Israel’s war on Gaza updates: New Israeli truce proposal given to Hamas

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Here’s a quick look at the latest news:

• US President Joe Biden announced an Israeli-proposed three-phase plan to “permanently” end the war on Gaza that Qatar presented to Hamas.
• Hamas said it “looks positively” on the proposal, and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office said Israel authorised negotiators to present the truce deal.
• Reports of many Palestinians killed and widespread destruction emerge after the Israeli military ended a bloody 20-day operation in Jabalia in northern Gaza.
• Top Republican and Democrat leaders of the US Congress officially invite Benjamin Netanyahu to address a session.
• The Houthis in Yemen say they attacked a US aircraft carrier after US and British air strikes on multiple Yemeni cities killed at least 16 people and wounded 35.

The former US president says the Gaza war endgame presented by Biden is “clear, realistic and just”.

Obama said it won’t undo the impact of the devastating war but could stop the killing and get aid to desperate Palestinians.

“As the tragedy in Gaza has unfolded over the past eight months, we’ve witnessed an often fierce public debate here at home – and around the world – regarding how the United States should respond. But no matter where each of us stand in these broader debates, an enduring ceasefire is something we should all support – for the sake of Israelis, Palestinians and the world at large.”

University of California Santa Cruz says about 80 people demonstrating against the war on Gaza were arrested on campus as police officers in riot gear broke up their encampment and barricades.

“For weeks, encampment participants were given repeated, clear direction to remove the encampment and cease blocking access to numerous campus resources and to the campus itself,” spokesman Scott Hernandez-Jason said.

Graduate student workers at UC Santa Cruz continued a strike that began last week over the university’s treatment of the antiwar protesters, with their union saying it will expand to three more campuses next week.

At least 3,117 people have been arrested on US campuses of 63 colleges and universities in at least 84 incidents since April 18, according to The Associated Press news agency.

The Israeli military engaged in wide-scale destruction of infrastructure in Jabalia during its three-week siege in northern Gaza, according to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.

“In addition to the crimes of premeditated killings, arbitrary arrests, and targeting of civilians, the Israeli military operation in Jabalia has resulted in massive destruction,” the Geneva-based group said in a report.

“The attacks have destroyed entire residential blocks and impacted hundreds of homes and buildings in the camp, including shelter centres, UNRWA-affiliated medical and food centres, and UNRWA-funded water wells,” it said, referring to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees.

“A field inspection of the conditions in the Jabalia camp after the Israeli withdrawal revealed that not a single residential building was spared from bombing, bulldozing, or burning operations.”

The UN chief welcomed “a roadmap” for a ceasefire and the release of captives held in Gaza announced by US President Biden.

“We have witnessed too much suffering [and] destruction in Gaza. It’s time to stop. I welcome US President Joe Biden’s initiative [and] encourage all parties to seize this opportunity for a ceasefire, release of all hostages, guaranteed unhindered humanitarian access [and] ultimately a durable peace … ” Antonio Guterres wrote on X.

In Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, many people protested as part of weekly demonstrations to express solidarity with Palestinians.

The latest march comes after US and UK air strikes last night killed 16 people and wounded another 35, according to Houthi media.

Translation: Crowds chant during the million-man protest in Sabeen Square in the capital Sanaa, in the march “With Gaza … escalation, regardless of the challenges.”

A former chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency says he’s shocked by reports of threats made against an International Criminal Court prosecutor not to investigate alleged war crimes, comparing it to a move by an Italian mafia group.

The Guardian reported this week that ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen threatened former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to dissuade her from looking into alleged war crimes committed by Israel.

Tamir Pardo, whom Cohen replaced as Mossad’s chief in 2016, told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz he cannot believe “any employee of the Mossad would do things of the type described”.

“This is at the extreme of things that must not be done. It sounds like Cosa Nostra-style blackmail,” Pardo is quoted as saying, referring to the feared Sicilian Mafia.

Cohen’s covert contact to pressure Bensouda took place in the years leading up to her decision to open a formal probe into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in occupied Palestinian territory.

Kickoff in Scotland’s Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier with Israel in Glasgow was delayed after a demonstrator avoided security at Hampden Park and chained himself to a goalpost.

Both Friday’s fixture in Glasgow and the “return” match in Hungary on June 4 are meant to be taking place without any spectators. That decision was taken against the backdrop of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

However, as pro-Palestine protests took place outside Scotland’s national stadium, somebody managed to access the arena and attach themselves to one of the goalposts at Hampden Park with a heavy-looking chain around their neck.

The protester, wearing a “Red Card For Israel” T-shirt, was eventually removed and the match kicked off.

Campaign groups, including Scottish Friends of Palestine, protested outside the stadium as they criticised the Scottish Football Association’s decision to allow the game to go ahead, saying it constituted an attempt to “sportswash” Israel.

Yemen’s Houthis say they launched a missile attack on a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to deadly US and British strikes on Yemen.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced the attack on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower carrier on Friday.

The group earlier said at least 16 people were killed in US and UK air strikes on the Hodeidah province, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll from multiple rounds of attacks over the group’s assault on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in response to Israel’s war on Gaza.

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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it supports the ceasefire proposal detailed by Biden “if he is telling the truth”.

“The genocide and US support for it must end. US military aid for Israel’s occupation must end,” CAIR said in a statement.

“Israeli leaders must be held accountable at the International Criminal Court for the crimes they have committed. Gaza must be rebuilt and the Palestinian people must be able to live in peace and justice in a free and independent state.”

Israel agreed to a proposal that would lead to a “lasting” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden announced, as he faces mounting pressure and criticism over his support for the Israeli war effort.

During a news conference at the White House, Biden said Israel put forward “a comprehensive new proposal” to end the war.

“There are American hostages who would be released at this stage and we want them home,” said Biden, adding Qatar transmitted the proposal to Hamas.

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David Cameron says Hamas must accept the Gaza war proposal the US president announced on behalf of Israel.

“As we’ve long argued a stop in the fighting can be turned into a permanent peace if we are all prepared to take the right steps. Let’s seize this moment and bring this conflict to an end,” Cameron wrote.

Democratic and Republican leaders in the US Congress invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address within weeks to lawmakers, House Speaker Mike Johnson says.

“We join the state of Israel in your struggle against terror, especially as Hamas continues to hold American and Israeli citizens captive and its leaders jeopardize regional stability,” said an invitation from Johnson signed by all four party leaders in the House and Senate.

Yahya al-Sarraj just spoke to Al Jazeera Arabic about the dire situation in the war-battered city.

Here is summary of his comments:

• “The Israeli occupation systematically targeted municipal services and facilities in the Gaza Strip.”
• “The occupation aims to empty the residential cities and displace all the people.”
• “We have great challenges, the most important of which is providing water and sanitation services.”
• “We are still unable to open streets because of vast amounts of rubble, which is hampering the provision of emergency services.”
• “Our services do not meet what is required and we cannot respond to the complaints we receive.”

Josep Borrell has lent his support to the new three-phase plan to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.

“All our support to Biden roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and the release of hostages leading to a permanent cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of [Israeli army] and reconstruction efforts to commence,” he said.

“The war has to end now.”