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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, a central mediator in ceasefire talks, dismissed Israeli suggestions that Palestinians leaving Gaza amounts to “voluntary displacement,” calling the idea “nonsense.”
Speaking at a press conference in Cairo on Saturday alongside Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations (U.N.) agency for Palestinian refugees, Abdelatty said Israel’s actions were forcing civilians from their land.
“If there is a manmade famine (in Gaza), it is to push residents out of their land. It is nonsense to say that this is voluntary displacement,” he told reporters.
His remarks came after Israel urged Gaza City residents to head south as its forces pressed deeper into the territory’s largest urban area.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Palestinians should be able to leave voluntarily, describing it as a basic human right during wartime.
Egypt, which has hosted multiple rounds of negotiations, is pushing for a new ceasefire.
Abdelatty said he spoke on Friday with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff to intensify efforts to implement the latest proposal, but accused Israel of blocking progress.
Hamas announced last month it had accepted a 60-day truce plan that would see the release of half the hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The deal also called for Israel to suspend military operations for two months and laid out a framework for ending the nearly two-year conflict.
Netanyahu rejected the terms, saying Israel would only continue negotiations under conditions acceptable to its security needs, and vowed operations would resume immediately after any temporary pause.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday ordered an all-out response after hundreds of South Korean nationals were detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai car battery plant in Georgia.
The Israeli military on Saturday urged Palestinians in Gaza City to flee south as its forces pressed deeper into the territory's largest urban centre, warning that operations were underway across the city.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that India and Russia appear to have been “lost” to China after their leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, before later clarifying that Washington had not lost New Delhi.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defence as the “Department of War,” reviving a title last used in the aftermath of World War Two.
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