The Middle East

The prime minister has argued the "national interest" in the midst of the Israeli political crisis and has received the support of his ministers while the country remains polarized by the judicial process.

The exchange of bodies is taking place in an enclave full of destruction, as hospitals are collecting bodies in a disastrous state, where families must identify their dead, while the Israeli army has killed two other Palestinians, claiming that they have crossed the "yellow line."

On the other hand, Israel has returned 225 Gazatese bodies, many of them with signs of abuse and decomposition.

Israeli army attacks have killed five Gazans and wounded nine since Thursday, while Israel continues to block the identification of Palestine's bodies, preventing them from complying with the terms of the peace treaty.

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The Kurdistan Workers' Party has also called for "progress" from the Turkish Government, including the necessary laws to ensure the reintegration of PKK members and to enable them to participate in political and democratic processes. Turkish President Erdogan will meet with an DEM delegation on Tuesday.

Vice President JD Vance is in Israel with the goal of strengthening the peace plan, as Hamas and the Israeli Government accuse each other of breaking the agreement and the ceasefire is very weak. However, Vance has been optimistic and has acknowledged that Hamas's disarmament "will take some time."

The Rafah crossing will remain closed 'without deadlines', which means, among other things, that the European Union's humanitarian mission EUBAM Rafah is still unable to enter, although it was due to enter last week, as EU High Representative Kaja Kallas explained at a press conference.

Nine days after the ceasefire came into force, the Israeli Prime Minister has announced that he will act "vigorously against terrorist targets" and has not clarified whether this will mean the end of the peace agreement. Moreover, the Israeli army has confirmed that Rafah has again been bombed in southern Gaza.

The Palestinian group has handed over the two bodies to the Red Cross after recovering them from the rubble in the Gaza Strip. Hamas warned that it did not have all the bodies, so it would not be able to hand them over immediately.

The Israeli Defense has carried out more than 500 air strikes since the entry into force of the ceasefire on the grounds that they have been directed against Hezbollah. The United Nations has confirmed the deaths of 108 civilians, 37 of them women and children.

This week, Israel has killed more than 20 Gazatis who have crossed that imaginary (and unholy) line, when they were all trying to return home.

The Israeli Government accuses the Palestinians of breaching the peace agreement by not handing over all the bodies of the dead hostages. Hamas replies that the bodies of Palestinians handed over by Israel show signs of torture. It also explains that there are 20,000 unexploded explosives and 65 or 70 million tons of debris in Gaza that "hinder rescue efforts."

The victims were trying to return to their homes in Gaza City and near Jan Yunis, according to Palestinian sources. The army has argued that these people have gone beyond the yellow line and after "many attempts" to distance themselves, they have been shot.

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Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners at its disposal. The reactions of relatives and their environment have been evident. Xabier Madariaga, EITB's special envoy, has had the opportunity to talk to some of these relatives.

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