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Israel has agreed to humanitarian “pauses” in its offensive on Hamas in Gaza after pressure from the United States, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Biden said they were a “step in the right direction” that would help civilians flee the fighting and get more aid into stricken areas. However, Biden ruled out a longer truce for now. “None. No possibility,” Biden told reporters at the White House when asked about the chances of a ceasefire. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country has no desire to reoccupy Gaza. He also told Fox News Israel’s military is performing “exceptionally well” in its offensive on the Gaza Strip.
- Israel has agreed to daily four-hour military pauses in northern Gaza, the White House said Thursday, even as President Joe Biden said there was no chance of a full ceasefire.
- Speaking at a humanitarian aid conference for Gaza on Thursday in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said that there must be a humanitarian pause in the fighting in the Gaza Strip and that countries must “work for a ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war.
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The Israeli military said its latest hypersonic ballistic missile interceptor had for the first time Thursday destroyed a “target” headed toward Israel from the Red Sea, highlighting potential attacks from Yemen. The announcement of the landmark launch of the Arrow 3 interceptor came shortly after Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they had fired “a barrage of ballistic missiles” at Israel. Separately, a drone hit a school in the southern Israeli resort of Eilat, at the tip of the Red Sea.
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The French foreign ministry accused Russian online networks of attempting to “exploit international crises to sow confusion” in France…
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