BBC UK:

In a commentary to the local election results, Streeting told BBC Radio 5 Live that he didn't dispute the fact that in Oldham - and other parts of the country - "Gaza has been an issue" and he acknowledged that a number of people felt Labour was too slow in calling for a ceasefire.

"We are obviously calling for a ceasefire now and even more importantly... urging Israel not to invade Rafah, which would be an absolute catastrophe," he says.

He added, “I don't deny that there are people out there who are feeling let down and I want them to know that we’ve heard. We will take that on the chin, and we'll work hard to win people's trust back at future elections.”

I still wouldn’t trust them. But – at least – they are smart enough to acknowledge their electoral turnout has been impacted by their stance.

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Barak Ravid - Walla website:

A senior Israeli official told me that Hamas' answer is likely to be "yes, but":

a willingness to implement the first phase of the deal without an Israeli commitment to end the war, but with other difficult conditions, especially regarding the number of hostages scheduled to be released.

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Walla website, from an Israeli source:

The indications that Israel already has are that Hamas will agree to implement the first phase, but under several “difficult” conditions.

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Israeli occupation forces detained the wife of Middle East Eye correspondent, Mohammed al-Hajjar, Inas Abu al-Maza, at a military checkpoint in the central Gaza Strip. Separating the family as they traveled south to Rafah.

Later, the occupation army released her but prevented her from reuniting with her family in the south, instead requiring her return to Gaza City.

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🔻A 25-year-old Israeli policeman died, and his 45-year-old brother was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico. According to preliminary investigation results, the motorcycle driver lost control and crashed, injuring both himself and the passenger. The Israeli consulate is arranging for the deceased's body to be repatriated to Israel.

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🔺A Zionist woman burning the Quran and Palestinian flag in the center of Malmö before the opening of the Eurovision events

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🔻Hasidic jews burned the Israeli flag in a demonstration yesterday in Bnei Brak near the "recruitment fair" of Achiim LeNsech.

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Al-Akhbar newspaper from political sources:

In his meetings, Hockstein told the Lebanese officials that if Hezbollah did not accept what was offered to it, the Israelis would enter Rafah and Lebanon, and we would not be able to stop it.

Then Hezbollah responded: If the Israeli enters Rafah and before he even thinks about entering Lebanon, we will be the ones who will enter northern occupied Palestine, and you will not be able to save the Israeli whom you were unable to prevent to enter Rafah.

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Anadolu:

The Saudi authorities on Friday announced the introduction of new measures to reduce the number of individuals performing Hajj illegally, without permit or registry.

According to a statement by the Kingdom's General Directorate of Public Security, the new regulations for Hajj require "residents who wish to enter Makkah to obtain a permit from the relevant authorities."

It added that the implementation of the new regulations are effective as of Saturday, May 4, 2024.

The statement stressed that the Saudi security personnel at the security checkpoints leading to Makkah will prevent entry to any individuals without the proper permits.

The new measures come as part of the Kingdom's efforts to control the flow of the pilgrims into the holy sites to control their numbers and protect their safety, especially during the Hajj season.

Saudi spying on who’s taking Hajj is something I did not see coming.

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