Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the latest developments of the conflict in the Middle East.
The crew of Captain Nikos, one of the ships of the fleet, make hand gestures in the form of hearts. They sail closer and closer to the Israeli blockade for Gaza.
Fleet with activists reports interception by Israel The fleet that sails to Gaza with activists, reports that some ships are intercepted by the Israeli armed forces. Soldiers would go on board. The organization behind the fleet reports that it is unclear in which situation the participants and crew are currently.
A spokesperson on behalf of the Dutch boat informs ANP that it has not yet been intercepted. She did, however, have had a final message from a number of people on board. Earlier tonight she said that many of the crew members throw their phone overboard at the time of interception because they do not want it to be confiscated by the Israeli army.
Israel against activist fleet: ‘Change course’ Israel has urged activists to change their course. “Israel has announced the fleet that it is approaching an active combat area and violates a legal sea blockade,” reports the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X.
The X-message is provided with a video in which a naval officer addresses the fleet. He is instructed to sail to the port of Ashdod, where the relief supplies can be inspected.
Gaza-Flotilla on board: “Probably last moments mission” “It seems that the last moments of our mission have arrived,” says Roos Ykema, one of the Dutch people on board. The activists expect that the Israeli army will quickly arrive.
“I love you all and hope that you will continue the fight for a free Palestine. Hopefully I can join you soon,” says Ykema in a video on Instagram. On images on live streams of the ships you can see that the majority of the crew is on deck with life jackets.
The GSF fleet consists of around fifty ships with five to seven hundred activists, lawyers and politicians from more than forty countries. Some celebrities, including climate activist Greta Thunberg and actors Susan Sarandon and Liam Cunningham, also sail. The fleet wants to hand out relief supplies and draw attention to the situation in Gaza.
Since 2008, activists regularly try to break the Israeli sea block of Gaza. The best -known attempt took place in 2010, when Israeli troops showed a fleet of six ships and ten activists shot on one of those vessels.
Ships are approaching fleet with activists who go to Gaza are approaching the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) that is on their way to Gaza, who report on Reuters . Organizers of the action expect them to be intercepted by the Israeli navy within an hour. They have declared the state of emergency on board.
A spokesperson for the Dutch activists confirms to the ANP that ships are approaching. A correspondent from Al Jazeera speaks of at least twelve presumably Israeli vessels. GSF is talking about more than twenty vessels. Israeli media previously reported that Israel would prepare to intercept the fleet.
The Israeli armed forces closed the Al-Rashidstraat in the Gaza Strip in a northerly direction. That is the only route for Palestinian citizens to travel from the south to the north of the area. It remains possible to go from the north to the south.
The Israeli army is working on an offensive in Gaza city in the north. Israel has called on the Palestinian population to leave the city and go to a “humanitarian zone” in the south. According to Israel, 800,000 people did that. Others refuse to leave, because there would be no more safe areas and the designated humanitarian zone is regularly attacked. Aid organizations such as Doctors Sans Frontières see the Israeli so -called evacuation statements as a part of ethnic cleansing.
Red Cross also stops help in Gaza City by the increased violence in the region, the aid organization says it is forced to temporarily suspend help. According to the organization, there are dozens of people in Gaza city who need acute help.
The locations in Deir Al-Balah and Rafah will remain open. The Red Cross will try from where possible to provide help to residents of Gaza City.
On Friday, Doctors Without Borders announced that the organization also stops offering medical assistance in the northern city. An unacceptable risk for employees has been created by the Israeli attacks, says the organization.
Schoof: Cabinet wants to help Gaza-Plan to successfully make the cabinet make the American plan a success, says outgoing Prime Minister Schoof in the Chamber. “It is a unique opportunity and we have to grab it.” According to him, the chance of peace has not been that great in the past two years. Trump’s proposal contains things that are contrary to the Dutch views, but “I want to give the plan a chance,” says Schoof.
The cabinet is prepared in “all kinds of ways” to make it a success. That can be about money, but also about other things. Then the cabinet returns to the Chamber, promised shoved. Foreign Minister Van Weel said earlier in the EO radio program This is the day that sending soldiers is “not unthinkable”. That will certainly be considered if the Americans ask, he said.
Much is still unclear about the plan that has the support of Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Arab countries. It will “take a lot of effort” to keep the process going, says Schoof.
