Live Updates: Gaza ceasefire a must in Israel hostage deal — Hamas

Monday, May 6, 2024

04:00 GMT — Gaza ceasefire a must in Israel hostage deal — Hamas

Hamas insists that any hostage swap deal with Israel must include a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the head of the resistance group’s international relations office has said.

In an interview with the Al Aqsa TV channel posted on Telegram on Sunday, Mousa Abu Marzouk revealed that there would be a meeting of Palestinian factions in China and they hoped it would lead to an end to any divisions.

China revealed last Tuesday that Beijing had recently hosted “national reconciliation” meetings between the two main Palestinian factions following similar talks in Moscow in February aimed at resolving internal disputes and divisions between them.

03:00 GMT — Thousands protest against Israel’s Gaza ‘genocide’ in Denmark

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Denmark as the country marked Liberation Day by protesting against Israel's war on Gaza.

The organisers of the demonstration in Copenhagen linked the protest directly with the struggle of Danish resistance fighters against the German occupation during the Second World War.

"We celebrate the liberation by demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza,” the movement, called "Everyone on the Streets for a Free Palestine," wrote in a Facebook post.

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