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Middle East crisis live: UK and Australia call for immediate end to fighting as US prepares to put ceasefire resolution to UN



Australian and UK stress ‘urgency’ over need to allow aid into Gaza and for hostages to be released; US draft resolution calls for an immediate truce as part of a hostage dealThe Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that “hundreds of worshipers” were “blocked” from reaching the al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces on Friday.According to Wafa: “Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces significantly increased their military presence around checkpoints in Qalandia, north of Jerusalem, al-Zaytouna, east of Jerusalem, and Bethlehem to the south. The forces turned back hundreds of worshipers, citing a lack of necessary entry permits.” Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/22/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-un-security-council-benjamin-netanyahu-antony-blinken-latest-updates

Author : Amy Sedghi

Publish date : 2024-03-22 09:44:24

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