Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Palestinians crammed into the southern Gaza Strip would be able to leave before troops enter Rafah. His comments, alongside visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, follow international fears over the fate of the roughly 1.5 million people who have so...
Jerusalem – AFP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free the Israelis held in Gaza accompanied by a “longer-lasting cease-fire”. “We need a hostage deal with a longer-lasting cease-fire,” Scholz said during a joint press appearance in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...
AFP President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday Egypt did not close the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, which is the only one not under Israel’s control. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he added, “the repeated bombings by Israel of the Palestinian side of the crossing have prevented operations.” Sisi al...
