Israel-Gaza war live: US charges Hamas leaders over 7 October and pushes for ‘final’ truce

Charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and at least five others accuse them of orchestrating the attack that killed 1,200 peopleIn case you missed it last night, my colleague Bethan McKernan reported on the political row in Israel about the war:Benjamin Netanyahu’s main political rival, Benny Gantz, has accused the Israeli prime minister of putting his personal interests before those of his country after he again insisted on the need for Israeli control of the Gaza-Egypt border on Monday, a position that has emerged as a key obstacle to a ceasefire deal.As outlined in our complaint, those defendants – armed with weapons, political support, and funding from the government of Iran, and support from [Hezbollah] – have led Hamas’s efforts to destroy the state of Israel and murder civilians in support of that aim.The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’s operations. These actions will not be our last,” Garland said. “Yahya Sinwar and the other senior leaders of Hamas are charged today with orchestrating this terrorist organisation’s decades-long campaign of mass violence and terror – including on October 7th. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/04/israel-gaza-war-live-us-charges-hamas-leaders-7-october-attack

Author : Hamish Mackay

Publish date : 2024-09-04 08:03:35

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