Benny Gantz, member of the Israeli war cabinet which was formed following the October 7 attacks, announced his resignation from the government on Sunday June 9. He had given his rival Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, an ultimatum, which was due to expire the day before. Benny Gantz had expressed deep disagreements with the Israeli executive on the policy to follow in the Gaza Strip. Follow our live stream.
Resumption of humanitarian aid from the American pier. The American army announced on Saturday evening that it had resumed the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gazan population from the temporary pier built by the United States on the Gaza coast and damaged by a storm at the end of May. US Middle East Command (Centcom) “began delivery of humanitarian aid ashore in Gaza” And “a total of some 492 tonnes of much-needed humanitarian aid have been delivered to the people of Gaza” Saturday, Centcom reported on social network
Strikes in southern Lebanon. Israeli bombings targeted several regions in southern Lebanon on Saturday, killing two people, including a Hezbollah fighter, says the Lebanese Islamist movement. Hezbollah, a supporter of Hamas, regularly exchanges fire with the Israeli army. Violence has intensified in recent weeks and exchanges of fire have sparked fires on both sides of the border.
Four Israeli hostages released. The Israeli army announced on Saturday that it had freed four hostages during a “special operation” in Nusseirat, in the center of the Gaza Strip. Noa Argamani (25 years old), Almog Meir Jan (21 years old), Andrey Kozlov (27 years old) and Shlomi Ziv (40 years old) were kidnapped by Hamas during the Nova music festival on October 7, according to the army.
The head of American diplomacy expected in the region. As diplomatic efforts to secure a truce stall, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan next week to “promote a ceasefire proposal” presented recently by President Joe Biden, according to Washington.
