Trump as the key, but will not “raise the white flag.”
Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire agreement, halting hostilities after intense conflict. The deal marks a pause in violence and opens a window for humanitarian efforts and negotiations.
The Israeli military intercepted several boats from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition sailing toward Gaza, seizing the main vessel Conscience with 93 people aboard, including journalists and doctors, and detaining passengers in undisclosed conditions.
The letter, addressed to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Thursday, said banning Israel is “imperative”, citing a report by United Nations investigators that confirmed Israel is carrying out a genocide against Palestinians.
The announcement comes in the wake of 'Israel' intercepting more than 40 vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) in previous efforts and detaining at least 500 participants on Thursday.
Israeli forces have seized the last vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission to Gaza. The Polish-flagged Marinette was intercepted after most of the 44-ship fleet was dismantled, with hundreds of activists detained, sparking global criticism.
Mass protests broke out in Rome, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London, and across Latin America after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, with activists demanding freedom for detainees and aid access to Gaza.
Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, seizing several boats and detaining over 200 activists, including Greta Thunberg. The raid, condemned by Turkiye and Malaysia as illegal and dangerous, has sparked global outrage amid Gaza’s worsening crisis.
The Global Sumud Flotilla, over 50 vessels with activists from 44 nations, is sailing to Gaza. Backed by European warships and monitored by Turkey, it faces Israel’s vow to block it—setting up a tense standoff at sea.
When presenting it in the White House on Monday, US President Donald Trump hailed the plan as historic. But figuring out the details for some of its elements will likely be a major challenge to its implementation.
"It is unacceptable to ignore the human crisis that is happening inside of Gaza, and it is necessary for us to insist that both sides have to find a path in which a Palestinian state and autonomy exist side y side with a secure Israel.”
According to B’Tselem, civilians who walked for hours in search of food were repeatedly met with Israeli gunfire.
Spain has deployed a naval ship to the eastern Mediterranean to defend the Global Sumud Flotilla after Israeli drone strikes hit humanitarian boats. Italy has made a similar move, boosting calls for Europe to act against Israel’s siege of Gaza.
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he had asked Israel to ensure the safety of "Italian citizens, along with members of parliament and MEPs" among the pro-Palestinian activists.
UN Security Council members condemned Israel’s Gaza escalation, urging an immediate ceasefire. Ministers warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis, labeling the assault genocidal, while Russia accused the US of enabling strikes on civilians. Calls for a two-state solution grew louder.
Recognising the state of Palestine is a right of the Palestinian people, not a reward. Croatia should follow suit.
Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh served as the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of the General Presidency of Islamic Research and Ifta, holding the rank of minister.
Portugal’s announcement comes days after a landmark UN inquiry found that Israel’s war on Gaza amounts to a genocide.
Spain argued that Israel should face the same treatment as Russia, which was expelled from FIFA and UEFA following its invasion of Ukraine.
Brazil said it was exercising this right as a party to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
A flotilla bound for Gaza carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists set sail Monday from Tunisia after repeated delays, aiming to break the Zionist entity’s blockade and deliver aid to the Palestinian territory.