USA will do "everything possible" to prevent Israel from resuming the war if the parties succeed in reaching a ceasefire, promises President Donald Trump. Qatar's Prime Minister, who previously had an important role as mediator, travels to the ongoing negotiations in Egypt where Hamas is reported to make counter-demands on the proposed proposal.
ConflictsThe Swedish Palestine activists who were detained by Israel in international waters last week held a press conference at Sergels torg in Stockholm. Among them Greta Thunberg – who told about the time in "an Israeli torture prison".
SwedenA minute of silence at the site where the music festival Nova took place. Ceremonies at several affected kibbutzes near the Gaza Strip. And this evening a live broadcast memorial service in Tel Aviv. All of Israel is commemorating on Tuesday the two-year anniversary of the Palestinian extremists' large-scale attack, which became the start of the Gaza war.
ConflictsHamas is on site, and delegations from Israel and the USA are on their way. The hopes are great as the peace talks about Gaza are now to begin. But according to media in the region, only Hamas and the mediators are participating in the first meetings.
ConflictsThe nine Swedish activists who are being detained in Israel may be allowed to leave the country on Monday, according to Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party). Anna Fransson, spokesperson for Global Movement to Gaza Sweden, tells TT that the Swedes will be deported to Greece.
World politicsHope, doubt and joy. After nearly two years of war, peace seems within reach – and among Gaza Strip's inhabitants, emotions are mixed. The most important thing is that the hostages are released. They are an excuse for Israel to continue its occupation, says 24-year-old Jamila al-Sayyid in Gaza City.
Conflicts20 points, signed by the President of the USA Donald Trump, will put an end to the war in Gaza. This is what the White House peace plan looks like.
ConflictsNew talks about the hostage that Hamas is holding and an end to the war in Gaza are expected in the beginning of next week. President Donald Trump announces at the same time that Israel "has temporarily stopped the bombings to give a settlement about the hostage and peace a chance".
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