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This is the latest news on the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza this Tuesday, February 20 at 8:00 pm ET:

Netanyahu says Israel ‘will pay no price’ for release of Gaza hostages, The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Finance Minister, Ultra Bezalel Smotrich, said this Tuesday that, although Israel continues to negotiate the release of a hundred hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, the country is not willing to pay. The price for his return.

The US has vetoed a draft resolution on immediate ceasefire presented by Algeria in the UN Council. The United States has again vetoed a draft resolution submitted by Algeria to the UN Security Council on the war between Israel and Hamas, blocking demands for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It is the third time that the United States has vetoed a call for a ceasefire in Gaza since the war began on October 7. However, Washington is negotiating an alternative proposal that also contemplates a ceasefire, although temporary and fraught with nuances and precautions. The United States, according to this draft in the negotiation phase, “supports a temporary ceasefire in Gaza based on the formula of the release of all hostages as quickly as possible.”

Sánchez claimed in front of relatives of Palestinians that civilians “cannot pay for the crimes of Hamas.” As the social network was attended by the Palestinian ambassador to Spain, Hosni Abdel Waheed. Sanchez said, “We demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire that ends the humanitarian catastrophe and allows aid to enter the Strip”, stressing that “the civilian population will be held accountable for the crimes of Hamas. Can’t pay.”

French warships intercepted two Houthi drones in the EU mission’s first intervention in the Red Sea. French armed forces have intercepted two drones launched by the Houthis from Yemen in the airspace over the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the first intervention of the European Union (EU) naval mission against rebel attacks. Area. “During the night of 19–20 February, French warships detected several drone attacks from Yemen in their respective patrol areas in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Red Sea,” the French Defense Ministry said. Intercepted.”

The British Labor Party has for the first time called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza. The British Labor Party, the first opposition group to Rishi Sunak’s government, this Tuesday called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the conflict in Gaza for the first time. The party, which has been placed in all polls as the favorite to win this year’s general elections, today tabled an amendment to a motion by the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. A pause has been demanded. Until now, Labor leader Keir Starmer’s poorly defined position on the conflict in the Middle East has caused concern among members of that political group and disapproval among grassroots people. Also, William, Prince of Wales, heir to the British crown, this Tuesday called for an end to the fighting in Gaza “as soon as possible” and assured that “too many people have already died” in the Strip. In an unusual statement, the eldest son of King Charles III has shown himself to be “deeply concerned” about the situation in the Middle East and warned of the “desperate need to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza”, as well as the importance of Has given. Freeing the hostages held by Hamas.

World Food Program suspends aid delivery to northern Gaza due to security reasons, The United Nations World Food Program announced this Tuesday that it is suspending food distribution in northern Gaza for security reasons and that it will not resume until conditions in the area allow safe distribution. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRWA) has again suspended its operations just two days after resuming after a three-week hiatus due to the bombing of a truck.

South Africa has asked the UN Court to declare Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories illegal. This Tuesday, South Africa asked the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) to declare Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories illegal. This Court should issue an advisory judgment on Israeli violations of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people and its impact on all members of the United Nations.

Israel bombed Hezbollah’s “terrorist infrastructure” and “military buildings” in southern Lebanon. This Tuesday, the Israeli army bombed “terrorist infrastructure” and “military buildings” of the Shia party-militia Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, within the framework of recent months of fighting on the border, with no information on casualties at the moment. “Since the morning, warplanes have struck several Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanese territory,” he said, before adding that the targets included “launch sites,” “terrorist infrastructure” and “military buildings.”