According to Bahrain, a ceasefire requires the release of the hostages.Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa denounced the October 7 attacks and Israel’s counterattack on Friday. He underlined that ending the cycle of violence requires the release of the hostages.
In his speech, the prince outlined the prerequisites for “ending the cycle of violence, a task that can only be accomplished by releasing innocents and non-combatants.” “The release of hostages is a prerequisite to a pause in hostilities,” he emphasised. The major security and defence conference in the area, the 19th Manama Dialogue, is where he made his remarks.
He continued by saying that Bahrain is against Gaza’s area being reduced, reoccupied, or forced to relocate. He outlined these as unavoidable red lines and denounced “terrorism directed from Gaza against the Israeli public” at the same time.
“I want to be very clear about what is important to the Kingdom of Bahrain. There should never be another forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza. The Gaza Strip cannot be reoccupied. The territory of Gaza cannot be reduced. Conversely, there cannot be any acts of terrorism emanating from Gaza targeting the citizens of Israel. The red lines are those.The prince demanded that international law be strictly adhered to in order to guarantee Gazans’ access to relief supplies.
He continued by saying that Bahrain is against Gaza’s area being reduced, reoccupied, or forced to relocate. He outlined these as unavoidable red lines and denounced “terrorism directed from Gaza against the Israeli public” at the same time.
“I want to be very clear about what is important to the Kingdom of Bahrain. There should never be another forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza. The Gaza Strip cannot be reoccupied. The territory of Gaza cannot be reduced. Conversely, there cannot be any acts of terrorism emanating from Gaza targeting the citizens of Israel. The red lines are those.
The prince demanded that international law be strictly adhered to in order to guarantee Gazans’ access to relief supplies.After resistance, Israeli cabinet members will convene on Saturday to review the fuel decision for Gaza.The emergency war management cabinet’s decision to permit gasoline tankers to enter Gaza on a daily basis will be discussed by the ministers of the Israeli government when they convene on Saturday night.
In an interview that aired on Israel’s Channel 13 on Friday night, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen expressed his opinion that the entire cabinet should make the decision to relax the gasoline embargo, which was decided late on Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and former chief of staff and defence minister Benny Gantz make up the smaller emergency war cabinet.
Cohen stated, “I personally and ideologically oppose the entry of fuel [to Gaza],” but he also acknowledged that “we must allow water, fuel, and food in under international law.”
Because of this, and in light of this conversation, the prime minister has decided to schedule a cabinet meeting for tomorrow at 21:30 [local time]. This choice, in my opinion, should be made by the expanded security cabinet. Cohen said, “I want to hear all of the security officials’ recommendations first, then I want to make a decision.”This is a serious mistake that goes against the cabinet’s decision to allow oil to enter the Gaza Strip.
In a letter to Netanyahu that he also published on X, Smotrich said, “It demonstrates weakness and allows [Yahya] Sinwar the political leader of Hamas in Gaza, to sit in his air-conditioned bunker at ease, watch the news, and keep manipulating Israeli society and families of hostages.”Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s national security adviser, said that Netanyahu had decided to schedule a cabinet meeting after speaking with Smotrich.
At a press conference on Friday, Hanegbi stated, “The prime minister spoke with the finance minister and explained exactly what I have just explained.” “I’m assuming he wasn’t fully informed of everything. It has been decided to get together as a cabinet tomorrow night to discuss the matter in further detail. It is my understanding that the decision, which was taken in accordance with the authority granted to the War Management Cabinet, will be open for discussion.
According to UN humanitarian head Martin Griffiths, the organisation requires 200,000 litres (52,834 gallons) of fuel each day to “meet the minimum of our humanitarian responsibilities in Gaza.” “Communications and other essential functions such as water desalination are progressively dropping offline,” Griffiths informed the UN General Assembly, citing the scarcity of fuel.According to Griffiths, fuel is “essential for keeping people alive.”
