Election at the UN. The UN Security Council vote on the situation in Gaza, already postponed several times, was postponed once again, until this Wednesday, to allow negotiations on the text to continue. The latest text on the table, seen by AFP, prepared by the United Arab Emirates, calls for the “suspension” of hostilities in the Palestinian territory to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The leader of Hamas in Egypt. Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh arrived in Egypt to lead discussions on a potential truce in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for a new exchange of prisoners, the Palestinian Islamist organization announced in a statement on Wednesday. Based in Qatar, the leader arrived “in the Egyptian capital for discussions with Egyptian officials on the developments of the Zionist aggression (Israeli, Editor’s note) on the Gaza Strip and many other issues”, indicates the text.
News from two hostages. The Palestinian organization Islamic Jihad released a video on Tuesday showing two Israeli hostages, alive, among the 129 still held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 attack on Israeli soil.
A coalition in the Red Sea. Several countries announced Wednesday the creation of a military coalition in the Red Sea in an attempt to counter increasing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against merchant shipping. Bahrain, the United States, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Great Britain, Seychelles and Spain are the signatory countries.