The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain call for an “immediate return” to a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel’s military presses its renewed offensive against Hamas.
“The resumption of Israeli strikes in Gaza marks a dramatic step backward for the people of Gaza. We are appalled by the civilian casualties and urgently call for an immediate return to a ceasefire,” the ministers say in a joint statement.
The joint appeal came after Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip if Hamas does not release the remaining Israeli hostages being held there.
The ministers — Germany’s Annalena Baerbock, France’s Jean-Noel Barrot and Britain’s David Lammy — call on “all parties to reengage with negotiations to ensure the ceasefire is implemented in full and becomes permanent.”
They say Hamas must release the dozens of hostages remaining in the Palestinian territory and that the terror group “must neither govern Gaza nor be a threat to Israel anymore.”
The allies say Israel must “fully respect international law” and allow the flow of aid into the territory.
Houthis claim ballistic missile attack, threaten to keep targeting Ben Gurion Airport
Yemen’s Houthis take responsibility for Friday’s night ballistic missile attack against Israel, again claiming to have targeted Ben Gurion Airport.
In a statement, the Iran-backed rebels “warn all airlines that the so-called Ben Gurion Airport has become unsafe for air traffic and will remain so until the aggression against Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted.”
The Houthis also say they launched more drones at US warships in the Red Sea that have been involved in strikes against them.
IDF confirms airstrikes on Syrian military airbases targeting ‘remaining strategic capabilities’
The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes on the Palmyra military airport and the nearby T-4 airbase in central Syria a short while ago.
According to the IDF, the strikes targeted “remaining strategic military capabilities” at the two sites.
The airstrikes were carried out after the Israeli Air Intelligence Group — the Israeli Air Force’s intel unit — had been monitoring weapons and other strategic capabilities at the two military sites in central Syria over the recent period.
The strikes carried out by IAF fighter jets on the Palmyra military airport and the nearby T-4 airbase are described by military sources as “extensive,” taking out capabilities that will preserve Israel’s aerial superiority in the region.
Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December, Israel has vowed to destroy weapons in Syria it fears could fall into the hands of “hostile forces” that may seek to attack Israel.
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