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20-04-2025
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Vice Foreign Minister Meets Vice President of French Senate Committee
Saudi Arabia's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji met today Vice President of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Armed Forces Committee in the French Senate Olivier Cadic at the ministry headquarters in Riyadh. During the meeting, Elkhereiji and Cadic, who also serves as President of the French-Gulf States Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, discussed the Saudi-French relations and how to strengthen them, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Vice Foreign Minister Meets Vice President of French Senate Committee Both officials also delved into the latest regional and international developments and the efforts being made to address them. The meeting highlighted the presence of the French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Patrick Maisonnave. Related Topics: French Parliament Suspends Session Over Gaza Images Saudi Crown Prince Engages Key Talks with French, British Leaders Cairo to Host French-Egyptian-Jordanian Summit on Gaza Short link : Post Views: 9 Related Stories
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12-04-2025
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UN Rights Office: 36 Israeli Raids in Gaza Killed ‘Only Women and Children'
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stated that collective punishment and the use of starvation as a method of warfare in Gaza represent crimes under international law. The OHCHR has condemned Israel's closure of the crossings into the Gaza Strip for six consecutive weeks. It also stressed that such closure is significantly exacerbating the dire humanitarian conditions of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. No Safe Area in Gaza The office denounced Israel's ongoing airstrikes across the Strip, leaving no safe area for Palestinians, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The Israeli forces launched 224 airstrikes between March 18 and April 9, destroying residential buildings and tents of displaced Palestinians. 'In light of the cumulative impact of Israeli forces conduct in Gaza, we are seriously concerned that Israel appears to be inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life increasingly incompatible with their continued existence as a group,' Ravina Shamdasani, the Spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights told reporters in Geneva. 36 Airstrikes Targeting Only Women, Children In this context, the commissioner confirmed that approximately 36 raids have killed several victims from women and children. 'Overall, a large percentage of fatalities are children and women, according to information recorded by our Office,' Shamdasani said. She also clarified that even the areas where civilians were ordered to go under 'evacuation orders' were also being bombed by Israeli Forces. 'Despite Israeli military orders instructing civilians to relocate to the Al Mawasi area of Khan Younis, strikes continued on tents in that area housing displaced people, with at least 23 such incidents recorded by the Office since 18 March,' she said. Since the beginning of Hamas-Israel War in Gaza, the Israeli occupation has killed at least 50,695 Palestinians and wounded 115,338 more, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Related Topics: Israeli Military Fires Reservists over Gaza War Criticism Saudi FM Arrives in Turkey for Gaza Contact Group's Meeting Cairo to Host French-Egyptian-Jordanian Summit on Gaza Short link : Post Views: 149
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06-04-2025
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Cairo to Host French-Egyptian-Jordanian Summit on Gaza
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, announced a trilateral summit with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan to discuss the situation in Gaza, reported Agence France Presse (AFP). This comes as Egypt floated a new ceasefire proposal to de-escalate the situation in Gaza amid an intensified Israeli military campaign that continues for a third consecutive week, killing hundreds of Palestinians and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate areas in northern Gaza. Macron in Egypt The French President on Saturday announced that he will visit Cairo to discuss the situation in Gaza with Egypt's President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II. According to Macron's office, he will arrive in Cairo on Sunday evening, hold bilateral talks with his Egyptian counterpart on Monday morning, and hold the trilateral summit later on the same day. 'In response to the Gaza emergency and during my visit to Egypt at President Al-Sisi's invitation, we will hold a trilateral summit with the Egyptian president and the King of Jordan,' Macron wrote on X. En réponse à l'urgence à Gaza et dans le cadre de la visite que je m'apprête à effectuer en Égypte à l'invitation du Président al-Sissi, nous tiendrons un sommet trilatéral avec le Président égyptien et le Roi de Jordanie. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 5, 2025 Macron on Tuesday will visit the Egyptian port of Al-Arish, 50 kilometers west of Gaza and a transit point for aid heading to the Strip, to meet with humanitarian and security workers and stress his 'constant mobilization in favor of a ceasefire,' according to the French President's office. Discussing Gaza Situation On Saturday, Macron and Al-Sisi had a phone conversation where they discussed several topics, including the recent developments in Gaza. Both leaders explored the possibility of holding a trilateral French-Egyptian-Jordanian summit in Cairo during Macron's visit to Egypt. Furthermore, they reviewed Egypt's efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza in light of the latest developments in the Strip, stressing the urgent need for restoring calm through an immediate ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid. They also underscored the importance of the two-state solution as the only guarantee for achieving enduring peace in the region, according to the Spokesperson for the Egyptian Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy. New Egyptian Ceasefire Proposal Amid the ongoing Israeli military escalation in Gaza, Egypt has floated a new ceasefire proposal to advance negotiations and offer a potential path for restoring calm, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. This will be the fourth Egyptian ceasefire proposal in less than a month, aimed at bridging the gaps between previous proposals which failed to gain consensus. On Saturday, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, met with a high-level delegation from the Palestinian Fatah movement, led by the Central Committee Secretary, Jibril Rajoub. Their talks focused on the recent developments in the West Bank and Gaza. They also discussed Egypt's efforts to consolidate a ceasefire and accelerate the delivery of humanitarian aid, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Egypt has not revealed the details of the latest ceasefire proposal. However, the Israeli public broadcaster said that the new proposal aims to resolve disputes over the ceasefire and prisoner exchange. The proposal is aimed at reaching a compromise on the mediators' proposal which included the release of 5 living Israeli hostages and Israel's demand for returning 11 living hostages. Gaza Ceasefire Collapse After nearly a two-month truce, ceasefire negotiations collapsed on March 18, 2025, and Israel resumed its air and ground operations in Gaza. Several proposals were made to restore the ceasefire agreement which came into force in January 19. These included a plan floated by the US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, which called for extending the first phase until mid-April, exchanging more Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. However, both sides disagreed. Hamas has demanded an end to the war and a full Israeli withdrawal, while Israel insists it will not end the war until it destroys Hamas' capabilities and frees all hostages. Days later, Egypt floated the release of 5 Israeli hostages each week, in return for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza, pausing fighting for a week, and releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The proposal also included a timeline for a complete Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, supported by US guarantees, in return for releasing the remaining hostages. On the other hand, Israel offered a counter-proposal, in coordination with the US. It included a truce, extending for 40 to 50 days, in exchange for returning half of the living hostages and the remains of half of those believed dead. Short link : Post Views: 87
