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Added on the 09/08/2024 15:06:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, meets Mohammad Mustafa, Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority, in Brussels. The meeting takes place as the EU hosts discussions aimed at strengthening the Palestinian Authority for Gaza. IMAGES
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu is on board the Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier anchored in the Egyptian port of Al-Arich, where wounded civilians from Gaza are being treated. The minister is spending New Year's Eve aboard the French ship, anchored some 50 kilometers from the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, where aid is trickling in. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is "shocked" by what he calls "misrepresentations" of his remarks a day earlier on Hamas that infuriated Israel. "I am shocked by misrepresentations by some of my statement yesterday in the Security Council -- as if I was justifying acts of terror by Hamas," Guterres tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives in Tel Aviv for solidarity visit to Israel. IMAGES
The Associated Press says it is "shocked and horrified" by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a building housing the US news agency's Gaza bureau and those of other international news media. "This is an incredibly disturbing development. We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life," AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt says. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.