Axios: ‘Qatar, Egypt and Turkey want Hamas Deal to accept’ Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have called on Hamas to agree to the peace plan of US President Donald Trump. Axios reports that based on two initiates. The news site writes that top officials from the countries have had encounters with Hamas leaders twice in the last 24 hours.
While Trump presented that plan to the world yesterday, Hamas in Doha would have been updated by the Prime Minister of Qatar and the Egyptian intelligence chef. There would have been a new meeting today, this time also with a Turkish intelligence leader.
Prime Minister Al-thandi from Qatar warned Hamas that this is the best deal he can arrange, a source says to Axios . He would also have indicated that Trump seems to be serious about ending the war.
More details needed for peace plan according to Qatar, more details and negotiations are needed with regard to the American peace plan for Gaza, says Qatarese Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani. Conversations take place in Qatar with Hamas and Turkey negotiators.
According to the Qatarese Prime Minister, the peace plan is still in the initial phase and “it must be further elaborated and explained.” He says to TV channel Al Jazeera that “there is a need for clarification about the mechanism for withdrawing Israeli troops from the coastal area.” There, discussion about the details would be needed.
Hamas-Inewijde does not think that Hamas agrees with the proposal of Trump’s peace proposal “only represents Israel’s interests” and “ignores that of the Palestinians”. That is what a Hamas-Intake says to BBC News . The source therefore does not think that Hamas will agree with the plan.
The messages that sources within Hamas leak to the media are counterparts and therefore sow more confusion than clarity. Earlier, an initiate told CBS that Hamas tends to an agreement.
UN chef Guterres asks all parties to commit to Trumps Peace Plan António Guterres calls on all parties to commit to the American Plan for Peace in Gaza. “He again repeats his call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire,” says the UN boss spokesperson.
Trump gives Hamas ‘three to four days’ for response Donald Trump says he gives Hamas “three to four days” to respond to the peace proposal. The US president adds that there is “not much” negotiation space. With that, Trump seems to force the Palestinian extremist movement to a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. An initiate told news channel CBS earlier today That Hamas tends to a ‘yes’.
Hamas, Qatar and Turkey today consult on Trump peace plan in Qatar today today will take place with negotiators of Hamas and Turkey about the plan about peace in Gaza that Trump introduced yesterday. A spokesperson for the Qatarese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports this during a press conference. According to the spokesperson, Hamas has indicated that the plan is “responsible”.
Several government leaders responded to the plan that Trump proposed last night and this morning. Most reactions were optimistic. In this article you can read an overview of the responses.
Von der Leyen: EU is ready to help with Peace Plan Gaza Chairman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen encourages all the countries involved to grab the chance of peace in Gaza. Von der Leyen welcomes the initiative, writes them on X. If necessary, the EU is ready to help with that. Von der Leyen repeats that the EU finds a two-state solution the only feasible path for a just and stable peace in the Middle East.
And the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also offered help from Germany. Merz calls Trump’s proposal “the best chance to end the war”. “The German government has close contact with the US in these decisive days,” says Merz in a statement.
No reaction Hamas yet, Islamic Jihad from criticism Hamas has not yet responded to content, but ally Islamic Jihad already expressed criticism. The group spoke about a recipe for more aggression against the Palestinians. “Israel tries, through the United States, to impose what it could not achieve through war.”
Palestinian authority expresses appreciation for Trump The Palestinian authority has the “sincere and determined” efforts praised Trump to end the war in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the authority also expressed confidence in his ability to find a “path towards Vrede”.
The Palestinian Authority, located on the West Bank, also emphasized, according to the Wafa news agency, that cooperation with the US is important to come to peace in the region.
In the meantime, the Israeli offensive in Gaza city is going on. Displaced Palestinians flee for violence. The question is where they can go, because it is unsafe in most places in Gaza.
First international reactions Positive The American plan has received broad international support. Italy, France, Germany and eight Arab and Islamic countries welcome the proposal, which according to them can mean a breakthrough after almost two years of war. Italy called the plan “a turning point” that can lead to a permanent ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages and safe assistance for the inhabitants of Gaza.
Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan also responded positively. In a joint statement they praise Trumps “genuine efforts” and say they will participate in the implementation of the agreement.
The French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that Hamas has “no other choice” than to release the hostages and to follow the plan. The German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul spoke of a “unique opportunity” and called on Landen with influence on Hamas to exercise that pressure now.
