Hello and welcome to this live blog. We will keep you informed here of the latest developments of the conflict in the Middle East.
Now that the bedtime is in Europe and there is not a lot of reactions to the Hamas statement more dripping in, we will put this live blog on a somewhat lower level in the coming hours. We will of course be back quickly with new developments. Have a nice night and sleep well!
The French President Macron insists in a response to decisiveness. “The commitment of Hamas must now be realized without delay. This is the chance to take crucial steps towards peace.” France will also be committed to that, says Macron on X. He also thanks Trump for all the effort he makes.
In the Netherlands, the CIDI, which stands up for the interests of Jews and Israelis, also responded to the developments of tonight.
Hamas’ explanation “gives us no confidence that we have come to the end of the war,” says director Naomi Mestrum. “Hamas did answer, but in his woolly explanation actually not to embrace the entire plan, but still want to negotiate. The explanation of Hamas also shows that they still see a role for themselves in the future of Gaza, which goes against Trump’s plan.”
“Hamas says he wants to release the hostages, according to the plan that has to be done within 72 hours. In the coming days it will be exciting to what extent Hamas really means. We can only hope that this war will finish after almost two years.”
It does not only seem to stay with Trump’s brief response to Truth Social. In a post on X, his spokesperson shows that he has also recorded a video message. It is striking that she speaks of the “consent of Hamas with the peace plan”. For example, Hamas would not express it itself: although the movement agrees with the release of the hostages, it also wants to talk about the twenty -point proposal from Trump.
Trump just gave the impression that the speed is in it and that seems to be correct: Qatar now reports that together with fellow mediators Egypt and the United States started to coordinate the conversations that have to lead to the end of the war.
Egypt, mediator in the Gaza War, hopes that Hamas’ reaction will lead to a “positive development” and that all parties will eventually implement Trump’s plan. In any case, the country, together with Arab countries, the United States and European countries, will make every effort for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, it promises in a statement.
Trump: ‘Israel must immediately stop bombing Gaza’ There is Donald Trump’s reaction. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, he thinks. “Otherwise it is far too dangerous to get the hostages back.”
According to Trump, the speed is in it. “We are already in conversation about the further elaboration of the details,” he writes on Truth Social (see above). That consultation only seems to be about the release and restitution of the hostages, not all other points in the plan about which Hamas still needs to be negotiated. But Trump sees it sunny: “Based on the statement of Hamas, I believe they are ready for a long -term peace.”
Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk is absolutely unhappy about the idea of a ‘board of peace’. That is the temporary Gaza board that Trump has in mind with Trump himself and the British former Prime Minister Tony Blair, among others.
Palestinians will never accept any non-Palestinian authority, Marzouk responds to Al Jazeera . “Palestinians must drive themselves.”
In Trump’s plan, the international administration would start the plans for the reconstruction of Gaza, after which the Palestinian authority would take over the authority at a time that was not yet further. “We will never accept non-Palestinian authority over the Palestinians.” And Tony Blair certainly not, Marzouk continues. “He cannot be a director of Gaza, he destroyed Iraq.” Blair was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the British joined the American invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Rutte is (very) carefully positive Mark Rutte believes that Hamas’s reaction “contains a lot of positive elements”, but the NATO chef is wary. Hamas’ approval under certain conditions must be well examined, he warns in Nieuwsuur . “They are all very sharpened guys.”
Because the movement does not yet agree with everything, “the reaction requires some further study,” said Rutte. “” I can’t quite estimate whether this is enough. You have to read the small print very well. “
The White House has not yet responded to this first reaction from Hamas. The movement received a postponement from Trump a few hours ago: she was allowed to take the time to respond to the plan until late (Dutch time) at the latest on Sunday evening. But with regard to the White House, Hamas actually had no choice but to draw at the cross.
“If this last chance of a file is not caught, Hamas will break hell as nobody has ever seen,” Trump said this afternoon about the new deadline. “Hamas gets one last chance.”
The Hamas officer emphasizes Al Jazeera that negotiations will be made on all points in the plan, including that about the future of Hamas itself and his weapons. Complete disarmament from Hamas is one of the requirements in Trumps proposal. But Hamas will never do that “before the Israeli occupation is lifted,” said the Hamas member.
To refresh your memory here the most important thing from the 20-point plan of Trump that Hamas wants to negotiate immediately:
The Hamas officer also explains with the TV channel how movement looks at the requirement in the plan to transfer the board of the Gaza Strip. As far as they are concerned, the administrative future of Gaza should look with a large Palestinian delegation of which Hamas must be part of. So it is not that Hamas wants to transfer the board without having anything else about it. Trumps plan, on the other hand, proposes a temporary international administration.
A highly placed member of Hamas immediately commented on TV channel Al Jazeera with Trump’s requirement to leave the hostages free within 72 hours. Because although the movement itself agrees with the return of the dozens (dead and living) hostages, it is “unrealistic” to do that in such a short term, he says.
Furthermore, Hamas indicates to be prepared to immediately start negotiations under the leadership of mediators to discuss the details of the plan. Also thank you the effort in the Arab, Islamic and international community to arrive at this proposal, including the effort Donald Trump has made.
About the transfer of the board of Gaza, one of the points from the plan, Hamas writes that it is open for this as long as it is transferred to a body that is “based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.”
