Gaza Strip
Asked by JNS why Gulf funding had taken a precipitous drop, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini pointed to “a combination of factors.”
Rome dispatched the first warship on Wednesday, hours after flotilla organizers claimed the protest ships were targeted by drones.
In Gaza City, IDF troops dismantled military infrastructure, including positions used to launch ambushes against Israeli forces.
U.S. Mideast envoy Witkoff expressed confidence that “in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough.”
The slain man was identified as Staff Sgt. Chalachew Shimon Demalash.
This is “further proof of Hamas’s cynical and systematic modus operandi of exploiting civilian infrastructure as manned terror command posts.”
“We want to bring the hostages home and return to normal life,” said the U.S. president.
The “flotilla, organized by Hamas, is intended to serve Hamas,” Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein added.
“It’s evident that Alon is losing vision in his right eye, and he appears thin and distressed,” said the captive’s parents, Kobi and Idit Ohel.
The slain soldier was identified as Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, 27.
The “lack of protection empowers the armed actors in Gaza, while forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives with no choice but to jump onto moving trucks to access aid,” the legislators wrote.
London’s envoy assured Hamas that funding for Gaza projects would continue despite terrorist designation.