Schoof hopes that the end of the war in Gaza is now really coming into view, outgoing Prime Minister Schoof hopes that the American plan will soon end the war in Gaza. “With the important news from Washington, the war in Gaza will hopefully come to an end. It is now up to Hamas to agree,” he says on X.
“A ceasefire, safe access to mass humanitarian aid and release of all hostages are now essential,” says the prime minister. According to him, it must “be a serious step towards the only possible sustainable solution – the two -state solution”. There is no more role for Hamas.
British former Prime Minister Tony Blair also praises the British former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is mentioned in the American peace plan for Gaza, has called the proposal “courageous and smart”. “It offers us the best chance to end two years of war, misery and suffering. I thank President Trump for his leadership, determination and dedication,” quotes Sky News from a statement by Blair.
The former leader of the Centrumlinkse Political Party Labor called it an important signal in his response that Trump wants to chair the organ. According to him, this shows involvement in and trust in the future of Gaza.
Netanyahu about Gaza peace plan: ‘If Hamas says no, we will finish it’
Van Weel Positive about American plan outgoing foreign minister David van Weel is positive about the American plan. “There is now something of a bright spot. Not only to a ceasefire, but also to a sustainable end of the conflict in Gaza and a rapid admission of unlimited humanitarian aid. That is fantastic.”
Van Weel finds it positive that the plan has been embraced by Netanyahu and can also count on “a lot of support” from countries in the region. “The special thing about this plan is that it not just says: we have a ceasefire and then we see. There is really a perspective here. What are we going to do with that piece of Gaza, with the population there.”
Hamas has received a plan and will view the ‘in good faith’ Hamas has received the American plan through brokers Egypt and Qatar, reports an informed source to the Reuters news agency. The extremist Palestinian organization tells the mediators that they will look at the group ‘in good faith’ and will respond.
Support from Israeli opposition for plan Israeli opposition heads have responded positively to Trump’s peace plan. Politician Benny Gantz praised on social media the “exceptional efforts” of Trump to get hostages to be released and to guarantee Israel’s safety. Opposition leader Yair Lapid also expressed support via X.
An important group that represents families from hostages spoke in a statement about a historical agreement to end the war. “The world must exert maximum pressure to ensure that Hamas accepts this historical chance of peace,” says a statement from the forum of the Gijzelaars and Missing Families. Netanyahu received praise from the forum for accepting the plan.
Trump about Gaza peace plan: ‘Netanyahu is agreement’
Hamas says that it has not yet received peace plan Hamas says it has not yet received Trump’s peace plan on paper.
Trump and Neatanyahu said earlier tonight that it is up to Hamas to agree with the peace plan, otherwise Israel would “get the job done” to destroy Hamas.
For those who are just joining, Netanyahu agreed to Trumps peace plan for Gaza. Hamas has not yet responded to the proposal. Below the most important points in the plan:
Trump and Netanyahu close their press conference. Both don’t want to answer questions from journalists.
Netanyahu is also full of praise for his host. “
Netanyahu also repeats that if Hamas does not agree with the plan, “Israel will do the job himself”.
The first step is that the Israeli army leaves phased Gaza and that the hostages are released. Hamas must also be disarmed. The second step is to prepare the so -called peace council, led by Trump. If that council manages to get everything done, the war has ended, says Netanyahu.
Trumps peace plan states, among other things, that all living hostages in Gaza must be released and that the physical remains of the killed hostage must be returned to Israel. In exchange, hundreds to almost two thousand Palestinian prisoners will be left free from Israeli prisons.
Israel will not occupy or annex the Gaza Strip and all military operations will be stopped. Hamas will not be involved in the board in Gaza in any way. Hamas members who want to leave Gaza and want to go to another country can do that.
There will be full humanitarian aid in Gaza, the plan says. In addition, there must be a “peace council” that supervises the plan. That council will be led by Trump, says the president. Leaders from other countries will also be on the board. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to be on the board, says Trump, but he does not mention other members.
Trump says it is up to Arab countries to discuss this plan with Hamas. He himself had no contact with Hamas, he says. In the event that Hamas does not agree with the plan, the US is behind the Israeli plan “to destroy the threat from Hamas”.
Trump also says to thank Netanyahu for “agreeing to the plan”. We haven’t heard from Netanyahu ourselves yet. According to Trump, Hamas still has to agree with the plan.
