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| Shocking as UK, Canada and 3 other nations sanction Ben Gvir and Smotrich |
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The UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday that they would freeze assets and bar the entry of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for having “incited extremist violence” against Palestinians in the West Bank. The five countries stressed their support for Israel’s security, adding: “We will strive to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the immediate release of the remaining hostages by Hamas, which can have no future role in the governance of Gaza, a surge in aid and a path to a two-state solution.” The sanctions came after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that his government was weighing “further concrete actions” against Israel amid its renewed Gaza offensive, following sanctions on West Bank settlers and the suspension of trade talks with Jerusalem last month. Other Western countries, including some of those that announced the new sanctions Tuesday, have made similar threats. Ben Gvir and Smotrich slammed the sanctions against them, as did Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and MK Benny Gantz, head of the opposition National Unity party. |
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| Los Angeles protests: Curfew comes into force – as California’s governor steps up his attack on Donald Trump |
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A curfew has come into force in Los Angeles as officials attempt to “stop the vandalism and stop the looting”. Mayor Karen Bass said the restrictions will be in force in downtown areas of the city from 8pm to 6am local time (4am to 2pm UK time) – and will likely be repeated in the coming days. She confirmed that a local emergency had been declared as “we reached a tipping point”, with 23 businesses looted on Monday night. Ms Bass said “graffiti is everywhere”, with “significant damage” to properties as a result of the protests. Jim McDonnell, the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, described the curfew as a “necessary measure to protect lives” as “unlawful and dangerous behaviour” had been escalating in the last few days. On Tuesday alone, 197 arrests were made by the force, and he warned anyone violating the curfew without a valid reason would be detained. Residents, people who are homeless, those travelling to and from work, credited media as well as public safety and emergency personnel, will be exempt from the curfew. |
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| Claiming ‘significant progress’ in hostage talks, Netanyahu convenes top officials |
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday there has been “significant progress” in hostage talks with Hamas, though an Arab official familiar with the hostage negotiations rejected the assertion. “It’s too early to raise hopes,” Netanyahu said in a video statement touting “significant progress,” adding, “but we are working tirelessly right now, and all the time. I hope we will be able to move forward.” Hostage release-ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas have been at an impasse since the terror group’s response in late May to US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s proposal for a temporary ceasefire and hostage release deal, which he termed “unacceptable.” Netanyahu convened a meeting of senior officials Tuesday evening to discuss “next steps” in the ongoing hostage talks, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. “In light of certain progress in the negotiations,” the PMO wrote, Netanyahu met with Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and members of the negotiation team “in order to receive updates on the framework for the release of our hostages and to discuss next steps.” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar also said, “There has recently been certain progress. In light of past experience, I don’t want to overstate it at this point.” |
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| Trump said to have told Netanyahu to end Gaza war, attacking Iran off limits for now |
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In a tense 40-minute phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, US President Donald Trump told the premier he must permanently end the war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli television reported Tuesday. Trump reportedly told Netanyahu that the so-called “Witkoff framework,” which would pause the war for some 60 days in exchange for about half of the hostages held by Hamas, will not suffice. Netanyahu has so far refused to negotiate a Gaza truce-hostage deal that would permanently end the fighting in the Strip — a red line for him and his far-right coalition partners. The US president reportedly told Netanyahu that ending the war in Gaza would help with both the administration’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran and normalization talks with Saudi Arabia. Trump also ruled out an attack on Iran as the White House seeks to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, according to the reports. The reports by Channel 12 and the Kan public broadcaster, which quoted the English-language conversation in Hebrew, came as Trump told US media that the Iranians had become “much more aggressive” in the talks. Meanwhile, the top US military commander in the Middle East said he has provided Trump and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with “a wide range of options” for preventing Iran from attaining nuclear arms should talks with Tehran fall through. Channel 12 reported that there would be no discussions on a strike against Iran until Trump determines that the nuclear talks have failed. The network also cited two sources familiar with the phone call as saying Netanyahu did not receive a clear answer from Trump as to whether the US would give Israel a green light to act alone against Iran, or whether Washington would want to participate in or lead a strike. According to the network, Trump said he has not completed his efforts in the US-Iran nuclear talks, adding that despite his disapproval of Iran’s latest offer, the door on negotiations has not closed. Netanyahu replied that a “credible military threat” must be kept on Iran at all times, to which Trump responded that a strike must be “taken off the table for now,” the report added. According to Kan, Netanyahu told Trump that “the negotiations with Iran are futile, Iran is playing you and all it’s trying to do is to gain time.” “Your statements about an attack on Iran aren’t helping. We’re working on a deal,” Trump was said to have replied, though White House sources cited by Fox News on Tuesday appeared to agree with Netanyahu’s comment. Both Kan and Channel 12 said Netanyahu’s office declined to comment on the conversation with Trump. On Monday, in a sparse readout of the conversation, Netanyahu’s office said Trump had told the premier that Washington has presented Tehran with a “reasonable proposal” and expects a response “in the coming days.” On Tuesday, Fox News quoted Trump as saying Iran was “acting much differently in negotiations than it did just days ago.” |
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| Netanyahu and Argentina’s Milei Strengthen Ties, Agree Israel’s Victory Benefits West |
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PM Netanyahu met with Argentine President Javier Milley today, who expressed strong support for Israel. According to Milley, its victory in the war is also a victory for the entire Western world. The two agreed to deepen cooperation between the two countries. |
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