Gaza, Trump-Netanyahu phone call on return of hostage bodies. Trump: 'If Hamas continues to kill civilians, we will go there and kill them'

La Regione Piemonte ha formalmente manifestato al ministro degli Esteri, Antonio Tajani, la propria disponibilità a contribuire alla missione umanitaria per la ricostruzione della Striscia di Gaza, candidandosi al coordinamento del supporto sanitario pediatrico. La proposta, sottoscritta dal presidente Alberto Cirio e dagli assessori alla Sanità, Federico Riboldi, alla Protezione Civile, Marco Gabusi, e alla Cooperazione internazionale, Maurizio Marrone, è stata inviata alla Farnesina a seguito della recente riunione operativa del Governo dedicata agli interventi di ricostruzione nei territori palestinesi. “Il Piemonte è pronto a fare la propria parte – sottolineano il presidente Cirio e gli assessori Riboldi, Gabusi e Marrone – mettendo a disposizione le sue eccellenze sanitarie, in particolare l’Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita di Torino, punto di riferimento internazionale per la cura dei bambini in condizioni critiche. Il nostro obiettivo è contribuire alla rinascita del sistema sanitario

Hamas ha bisogno di più tempo per recuperare le salme degli ostaggi israeliani ancora nella Striscia di Gaza. Lo hanno detto due lati consiglieri americani a conoscenza della situazione, citati dall’emittente Nbc. L’accordo che i negoziatori hanno raggiunto con Hamas era “rilasceremo tutti gli ostaggi vivi, e loro hanno rispettato l’accordo”, ha detto un consigliere ai giornalisti nel corso di un briefing. Il secondo consigliere ha sottolineato che i danni e la distruzione causati a Gaza da due anni di intensi bombardamenti israeliani rendere difficile il ritrovamento e l’identificazione dei corpi, precisando che durante i colloqui che hanno preceduto l’accordo tra Hamas e Israele tutte le parti hanno riconosciuto che la ricerca sarebbe stata estremamente difficile. “L’intera Striscia di Gaza è stata polverizzata - hanno detto i due consiglieri - in un cessate il fuoco di 72 ore, penso che sarebbe stato quasi impossibile per Hamas mobilitarsi, anche se avesse saputo dove si trovavano tutti

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt launched a scathing attack on the Democratic Party, accusing it of supporting "Hamas terrorists, illegal immigrants, and violent criminals." "That's who the Democratic Party is targeting," she told Fox News. Leavitt also criticized pro-Palestinian protesters, saying they "are silent now" because they "can't stand President Trump." "Where have all the 'freedom of Palestine' protesters gone? It was President Trump who literally liberated Palestine," she said.

'If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not in the agreement, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them': this is what US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth.

An 11-year old Palestinian boy, Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq, was pronounced dead after Israeli forces opened fire in the village of Al-Rihiya, south of Hebron. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa, which said that Israeli soldiers fired live bullets at a group of children who were playing football in the courtyard of the girls' secondary school in Al-Rihiya. The boy was hit by a bullet that pierced his pelvis and was transferred to a hospital in critical condition, before being later pronounced dead. Al-Hallaq was a fourth grade student.

Minister Antonio Tajani had two meetings with his Israeli colleague Gideon Saar and with Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian during the Med Dialogues in Naples. Tajani, reports the Farnesina, expressed his gratitude to both of them for their participation in the Med Dialogues, "a presence that is emblematic of a new phase of hope for peace in the Middle East and for a future of coexistence based on the Trump Plan. The Naples event is the first after the ceasefire to host Israeli and Palestinian ministers in the same setting, confirming Italy's commitment to supporting dialogue between peoples".

Turkey has sent 81 disaster relief experts to the Gaza Strip, some of whom will be engaged in operations to search for the remains of the 19 dead hostages that Hamas has yet to hand over to Israel. This was reported by a Turkish Defence Ministry source, pointing out that in Gaza 'there is already a team of 81 members of Afad', the Turkish disaster relief agency. According to the source, 'a team will be assigned to search for the bodies' of the hostages.

"Hamas must release the last 19 dead hostages. They must do so now. And we insist" also with the mediators "that they do so. Not within weeks or months, but immediately". This was reiterated by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Med Dialogues in Naples, stressing that "this is a fundamental violation of the agreement". Sa'ar said he had "shared these concerns" with Minister Antonio Tajani in an "excellent bilateral meeting".