When concluding an agreement, all hostages in Gaza must be released within 72 hours. Trump also says that concluding an agreement between Israel and Hamas will mean “the immediate end of the war itself”.
“Today is a historic day for peace,” says Trump. He says that he and the Israeli Prime Minister have just completed a meeting, in which they mainly spoke about ending the war in Gaza.
Trump says that many countries have given their input in the plan that the White House has just published. Trump thanks the “leaders of the Arab and Islamic countries for their support” in developing the proposal, together with many allies in Europe.
The press conference is about to start. The question is what Netanyahu and Trump have discussed and whether they have agreed on something, such as Trumps peace plan.
Witte Huis publishes peace plan: no annexation Gaza Strip The White House published a peace plan for Gaza during the consultation between Trump and Netanyahu. “If both parties agree to this proposal, the war will end immediately,” the text says. The proposal also states that Israel will not occupy or annex the Gaza Strip.
VS, Israel and Qatar have discussed proposal The White House now also confirms that Netanyahu called the Qatarese Prime Minister to apologize. “The leaders discussed a proposal for the termination of the war in Gaza, the prospects for a safer Middle East and the need for more understanding between their countries,” says the White House prior to a press conference with Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister.
Netanyahu apologizes for attack on Doha Premier Netanyahu has apologized to the Prime Minister of Qatar for the Israeli attack on Doha in early September. In addition, Israel was aiming for Hamas leaders. Netanyahu just called the Qatarese Prime Minister from the White House, several sources say to Reuters .
Netanyahu is currently in Washington for conversations with President Trump. Trump hopes to be able to close a deal there to put an end to the war in Gaza. Allegedly there is also a Qatarees team in the White House. Qatar is one of the mediators between Israel and Hamas.
Netanyahu in Washington for conversations about Gazadeal: ‘Not yet around’ Prime Minister Netanyahu says that Israel is talking to the United States about a Gaza agreement, but that that is not yet complete. This is reported, among others, The Times of Israel . Netanyahu will have conversations with the American envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday. On Monday, the Prime Minister goes to President Trump for consultation.
Trump said in recent days that a Gaza agreement is near. Vice -president JD Vance started a more moderate tone earlier on Sunday by stating that the negotiations are “very complex” and that everything can still happen.
After conversations between the US and a number of countries in the Middle East, a 21 point plan would be on the table. This plan must ensure an end to the war, the release of hostages, the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza. It also has to free up the road for a Palestinian state.
Emergency services can not help Palestinians who are stuck under debris The local emergency services in Gaza City are called by dozens of “desperate” people who are stuck under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Israel is said to have rejected 73 requests from international aid organizations to remove the injured people from the city. The Israeli army did not respond to this.
In the last 24 hours, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is under the control of Hamas, 77 people died in Israeli attacks.
Hamas says contact with two Israeli hostages to have been lost The militant movement says by Israeli attacks in Gaza City that he has lost contact with the group that holds the 21-year-old Matan Angrest and the 48-year-old Omri Miran. Hamas has asked Israel to stop the air strikes on Gaza for 24 hours so that they can pick up the hostages.
Israel has not yet responded. This information was also not confirmed by another party. According to Israel, there are still 48 hostages in Gaza, of whom 20 would be alive.
On Friday about sixty deaths due to attacks in Gaza at Israeli attacks, about sixty Palestinians died yesterday, emergency providers report. Most dead fell in Gaza City.
According to medical sources, at least twelve people died when they waited for help from the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). But GHF supported by the US and Israel denies that incidents took place at its distribution points.
Ten of the victims are said to have been hit by Israeli fire in the central part of the Gaza Strip, two others at Rafah in the south. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that there were also two minors among the dead. Israel investigates the incidents.
Doctors Sans Frontières stops offering medical assistance in Gaza City Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is forced to stop its assistance in Gaza City because of the persistent Israeli offensive. The international aid organization points to the rapidly deteriorating safety situation, with continuous air strikes and advancing tanks less than a kilometer away. For example, an unacceptable risk for employees has been created, the organization says.
“This is the last thing we wanted, because the needs in Gaza City are huge,” says MSF emergency help coordinator in Gaza, Jacob Granger. “The most vulnerable people, such as newborn babies, people with serious injuries and life -threatening diseases, cannot move and be in great danger.”
