The essential information on the war between Hamas and Israel this Wednesday, September 4.
Israel says it is ‘eradicating terrorist organisations’ in the West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that the military “eradicated terrorist organizations” in the occupied West Bank, threatening to use “all the strength” to achieve this goal, according to a statement from his office. The Israeli army is continuing its operation that began a week ago in the north of the occupied West Bank, where at least 30 Palestinians have since been killed, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Israeli raids, which are taking place within a framework of “anti-terrorism” according to the Hebrew state, are concentrated mainly around the city of Jenin. The armed groups fighting against Israel are particularly active in the West Bank, a territory occupied since 1967.
German Foreign Minister on Middle East trip
Annalena Baerbock begins a new visit to the Middle East this Wednesday evening, notably to Israel and Ramallah, with the aim of supporting international efforts towards a ceasefire in Gaza. It will involve “This is the Foreign Minister’s ninth trip to Israel, and her eleventh to the Middle East region since the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023.“, announced one of its spokeswomen from Berlin. This new trip comes at a time when the West, led by the United States, is increasing its pressure on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to finalize a truce in the Gaza Strip after the recent discovery in a tunnel of the bodies of six Israeli hostages.
British Prime Minister justifies restrictions on arms sales to Israel
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended the decision before Parliament on Wednesday.legal” and non-policy of his government to suspend certain arms deliveries to Israel, after the criticism provoked by this announcement. “We will, of course, continue to defend Israel’s right to defend itself, but it is important that we are a state committed to international law.“, said the Labour Party. London announced on Monday the suspension of around thirty arms export licences to the Hebrew state out of a total of 350, citing the conclusions of a legal review which considered that there is “a risk“that they are used in violation of international humanitarian law in the war in the Gaza Strip.
Greta Thunberg arrested in Denmark during anti-Gaza war protest
The 21-year-old environmental activist and a group of pro-Palestinian activists were briefly arrested on Wednesday after occupying a building at the University of Copenhagen to call for a boycott of Israeli universities. Greta Thunberg appears in the daily’s footage The extra sheet wearing a black and white keffiyeh – a scarf emblematic of the Palestinian cause – on her shoulders, escorted out of the building by the police. The six people arrested were released a few hours later.As the situation in Palestine deteriorates, the University of Copenhagen continues to cooperate with academic institutions in Israel“, denounced the protesters on social networks.