The current pace of delivery of humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Gaza is "insufficient", Antoine Renard, director of the World Food Programme (Wfp) office for Palestine, told CNN, pointing out that the biggest obstacle at the moment is the lack of access crossings to the enclave, starting with the Rafah crossing, which connects Gaza with Egypt. "We have been working around the clock to make sure we can reach these crossings, but so far they have not been opened," Renard said.

"The Rafah crossing will probably be opened this Sunday. We are making all the necessary preparations. It is also being coordinated with the European Union's Eubam force and, as far as I know, also with the Palestinians themselves," Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced in a press briefing at the Med Dialogues in Naples. "So, it will probably be opened this Sunday. I hope it will be opened and that everything possible will be done to make it so," he added.

Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud is once again on the rise in the polls. If a vote were taken in Israel today, the prime minister's party would gain 34 seats, according to a survey conducted by Zman Yisrael, the Hebrew-language edition of the Times of Israel. It is the best result for Netanyahu since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 and the start of the war in Gaza.

The strengthening of Likud follows the release of the hostages still alive and the ceasefire with Hamas, two developments that pushed up the premier's popularity.

The Hamas-led government of Gaza estimates that the war has left a legacy of 70 million tonnes of rubble and 20,000 unexploded ordnance to be removed in the territory, Sky News writes. By way of comparison, the war in Ukraine is estimated to have produced around 6.4 million tonnes of rubble in the country, according to Ukrainian media reports citing government sources.

Palestinian media report that two people were killed in an Israeli attack south of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis. The area is under Israeli control according to the agreed ceasefire lines. The IDF has not yet issued a statement on the matter but has warned Gaza civilians to avoid areas where troops are present. The Times of Israel reports.

Although the bodies of the hostages have not yet all been returned, the Trump administration is working to help establish a multinational security force for Gaza, select potential Palestinian civilian leaders, and take the first steps towards rebuilding the enclave, starting with Rafah: Axios' Barak Ravid writes, citing two senior Trump advisors. The US is pressing both sides to move on to the next phase of the peace process. In the meantime, the priorities are to avoid further clashes along the Yellow Line in addition to aid and the return of the bodies.

Nel suo discorso alla cerimonia di stato che celebra il Giorno della Memoria del 7 ottobre al Monte Herzl, il premier israeliano Benjamin Netanyahu afferma che “grandi sfide” da parte dei nemici di Israele, così come “grandi opportunità” per la pace, ci attendono con la fine della guerra a Gaza. Elogiando i successi militari della guerra, Netanyahu afferma: “Grandi sfide ci attendono ancora dai nostri nemici che cercano di riarmarsi”, afferma, in quello che potrebbe essere un riferimento al regime di Teheran, i cui impianti nucleari sono stati attaccati da Israele a giugno. “Grandi sfide - e insieme a esse, drammatiche e grandi opportunità per ampliare il cerchio della pace”, sottolinea ribadendo che Israele è pronto ad ampliare la normalizzazione e gli accordi di pace con i paesi arabi vicini dopo la guerra. Per Netanyahu aggiunge che l’unità nazionale è necessaria per andare avanti: “Stiamo operando su entrambi i livelli contemporaneamente, e ciò che serve è l’unità: unità in

The International Red Cross has transferred the bodies of 30 Palestinians handed over by Israel to Gaza, a senior Red Cross official told the Times of Israel. The number of bodies handed over reflects the count of 1 hostage for every 15 Palestinians, agreed in the ceasefire agreement, after Hamas returned the bodies of two Israeli hostages yesterday evening. There are currently no plans for a further transfer of bodies, the official says, but it is "all under discussion".

Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said he was "determined" to return the bodies of the hostages still in Gaza. "We are determined to complete the victory that will affect our lives for many years. Israel is at the forefront of the clash between barbarism and enlightenment, between an endless apocalypse and humanity," he said, quoted by Tel Aviv media. Netanyahu added that "this struggle is global and revolves around one question: will we return to the dark fanaticism of the Middle Ages or will we take a step forward towards a future of stability, prosperity and peace."

