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10m ago
10.17 GMT
The Israeli
foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, is taking questions from the press.
He told
reporters that Donald Trump, who returns to the White House as president
tomorrow, and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will meet “soon”
to discuss all issues of “great importance”. Separately, he accused Iran of
inflaming Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Sa’ar went
on to say that Israel remains committed to releasing all the hostages (Hamas
seized 251 hostages during the October 7 attack in 2023, in which 1,200 people
wee killed, and, after 15 months of Israel’s war, is estimated to hold 94).
“It is
clear, as I said previously, that to move from the first phase to the second
phase (of the ceasefire agreement) is not something automatic. We have
objectives of the war. To do it automatically is to accept Hamas’ wishes and
Hamas’ demands. We have objectives to achieve and we will negotiate that in
good faith,” Sa’ar said.
Updated at
10.19 GMT
25m ago
10.02 GMT
The UN
agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, says it has 4,000 truckloads of
humanitarian assistance ready to enter the Gaza Strip, with half of them
carrying food and flour. Hundreds of aid trucks are now waiting to cross into
Gaza.
“Attacks on
aid convoys in the Gaza Strip could decline as humanitarian relief comes in
following a ceasefire,” Philippe Lazzarini, the head of Unrwa, said.
International
aid agencies have repeatedly accused Israel of blocking or delaying
distribution of vital food, medicine and fuel over the course of its war on
Gaza. As part of the deal, aid to the territory should increase to 600 trucks a
day, above the 500 minimum that aid agencies say is needed to contain Gaza’s
devastating humanitarian crisis.
UNRWA has
4,000 truckloads of aid ready to enter #Gaza — half of them carry food and
flour.
Attacks
on aid convoys in the Gaza Strip could decline as humanitarian relief comes in
following a #ceasefire, says @UNLazzarini.https://t.co/yRt1NxWuXS
— UNRWA
(@UNRWA) January 19, 2025
The Israeli
parliament decided in late October to pass a law banning Unrwa from operating
in the country. Unrwa said the new laws will cause the supply chain of aid to
Gaza to “fall apart”.
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