Lula's remarks came as leaders of the African Union summit condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza, which has killed nearly 29,000 Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as promised to "finish the job" as a member of his war cabinet threatened an invasion in Rafah after Ramadan.
A senior Egyptian official said mediators have achieved what he described as “relatively significant” progress in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. This came after both sides rejected each other's conditions for an imminent ceasefire and release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
According to a media report, Biden allegedly hurled "abusive" remarks against his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during his private conversation. However, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said that the two leaders have a "respectful relationship".
Masons, painters, electricians, plumbers and some farmers said they were looking for jobs in Israel with some willing to risk going into a conflict zone because they could make five times more money in a year than they would at home.
Netanyahu said the military will not withdraw from Gaza until Israel achieves "complete victory" over Hamas and ensure the safe return of the hostages being held by the militant group. This comes after US officials saw progress in negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire.
CCTV footage showed around a dozen Israeli troops, including some in women's garb and two dressed as medical staff, pacing with rifles through a corridor in Ibn Sina Hospital in the West Bank on Tuesday.
Netanyahu rejected Hamas' proposal to end the war which would include Israel's complete withdrawal from Gaza and leaving Hamas in power. Netanyahu's popularity continues to decline as he faces pressure from families of hostages amid differences with the US over Palestinian statehood.
The Gaza militants had held at least 253 people in the cross-border Hamas rampage of October 7 that triggered the worst fighting in decades. At least 130 are still in Gaza after others were brought home in a November truce.
Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government object to Palestinian statehood, asserting that its establishment would provoke further attacks against Israel. The Israeli PM's latest remarks suggest a growing rift with the US as Washington has called for a two-state solution to the issue.
Hamas released a video showing three hostages: Noa Argamani, Yossi Sharabi, and Itay Svirski, who were abducted on the day the militant group barged into the neighbouring nation and killed over 1400 Israeli civilians.
In a show of how seriously it takes the case, Israel is sending a strong legal team to the ICJ to defend its military operation that came after the October 7 attacks. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the attacks as "hypocrisy and lies" while accusing South Africa of supporting Hamas.
Earlier, Erdogan criticised Netanyahu over Israeli attacks in Gaza and said that he was no different from Nazi Germany leader Adolf Hitler. He likened Israel's operations in Gaza to the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazis in a dramatic escalation of tensions after the Hamas attack on Oct 7.
Israel-Hamas war: The 68 fatalities include at least 12 women and seven children. Besides airstrikes, the IDF claimed it recovered the bodies of at least five Israeli hostages killed in captivity from an underground tunnel network of Hamas in northern Gaza.
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a long and private conversation a day after the Biden administration again shielded Israel in the diplomatic arena.
PM Narendra Modi stressed that New Delhi has supported the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza while maintaining its support for a two-state solution.
Israel pressed away with its offensive with renewed US backing by raiding one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza and bombarding the South and killing 28 people, despite international alarm. Both countries are facing pressure as 20,000 Palestinians have been killed so far.
Israel-Hamas war: The defence officials, however, underscored the soldiers who are fighting a battle against the Hamas terrorists in Gaza are facing difficulties but added they will ensure "no repeat of the tragic incident".
Biden recently made unusually sharp remarks towards the Netanyahu administration - saying that the country was losing international support due to indiscriminate bombing in Gaza. Israel is facing mounting pressure for a ceasefire as the death count of Palestinians crossed 19,000.
The two victims were announced as Tal Chaimi, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, and Joshua Luito Mollel, a resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz. At least 116 Israeli soldiers have been killed as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting amid mounting international pressure.
US President Joe Biden's sharp comments came against the backdrop of Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continued action against Gaza City which is the home of lakhs of Palestinians.
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