Israel confirms dying of hostage held in Gaza
The authorities introduced early Friday that an Israeli man held hostage in Gaza because the Oct. 7 Hamas assault was confirmed lifeless.
Dror Orr, 49, was killed and his physique had been held in Gaza since October 7, in line with the Be’eri kibbutz the place he lived. It was one of many areas hardest hit by Hamas’ assaults on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
His spouse Yonat was killed within the first assault, and two of his three kids, Noam and Alma, ages 17 and 13, had been kidnapped as a part of a ceasefire and hostage and prisoner alternate settlement between Israel and Israel. He was launched in November. Hamas.
“We are heartbroken to study that Dror Orr, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October seventh, has been confirmed murdered and his physique is being held in Gaza,” the Israeli authorities mentioned in a press release. Stated. The two kids and their brother Yari are actually orphans. he added.
A girl holds a poster with a portrait of Dror Or, a 43-year-old Israeli hostage who was confirmed lifeless by the Israeli authorities.Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
The authorities has not disclosed the way it discovered of Orr’s dying.
Orr’s dying was introduced as mediators Qatar, the United States and Egypt await Hamas’s response to a brand new proposal for a ceasefire and the discharge of hostages.
In late November, throughout a week-long ceasefire, 105 hostages, together with 80 Israelis and international nationals, had been launched in alternate for the discharge of 240 Palestinians held by Israel.
Israel estimates that 129 prisoners captured through the militant assault stay in Gaza. The navy mentioned 35 individuals had been killed, together with Orr.
Israeli retaliatory assaults in opposition to Hamas have killed no less than 34,596 individuals within the Gaza Strip, most of them girls and kids, in line with the Hamas-run area’s well being ministry.
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Türkiye suspends all commerce with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza Strip
Jasper Joly is the Guardian’s monetary reporter.
Turkey has suspended all commerce with Israel as a result of “worsening humanitarian tragedy” within the Palestinian territories, a transfer that drew sturdy criticism from Israel’s international minister.
Turkey’s Trade Ministry introduced late Thursday that “import and export transactions associated to Israel have been suspended for all merchandise.”
“Turkey will strictly and resolutely implement these new measures till the Israeli authorities permits an uninterrupted and ample move of humanitarian support to Gaza.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of appearing like a “dictator” after the restrictions had been first reported.
The unrest will possible additional deepen tensions between the 2 once-close allies, which have worsened because the begin of the Gaza disaster.
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The Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast asks whether or not we’re on the point of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Michael Safi discusses how rumors that the International Criminal Court may problem arrest warrants for Israeli chief Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders are affecting ceasefire negotiations, and Ask if additional help will ultimately be granted to the strip.
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According to Reuters, Iran has launched the crew of the seized Israeli-linked Portuguese-flagged ship, however the ship stays beneath its management, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian mentioned.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the container ship MSC Aries with 25 crew members on board within the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, days after Tehran vowed to retaliate in opposition to Israel’s alleged assault on its Damascus consulate. Iran has mentioned it could shut very important delivery lanes.
“The captured vessel, which turned off its radar in Iranian territorial waters and endangered navigational security, is in judicial custody,” Amirabdollahian mentioned, in line with a Foreign Ministry publish on X late Thursday night time. Ta.
He mentioned the discharge of the crew was a humanitarian act and that they might return house with their captain, Reuters reported.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry had beforehand introduced that the Aries had been seized on suspicion of “violating maritime regulation” and that there was little question it had ties to Israel.
MSC leases Aries from Gotal Shipping, an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime, which is partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Offer.
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Israel confirms dying of hostage held in Gaza
The authorities introduced early Friday that an Israeli man who had been held hostage in Gaza because the October 7 Hamas assault was confirmed lifeless.
Dror Orr, 49, was killed and his physique had been held in Gaza since October 7, in line with the Beeri kibbutz the place he lived. It was one of many areas hardest hit by Hamas’ assaults on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
His spouse Yonat was killed within the first assault, and two of his three kids, Noam and Alma, ages 17 and 13, had been kidnapped as a part of a ceasefire and hostage and prisoner alternate settlement between Israel and Israel. He was launched in November. Hamas.
“We are heartbroken to study that Dror Orr, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October seventh, has been confirmed murdered and his physique is being held in Gaza,” the Israeli authorities mentioned in a press release. Stated. The two kids and their brother Yari are actually orphans. he added.
A girl holds a poster with a portrait of Dror Or, a 43-year-old Israeli hostage who was confirmed lifeless by the Israeli authorities.Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
The authorities has not disclosed the way it discovered of Orr’s dying.
Orr’s dying was introduced as mediators Qatar, the United States and Egypt await Hamas’s response to a brand new proposal for a ceasefire and the discharge of hostages.
In late November, throughout a week-long ceasefire, 105 hostages, together with 80 Israelis and international nationals, had been launched in alternate for the discharge of 240 Palestinians held by Israel.
Israel estimates that 129 prisoners captured through the militant assault stay in Gaza. The navy mentioned 35 individuals had been killed, together with Orr.
Israeli retaliatory assaults in opposition to Hamas have killed no less than 34,596 individuals within the Gaza Strip, most of them girls and kids, in line with the Hamas-run area’s well being ministry.
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It was previous 9:30 a.m. in Gaza and Tel Aviv. This is the Guardian’s newest dwell weblog on the Israel-Gaza warfare and the broader Middle East disaster.
An Israeli man held hostage in Gaza because the October 7 Hamas assault has been confirmed lifeless, the federal government mentioned.
Dror Or was a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, one of many communities hardest hit by Hamas’ assaults on southern Israel. His spouse was killed within the first assault, and two of his three kids, 17 and 13-year-olds Noam and Alma, had been kidnapped however launched in November as a part of a ceasefire settlement between Israel and Hamas. .
“We are saddened to study that Dror Orr, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October seventh, has been confirmed murdered and his physique is being held in Gaza,” the Israeli authorities mentioned in a press release.
His dying was introduced as mediators Qatar, the United States and Egypt await Hamas’s response to a brand new proposal for a ceasefire and the discharge of hostages.
We’ll go into extra element later, however first let’s summarize the opposite main occasions.
The United Nations company introduced Thursday that rebuilding Gaza will price an estimated $30 billion to $40 billion and require an effort on a scale not seen since World War II. “The scale of the destruction is gigantic and unprecedented,” UN Under-Secretary-General Abdallah al-Dardari instructed a information convention in Amman, Jordan.
Hamas has confirmed that it’s going to go to Egypt to additional negotiate a ceasefire within the Gaza battle. The group’s assertion added that Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh confirmed the group’s “optimistic spirit in contemplating the ceasefire proposal” in a phone dialog with Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel.
Turkey has suspended all commerce with Israel as a result of “worsening humanitarian tragedy” within the Palestinian territories, a transfer that drew sturdy criticism from Israel’s international minister. Turkey’s Trade Ministry introduced late Thursday that “import and export transactions associated to Israel have been suspended for all merchandise.”
Israel’s president on Thursday criticized American universities for campus unrest over Israel’s warfare in Gaza, saying these universities are “tainted with hatred and anti-Semitism.” Professor Isaac Herzog issued an pressing message of help to the Jewish group “within the wake of the dramatic resurgence of anti-Semitism and hostility and threats in opposition to Jewish college students, particularly on campuses throughout the United States,” Professor Isaac Herzog mentioned in a particular broadcast. Stated.
Two individuals have been arrested for yelling abuse and throwing stones and eggs throughout an indication by relations of Gaza hostages who tried to dam a freeway in Tel Aviv.
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