Live Updates: Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate against Netanyahu in US

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

05:00 GMT — Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate against Netanyahu in US

Pro-Palestine protesters have gathered outside the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC, where Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is staying before he addresses the US Congress on Wednesday.

Protesters carried placards that read: "Arrest Netanyahu" and "A war criminal stays here," referring to hawkish PM Netanyahu responsible for the death of thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians.

Another massive protest is also planned on Wednesday when Netanyahu addresses the Congress amid the ongoing carnage in besieged Gaza.

04:22 GMT — Biden vows to 'keep working for end to war in Gaza'

US President Joe Biden vowed to continue working to end the war in besieged Gaza during his final months in office after he bowed out of his reelection bid.

"I'll be working very closely with the Israelis and with the Palestinians to try to work out how we can get the Gaza war to end, and Middle East peace, and get all those hostages home," Biden said in a public call into his campaign headquarters, which has transitioned to supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.

03:21 GMT — Palestinian groups agree to achieve 'comprehensive national unity' under PLO

In a rare show of unity, 14 Palestinian groups, including Hamas and Fatah, agreed in the Chinese capital of Beijing to achieve "a comprehensive national unity" under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).

The announcement was made in a joint statement at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Beijing following China's invitation to intra-Palestinian talks.

The statement said the Palestinian groups "agreed on achieving a comprehensive national unity that includes all Palestinian factions within the frame of PLO, and on the commitment to the establishment of the independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the UN resolutions and ensuring the right of return as based in resolution 194."

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