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The USA wants to help the negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to be successful with a compromise proposal. Israel has rejected the participation of Turkish planes in dropping aid supplies. All developments in the live blog.
- Israel bets for the first time C Dome a
Turkey imposes trade restrictions against Israel because of the war in Gaza. The restrictions will apply from Tuesday and will remain in force “until Israel declares an immediate ceasefire and allows adequate and uninterrupted humanitarian aid,” according to the Turkish Trade Ministry. A number of export goods such as cement, steel and iron are affected.
The heads of state of France, Jordan and Egypt have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in a joint newspaper article. “The war in Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian suffering it causes must end now,” demand French President Emmanuel Macron, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a joint contribution, among others, in the US newspaper “Washington Post” appeared.
The Israeli army says it has deployed its new C-Dome defense system for the first time, the naval version of the Iron Dome missile defense system. Following an alert in the Eilat area of southern Israel about an “enemy aircraft,” naval forces identified a “suspicious aerial target” that had crossed Israeli territory, the army said. The target was successfully intercepted by the C-Dome naval defense system. There were no injuries or damage.
When asked by the AFP news agency, the Israeli army did not say whether the aerial target was a drone or not.
The US military says it has destroyed the Houthi rebels’ air defense and drone systems in the Red Sea area. No one was injured, US Central Command said on X. No damage to commercial or US vessels was reported. Houthi attacks have recently severely affected shipping in the Red Sea. According to their own statements, they want to express their solidarity with Hamas, which is also supported by Iran.
According to media reports, the USA wants to make the indirect negotiations on a ceasefire a success with a new compromise proposal. As the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Arab mediators, the proposal presented by CIA Director William Burns in Cairo on Sunday evening provides for the Islamist Hamas to exchange 40 of the more than 100 hostages held in the Gaza Strip as part of a six-week ceasefire to release 900 Palestinian prisoners – including 100 who were sentenced to life in prison for murdering Israelis.
The news portal Axios also reported on Burns’ new proposal, which Israeli officials said was based on conditions discussed in previous negotiations. The new proposal requires compromises from both parties to the conflict.
The US has again spoken out against the attack following Israel’s confirmation of a planned offensive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Given the 1.5 million Palestinians who have fled to Rafah, the US has “made it clear to Israel that we believe that a large-scale military invasion of Rafah would have an immensely damaging impact on these civilians and ultimately harm Israel’s security,” he said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller to journalists.
According to information from Ankara, Israel has refused to allow Turkish planes to take part in dropping aid supplies over the Gaza Strip. Jordan agreed for its country to take part in an operation to airdrop aid, but Israel rejected the request, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. “There is no excuse for Israel to block our attempt to deliver air aid to the starving people of Gaza,” he said.
Fidan said that given this situation, Turkey had decided to “take a series of new measures against Israel.” These steps would be implemented “until Israel declares a ceasefire and allows aid into Gaza without disruption.” Fidan did not say what Turkey was planning in detail.
What is the status of ceasefire negotiations? Why were leaflets dropped over Berlin? You can read more about these topics in Monday’s live blog.