Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered his military to prepare an evacuation plan for Palestinian citizens in Rafah ahead of the expected invasion.
It is not clear where Israel plans on evacuating the Palestinian citizens, as most can’t return to the northern region due to widespread destruction.
They also more than likely cannot move into Egypt without violating a four-decade peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
The border between Gaza and Egypt is already a humanitarian aid entry point.
The plan has been met with criticism, including from the US, as Israel has intentions of moving ground forces into the city.
I am sure it will be fine. IDF has shown that they go to great lengths to protect innocent palestinians.
For real, it has some "sell their flooded houses to aquaman" vibes. Evacuate where? There is nowhere to evacuate. It would have been funny, if it wasnt so tragic.
U.S. President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to a conversation he had with Angela Merkel in 2021 as having taken place with the late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, on Wednesday night, his second such mixup this week.
What if he is a time traveller? Both Mitterrand and Kohl ruled in the 90s. Maybe he was supposed to travel to the 90s to save the future. But his time machine malfunctioned and arrived in the 2020s.
European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, the chairman of the summit said, overcoming weeks of resistance from Hungary.
Ukraine’s popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny was called to a meeting at the president’s office on Monday and told he was being fired, two sources have told CNN.
Greece expects to receive a draft letter of acceptance next week from the United States of its request to buy F-35 fighter jets, two Greek sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday....
The first batch of new recruits began serving their one-year compulsory military service in Taiwan on Thursday after the conscription period was extended from four months due to government concerns about China's rising military threat.
The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a white flag with their hands up. Their crew in Gaza documented the killing and John Irvine...
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he anticipates that President Tayyip Erdogan will give a final sign-off on Sweden's NATO membership within days, triggering rapid steps toward U.S. Congress endorsing a sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara....
This is a victory in a long fight, not just against blanket police surveillance, but also against a culture in which private, for-profit companies build special tools to allow law enforcement to more easily access companies’ users and their data—all of which ultimately undermine their customers’ trust.
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Greece for violating the privacy rights of a group of women arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health.
The EU's foreign policy chief stated that the Palestinian militant group received funding from the Israeli government 'to try to weaken the Palestinian Authority of Fatah.'
Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting....
Relations between Sweden and Iran have been tense since 2019 when Sweden arrested a former Iranian official for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners in the 1980s
Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peace....
Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air and set off explosions in a surge of violence that has left city streets deserted.
Donald Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato countries who don’t pay ‘bills’ (www.theguardian.com)
Remarks by former president and presumptive 2024 Republican White House nominee would be ‘music’ to Putin’s ear, critic says
Israel developing dual plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of strike on Hamas: Netanyahu (nypost.com)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered his military to prepare an evacuation plan for Palestinian citizens in Rafah ahead of the expected invasion.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy fires top Ukraine army commander (www.theguardian.com)
Valerii Zaluzhnyi to be replaced by land forces commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, in ‘renewal’ of armed forces
Biden mixes up Germany's Angela Merkel with late Helmut Kohl (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to a conversation he had with Angela Merkel in 2021 as having taken place with the late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, on Wednesday night, his second such mixup this week.
Russian war critic Boris Nadezhdin barred from running in presidential election (www.cnbc.com)
Russia's electoral authorities claimed Nadezhdin's campaign had submitted too many defective signatures in support of his presidential bid.
Gunmen take seven staff hostage at Procter & Gamble factory in Turkey (www.theguardian.com)
Hostage takers at US firm’s facility reportedly say their actions are in protest at death toll in Gaza war
EU summit agrees on Ukraine aid, overcoming Hungary objections (www.reuters.com)
European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, the chairman of the summit said, overcoming weeks of resistance from Hungary.
Valery Zaluzhny: Zelensky set to announce dismissal of Ukraine’s top commander within days as rift grows over war, source says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny was called to a meeting at the president’s office on Monday and told he was being fired, two sources have told CNN.
Police in Sweden destroy ‘live’ device outside Israeli embassy (www.theguardian.com)
Police described the object as a ‘dangerous object’ as Sweden’s prime minister condemned the ‘attempted attack’
2 masked assailants attack a church in Istanbul and kill 1 person (apnews.com)
Turkish officials say two masked assailants have attacked a church in Istanbul during Sunday services, killing one person.
Greece to get US draft letter approving purchase of F-35 jets - sources (www.reuters.com)
Greece expects to receive a draft letter of acceptance next week from the United States of its request to buy F-35 fighter jets, two Greek sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday....
Taiwan begins extended one-year conscription in response to China threat (www.reuters.com)
The first batch of new recruits began serving their one-year compulsory military service in Taiwan on Thursday after the conscription period was extended from four months due to government concerns about China's rising military threat.
Video shows apparently unarmed Palestinian with hands up shot dead in Gaza (www.pbs.org)
The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a white flag with their hands up. Their crew in Gaza documented the killing and John Irvine...
US envoy sees rapid F-16s sale to Turkey after Sweden NATO bid sign-off (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he anticipates that President Tayyip Erdogan will give a final sign-off on Sweden's NATO membership within days, triggering rapid steps toward U.S. Congress endorsing a sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara....
Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longer Facilitate Police Requests for Footage from Users (www.eff.org)
This is a victory in a long fight, not just against blanket police surveillance, but also against a culture in which private, for-profit companies build special tools to allow law enforcement to more easily access companies’ users and their data—all of which ultimately undermine their customers’ trust.
European human rights court condemns Greece for naming HIV-positive sex workers in 2012 (apnews.com)
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Greece for violating the privacy rights of a group of women arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health.
Turkish Parliament to Vote Tuesday on Sweden's NATO Membership (www.voanews.com)
After more than a year of delays, Turkey is set to approve Sweden's entry into the military alliance
EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell accuses Israel of 'creating' and 'financing' Hamas (www.lemonde.fr)
The EU's foreign policy chief stated that the Palestinian militant group received funding from the Israeli government 'to try to weaken the Palestinian Authority of Fatah.'
Putin says past U.S. elections were rigged (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting....
Sweden Says Swedish National Arrested in Iran (www.voanews.com)
Relations between Sweden and Iran have been tense since 2019 when Sweden arrested a former Iranian official for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners in the 1980s
Taiwan ruling party's Lai wins presidential election (www.reuters.com)
Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peace....
Ecuador president says country is at war as gangs hold prison staff hostage (www.reuters.com)
Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air and set off explosions in a surge of violence that has left city streets deserted.
Time for a counteroffensive