Dozens of attendees leave room for speech Netanyahu at UN-top prior to Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech during the UN summit in New York left the rooms. Some welcomed the Israeli prime minister with applause, but he could also count on boo. In his speech, Netanyahu lashed out to the countries that recognized the Palestinian state, including France and the United Kingdom. He called that a “reward for Hamas”. You can read more about the speech in this article.
Trump: We are close to Gazadeal “We spoke with Bibi Netanyahu today and with all the leaders in the Middle East,” US President Donald Trump told journalists in the Oval Office. “And we come very close to an agreement on Gaza and maybe even peace.” He also said that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Asked if he had discussed that position with Netanyahu, Trump said it didn’t matter “whether I discussed it with him or not.”
Israël reopens any international border crossing Westoever in part Israel closed the Allenby limit crossing between the West Bank and Jordan last Friday. That was the last international border crossing of the West Bank. Tomorrow morning the border will open again, but only for passenger transport.
The border was closed after a truck driver, who transported humanitarian aid, shot two Israeli soldiers during the transition. The driver came from Jordan.
Trucks that use the border crossing, including relief goods carriers for Gaza, do not have access according to this directive. The border post, which is also known as the Karama limit transition, was already opened briefly from Monday to Tuesday.
Abbas repeats wish sustainable peace for Gaza at UN top The president of the Palestinian authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has again called for a sustainable peace with Israel in a video speech during the UN summit in New York and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Abbas was not physically present at the top because he did not get a visa to enter the US.
Abbas praised his praise for countries that recently recognized a Palestinian state. The president also said he was willing to continue the peace negotiations with the US, Saudi Arabia and France from earlier this month.
“The dew of freedom will descend,” Abbas said at the end of his speech. “The Palestinian flag will be levied high in our air”.
Israel is attacking Houthis after drone attack Eilat This concerns Houthi goals in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. Defense minister Israël Katz reports this on X. In the attack, several military camps were hit, including a camp of the Houthi staff. Multiple rebels would have been killed and supplies of drones and weapons have been destroyed.
Yesterday the Houthis carried out an attack on the Israeli resort of Eilat, in which twenty people were injured.
Dozens of deaths in attacks on Gaza The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip yesterday led to at least 85 Palestinian dead, more than double the death of Tuesday. Local authorities report this. Twelve people, including two children, died in an attack on a stadium where displaced persons had sought refuge, writes Al Jazeera .
Various genocide experts and human rights organizations have concluded that Israel commits genocide in the Gaza Strip. Last week, an independent UN committee also stated that Israel is guilty of that.
Activists on fleet towards Gaza Filmen Drone attack
At least twenty injured in drone attack on Eilat that report Israeli emergency services. According to the Israeli army, the drone comes from Yemen. Eilat is located in the south of Israel, on the border with Egypt and Jordan.
Recognition of Palestinian State will be discussed during the UN conference. It is expected that France and Malta, among others, will recognize the Palestinian state during the UN conference. The UN conference takes place today in New York. Yesterday, England, Canada, Australia and Portugal already recognized the Palestinian state.
This recognition is intended as a step towards a two -state solution and therefore an end to the war in Gaza.
Israel reopens some border post between West Bank and Jordan Israel today has reopened the only border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan for passenger traffic. This allows people from the West Bank to leave for Jordan again.
The post closed on Friday after two Israeli soldiers were shot. According to Israel, the perpetrator was a truck driver from Jordan who transported emergency aid for the Gaza Strip.
Portugal also recognizes Palestinian state Portugal now also recognizes the Palestinian state, Portuguese foreign minister Paulo Rangel has just reported. Yesterday the country already announced that it would take that step today, just like the VK, Canada and Australia.
“The two -state solution is the only way to sustainable peace,” says Rangel.
Israeli army acknowledges that civilian deaths were attacked in Lebanon’s attack in Lebanon, the Israeli army acknowledged that innocent civilian deaths have fallen in a drone attack on South Lebanon. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, five civilians were killed, including three children.
Israel says that it has killed a member of the Hezbollah movement with the attack. The army says he “regretted” the civilian casualties and “working on it to minimize damage to citizens”.
Netanyahu calls recognition Palestine ‘a reward for terrorism’ Prime Minister Netanyahu has rejected the news that the VK, Australia and Canada recognize the Palestinian state. “You give a huge reward to terrorism,” he says in one