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#Israel #netanyahu #turkey Israel's isolation deepens as Turkey halts bilateral trade with the Middle Eastern nation. Many nations are accusing Israel's prime minister of committing genocide in Gaza. And pressure is growing globally on Benjamin Netanyahu to end the conflict - even pressure from his closest allies. Turkey has become the first country to halt all trade with Israel worth $7bn - until a permanent ceasefire is reached. Ankara's boycott could further harm the Israeli economy battered by the war.

"The two are mutually incompatible," he told Al Jazeera. This has been echoed by the families of the captives as well as experts, including former military and intelligence officials in Israel, Seidmann noted. There is a "binary choice - end hostilities, withdraw from Gaza while receiving all of the hostages back", he said. "Any continuation of the war and any continuation of the Israeli presence in Gaza is a death sentence to the hostages."

#Aljazeeraenglish #News An Israeli parliament member called for the use of 'imprecise missiles to flatten buildings' in Gaza, after the US paused a weapons shipment to Israel over its attack in Rafah. Subscribe to our channel

#Israel #TelAviv #Benjamin Netanyahu Yossi Beilin, who served as Israel's justice minister from 1999 to 2001, says there are two key steps Israel must take to end the war in Gaza: first, secure a prisoner-captive exchange with Hamas; and second, exile Hamas leaders from Gaza. "Israel cannot afford for Hamas to continue to govern Gaza, but it does mean that we have to continue this war forever and kill innocent people on both sides," Beilin told Al Jazeera.

#Aljazeeraenglish #News A new mass grave has been discovered at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where Palestinian officials have been investigating allegations of killings of patients and staff by Israeli forces during their occupation of the site. Subscribe to our channel

#Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah The Israeli military has announced that a soldier has been killed in the northern Israeli community of Malkia. The soldier, a 20-year-old with the Field Intelligence Corps' 869th Battalion, was killed in a mortar and missile attack carried out on Wednesday by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon. The Lebanese armed group said on Wednesday that it carried out 12 attacks on various Israeli positions across the border, including buildings housing Israeli troops in the towns of Manara and Shlomi.

The grandson of Israeli captive Oded Lifshitz, 84, says his family has not heard anything about the condition of his grandfather in six months. "It's unimaginable that my grandfather is the only great grandfather held hostage in the world. That's a horrible title to have," Daniel Lifshitz told Al Jazeera. "Every day we are losing them. I don't know the real number [of captives] there, but I'm sure many of them are not alive any more." He added the negotiations for the release of those taken are "under fire".

#IsraelWar #SaveRafah #IsraelHamasWar The Israeli military is continuing to pound the southern city of Rafah. The UN says around 50 thousand people who were taking shelter there have left since Monday. Many of those fleeing the bombing in Rafah are heading north to Deir el-Balah. Al Jazeera's Hind al Khoudary reports from Deir el-Balah. Subscribe to our channel

Russia says at least eight people have been injured in a Ukrainian attack on the border city of Belgorod. The governor of the region said strikes damaged more than 50 apartments and buildings, as well as cars. Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Belgorod since Russian forces invaded in February 20-22. Russia's defence ministry said it destroyed 15 Ukrainian rockets and drones in several regions. Those attacks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day Celebrations with a military parade in Moscow.

#Rafah #UnitedStates #Netanyahu The US President has sent his strongest message yet to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Joe Biden says he'll stop the supply of weapons to Israel, if it launches an all-out attack on Rafah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shut down Al Jazeera's operations, so Al Jazeera's correspondents are now reporting from outside of Israel. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom has the latest from the Jordanian capital, Amman. Subscribe to our channel

#Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #FreeGaza President Biden said the United States is still committed to Israel's defence and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors and other defensive weaponry. But if Israel goes into Rafah, "we're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used". Al Jazeera's John Hendren joins live from Chicago, where Biden is due to hold a rally. Subscribe to our channel

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed reports that the United States paused a weapons shipment to Israel, as President Joe Biden's administration faces growing pressure to condition aid to the top US ally amid the war in Gaza. Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies where she directs the New Internationalism Project, joins Al Jazeera's live from Washington DC. Subscribe to our channel

#Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #FreeGaza Al Jazeera's senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights the deception within the Israeli war cabinet, led by Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, and Gadi Eisenkot, regarding the true motive behind the Rafah assault. Bishara criticizes Israel's refusal of a prisoner exchange, despite Hamas's acceptance facilitated by the US. He questions the swift return to diplomacy, pointing to underlying issues within both Tel Aviv and Washington, particularly the apparent betrayal of CIA Director William Burns by his own administration. Subscribe to our channel

#who #worldhealthorganization #israel The World Health Organization is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Learn more about the devastating effects of war and why peace is urgently needed. World Health Organization spokesperson Margaret Harris has warned that hospitals in Gaza only have fuel to operate for the next two to three days as Israel continues to block the Rafah crossing. Harris said the entry of humanitarian and medical supplies to Gaza has "stopped completely". "We were expecting to have fuel delivered today. We don't have it," she told Al Jazeera. "So we've had to suspend some of our activities to the north because we want to reserve that fuel for the hospitals to ensure that they can continue their life-saving work."

#Rafah #UnitedStates #Netanyahu US President Joe Biden is threatening to stop the supply of weapons to Israel if it launches a large-scale attack on Rafah. Washington has been pressuring Israel's Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for weeks not to send forces into the city in the south of Gaza where more than one and a half million displaced Palestinians have been sheltering. Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel:

#USDefense #IsraelWeapons #BidenAdministration President Joe Biden decided to hold back delivery of high payload munitions to Israel because Washington believes a possible Israeli offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah could put civilians at risk, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from the State Department. Subscribe to our channel

#Rafah #United States #Netanyahu Doug Bandow, senior fellow at the Cato Institute think tank in Washington, DC, said President Biden is facing difficult choices between appeasing his Democratic supporters who want the war in Gaza to end, and his staunch support for Israel. "He is dealing with very serious political problems. He has a lot of young progressives, as well as Arab-Americans, who've been very angry about his stand in Gaza and support for Israel," Bandow told Al Jazeera.

The Israeli military persists in its bombardment of Rafah, with threats looming of a comprehensive offensive in the southern city. Approximately 50,000 individuals have fled since Monday, prompting the United Nations to caution against such action, citing it as a strategic blunder and a potential humanitarian catastrophe. Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Aazzoum reports from Rafah. Subscribe to our channel

The US president says the bombs that Washington has supplied to Israel and has now paused sending have been used to kill Palestinian civilians. "Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers," he said in an interview with US news outlet CNN, when asked about 2,000-pound bombs sent to Israel. Subscribe to our channel

#China #XiJinping #Hungary The final stop on President Xi's trip to Europe is Hungary. China has invested close to 10 billion dollars in manufacturing and infrastructure in the country. And Prime Minister Viktor Orban is keen to maintain good ties with a major economic partner. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from Debresen. Subscribe to our channel

#Israel #Palestine #NegevRegion Israeli authorities have demolished dozens of Bedouin homes in southern Israel. They have been destroyed in the desert area known as the Negev. The government says they were built without a permit. Palestinian-Israeli MPs have criticised the government's move, calling for a solution acceptable to all parties. It's among the largest mass demolitions in recent years. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut reports.

#Rafah #UnitedStates #Netanyahu Dan Perry, author of the Ask Questions Later newsletter, says Israel will be viewing the US pause on a shipment of weapons to Israel as "a signal of US dissatisfaction with the tactical part of what's happening in Rafah today". The US shares Israel's strategic goal of removing Hamas from power and returning the captives, but it also has certain things it wants from Israel, he said.

#Aljazeeraenglish #News Flooding in south Brazil has submerged one of its biggest cities, killed dozens of people and displaced thousands of others. Subscribe to our channel

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza One of the main hospitals in southern Gaza is now empty after Israeli troops seized the Rafah border crossing. Patients and medical workers fled Abu Youssef al-Najjar hospital in Rafah, fearing Israeli strikes. The hospital was one of the few medical facilities treating patients wounded during Israeli attacks in the city. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud has the latest from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. Subscribe to our channel

#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has seriously damaged critical energy infrastructure, in an overnight air attack. More than 50 missiles and 20 drones were launched, leaving smoke hanging over the capital Kyiv. Al Jazeera's John Holman has the latest from Kyiv, Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel