10 June 2025
Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister between 2006 and 2009, tells AFP in Paris that the US has more influence on the Israeli government “than all the other powers put together” and that President Donald Trump can “make a difference”.
Trump should summon Netanyahu to the White House and, facing cameras, tell the Israeli leader: “‘Bibi: enough is enough’”, Olmert said, using the premier’s nickname.
“This is it. I hope he [Trump] will do it. There is nothing that cannot happen with Trump. I don’t know if this will happen. We have to hope and we have to encourage him,” said Olmert.
The former Israeli PM denounced the continuation of the war in Gaza as a “crime” and insisted a two-state solution is the only way to end the conflict.
He said Netanyahu “failed completely” as a leader by not preventing the unprecedented October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
Israel confirms its navy missile ships attacked civilian port in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Aljazeera has been reporting on Israeli attacks on the port of Hodeidah in Yemen, based on Houthi-affiliated media reports.
The Israeli military has now confirmed the attack, claiming that the civilian port was being used by the Houthi rebels for military purposes.
“Israeli Navy Missile Ships struck terror targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in the port of Hodeidah in Yemen,” the army said in a statement, citing Houthi drone and missile attacks on Israel as the reason for the operation.
“The strikes were carried out to stop the use of the port for military purposes,” it added.
Israeli drone attack kills 2 in southern Lebanon
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) is reporting that Israeli forces have carried out a drone attack near the town of Shebaa in southern Lebanon.
The attack killed a man and his son and wounded another person, NNA reported.
Israel has been carrying out near-daily air raids across southern Lebanon, often resulting in casualties, despite a ceasefire agreed with the Hezbollah group in November last year.