The Forum of Hostage Families calls on the Israeli government to halt implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement until the bodies of the remaining 19 hostages are returned. "At a time when Hamas is in breach of the agreements and still holds 19 hostages, there is no room for Israel to take unilateral measures," the group says in a statement. "Any diplomatic or military action that does not guarantee their return is an abandonment of Israeli civilians," it adds. "There will be no victory or recovery," it points out, "until they are all here." Some members of the Forum made a similar appeal yesterday to the head of the IDF, the Israeli Security Forces, Eyal Zamir, the Times of Israel reports.

The 600 aid trucks, with food and fuel, set up by Egypt are moving from the Rafah crossing to the Kerem Shalom crossing under Israeli control, where they are expected to be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip after inspections. This is reported by Egyptian media, according to which the reopening of the Rafah crossing will not take place today.

L’accordo tra Israele e Hamas siglato a Sharm el Sheikh “è l’unico piano sul tavolo” e ha bisogno di sostegno e incoraggiamento, “dobbiamo intraprendere i prossimi passi per una soluzione sostenibile e duratura al conflitto”. Lo ha detto il ministro di Stato del Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, intervenendo ai Dialoghi Mediterranei in corso a Napoli. “Il nostro impegno non è cominciato il 7 ottobre” e ora “restiamo impegnati”, ha assicurato il ministro di uno dei Paesi mediatori, in particolare per la cosiddetta fase 2 che riguarda “la Forza internazionale di stabilizzazione (Isf) ”che dovrà essere dispiegata a Gaza, “la sua formazione e la futura governance, che è la parola chiave”. Ma, ha avvertito, “non dobbiamo dimenticare la Cisgiordania, un elemento molto importante” per raggiungere la pace. “Ci sono ancora molte sfide e passi importanti da fare”.

The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis reported that a Palestinian man was killed this morning in a drone attack in the southern part of Gaza city. There was no comment from the Israeli army on the alleged attack, the Times of Israel reported. The hospital also reported that a Palestinian man shot by the IDF on Tuesday in the nearby village of Kizan al-Najjar died of his wounds.

"The Turkish Armed Forces are ready to take part in the multinational task force to be set up in Gaza," Ankara's Defence Minister Yasar Guler said, as reported by Hurriyet. The announcement comes after Yasar met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte yesterday at the meeting of Atlantic Alliance defence ministers in the Belgian capital, where he also held bilateral talks with British Defence Secretary John Healey and a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Romania and Bulgaria.

- Israel specifies that the date for the opening of the Rafah crossing into Gaza will be announced at a 'later date'. The Israeli military aid agency Cogat, writes the Guardian, said that preparations are underway with Egypt to open the Rafah crossing to the transit of people, but the date of the opening will be announced at a later date. Humanitarian aid will not pass through the Rafah crossing, but will continue to enter the Gaza Strip through other crossings, including the Kerem Shalom crossing.

"No one will be left behind": this was said by a senior US adviser, in a call with a small group of journalists also attended by ANSA, in reference to the recovery of the bodies of the hostages in Gaza.

"The stabilisation force is beginning to be established," said a senior US adviser, in a call with a small group of journalists also attended by ANSA.

"The situation is dynamic but Hamas is not expected to control any areas in Gaza," a senior US adviser said in a call also attended by ANSA.

"We will probably create a programme that offers rewards for those who help find the remains of hostages," a senior US adviser said in a call, admitting the difficulty of locating and recovering the bodies of dead hostages in Gaza.

The inhabitants of Gaza will not be forced to leave the Strip during the reconstruction. This was said - as reported by the Times of Israel - by a senior advisor to US President Donald Trump. According to the plan to end the war, Palestinians will be encouraged to remain in the Gaza Strip. In February, President Trump had proposed that the US take control of Gaza and permanently relocate the entire population of the Strip. The idea was widely welcomed in Israel, but overwhelmingly rejected by the rest of the international community, and Trump eventually distanced himself from the initiative.

Hamas intends to return the bodies of the deceased hostages to Israel, as agreed in the Gaza agreement, a senior US adviser said in a call also attended by ANSA. "They keep telling us that they intend to abide by the agreement," the source said. "There was a lot of disappointment and indignation when only four bodies were returned, when they could have simply said 'we are proceeding' in returning the bodies," the senior official added.