“The other things that Trump mentions in his proposal about the future of the Gaza Strip and the rights of the Palestinians will depend on a national position as a unit, plus the relevant international laws and regulations.”
Such agreements should be laid down in a “all -embracing Palestinian National Plan in which Hamas participates in a responsible manner,” said the statement shared on Telegram. That gives the impression that Hamas does want to play some role in the future of the Gaza Strip, but the movement does not give details about that.
Hamas agrees with releasing all hostages, wants to talk about the rest of the Hamas peace plan, at first glance, I responded quite positively to Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s peace plan presented on Monday. The movement agrees with the release of all Israeli hostages and the return of the bodies of which of them no longer lives. They also reject the transfer of the Gaza board to an independent Palestinian authority, but they first want to talk about the details.
Following the arrests, protests broke out all over the world. In Australia, Tunisia, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, thousands of people took to the streets, among others.
Last boat from auxiliary fleet This morning intercepts the last boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by the Israeli navy this morning. The remaining 43 boats were already intercepted by the Israeli authorities yesterday.
The boarders of the fleet have been arrested and are expected to be released in the short term and delivered to European countries. Among them are also Dutch.
With the interception of the activist fleet, Israel is legally on slippery ice. We explain how that is in this article.
Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has been ‘never so bad’ the situation for mothers and newborn babies in the Gaza Strip has never been so bad, “says Unicef spokesperson James Elder to Reuters .
The Nasser hospital in the south of Gaza is flooded with injured people who have fled from the north, Unicef reports. That leads to distressing situations.
Israel takes more than 400 activists Gaza fleet on Israel has arrested more than four hundred people of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an Israeli official announced. The fleet was on its way to Gaza to bring relief supplies to the area. After an operation that lasted approximately twelve hours, more than four hundred participants were “safely transferred to the port of Ashdod for processing by the Israeli police”.
Around the fifteen Dutch boarders were probably arrested. The cabinet tries to get them back. According to the Global Sumud Flotilla, one of the ships has not been intercepted. This would still be on the way to Gaza.
Egypt: ‘Hamas is not yet convinced of peace plan’ Egypt tries to convince Hamas to agree to the 20-point plan of US President Trump. That is what Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty from Paris says. Qatar and Turkey are also involved in the mediation attempt. Abdelatty supports the plan, but says that a lot of uncertainty has to be removed. For example, with regard to Egypt, negotiations are needed about their introduction, when the time comes.
The BBC reports on the basis of sources to the mediators that after a few adjustments, Hamas’s management would like to agree with Trump’s plan. But their influence would be limited.
The leadership of Hamas in Gaza would see nothing in the peace plan. Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad would be of the opinion that the plan is intended to put an end to the militant movement, whether they agree or not. That is why he would rather continue to fight.
Israel stops full Gazavloot against Israel has stopped the entire Gazavloot. None of the ships has reached Gaza, writes the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X. “All passengers are safe and in good health. They are on their way to Israel, from where they are deported back to Europe.”
One ship would sail at a greater distance. If that gets closer, Israel will also intercept that ship, the ministry writes.
Schoof understands that Israel is picking up activists outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof understands that Israel has arrested on boarders of the Gaza help fleet. “You run a risk, it has been known. It is a red travel area,” he says prior to an EU summit in Copenhagen. The prime minister calls it “particularly unwise that they have accepted this trip. Anyway, they did go there for their movers. We provide consular assistance where necessary.”
Schoof does not make a call to Israel to release Dutch people on board faster. “We above all make a call to treat this normally. I think they will be on Dutch soil again fairly soon.”
At least 73 dead in Gaza after Israeli attacks yesterday at least 73 Palestinians were killed by bombing of Israel, writes Al Jazeera on the basis of medical sources. Most victims fell in Gaza city. Dozens of people died when two Israeli rockets hit a school. The school had been converted into a shelter for Palestinians east of Gaza city.
Approximately 30 boats of auxiliary fleet sail after interceptions by Israel. About thirty ships of the Gazavloot have avoided the Israeli navy and continue towards Gaza, the organization Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) reports on social media. Last night thirteen ships were intercepted, with climate activist Greta Thunberg and at least two Dutch people arrested.
Several Dutch boarders Gazavloot arrested At least two Dutch people were taken by the Israeli army when their ship was intercepted. According to a spokesperson for the Dutch activists, Israel is still working on board with a Dutchman on board around 10.30 pm.
According to her, the arrested boarders are taken to the port city of Ashdod. She says that the organization is in contact with the Dutch embassy. “We hope that the embassy can put pressure on the Israeli government. We have also given the ambassador to ensure that everyone, without exception, is being treated according to human rights.”
Israel confirms interception Multiple ships Gazavloot Israël reports that several Gazavloot ships have been “stopped safely” with activists. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes on X that on -board persons are transferred to an Israeli port.
“Greta and her friends are safe and healthy,” the ministry writes, referring to Greta Thunberg. The ministry shared a video in which it seems to see how the well -known activist is on the deck of a ship.
The crew of Captain Nikos, one of the ships of the fleet, makes hand gestures in the form of hearts. They are getting 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 the 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.
Gazavloot on board: “Probably last moments mission” “It seems that the last moments of our mission have arrived,” says Roos Ykema, one of the Dutch on boarders. 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. In 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.
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.