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EU nations condemn Israeli ministers’ call to resettle Gazans
EU nations have denounced two Israeli far-right ministers’ calls for the ‘voluntary emigration’ of Palestinians from Gaza and the building of Israeli settlements in the besieged territory.
The comments were made Monday by Israel’s firebrand National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Both are known for their hardline, religious-conservative stances.
Israel should “concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza,” Ben-Gvir told reporters, adding that Israel would “permanently control” the Gaza strip.
Ben-Gvir, known as one of the most hardline members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, also endorsed the rebuilding of Jewish settlements in the besieged Palestinian territory.
The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, responded on Wednesday evening on social platform X, condemning the “inflammatory and irresponsible statements.”
“Forced displacements are strictly prohibited as a grave violation of international humanitarian law,” Borrell added.
The EU condemnation has also been echoed by member states including France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.
France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna denounced the statements as “provocative” and “irresponsible.”
In a statement on X, the Dutch foreign ministry said that the Netherlands “rejects any calls for Palestinian displacement from Gaza or reduction of Palestinian territory,” adding that the Israeli ministers’ proposals does not “fit a future two-state solution, with a viable Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel.”
The criticism from EU governments follows similarly scathing condemnation from the United States and the United Nations.
Israeli extremism threatens to upend peace proposals
The hardline position of the far-right ministers is highly problematic for the European Union, which is aiming to spearhead international efforts to find a long-term peaceful solution to the conflict.
Josep Borrell, who said Wednesday that an international solution “imposed from the outside” was the only viable route to a peaceful resolution between Israelis and Palestinians, has said Israeli occupation of Gaza cannot be contemplated.
The EU executive’s President Ursula von der Leyen – who has consistently defended Israel’s right to self-defence since the outbreak of the war against Hamas – has also blatantly rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians or the long-term presence of Israeli security as part of her five principles for Gaza’s future.
The EU has mulled plans to sanction extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank, where a fresh bout of attacks on Palestinian communities has been seen since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war following Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on 7 October.
Documents seen by Euronews in December showed the European bloc could issue sanctions such as visa bans against Israeli settlers responsible for such attack. The US and the UK issued such measures in December.
The EU has repeatedly condemned Israeli settlers’ attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank but has steered clear of issuing sanctions.
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Plane circles Fenway Park for an hour towing banner imploring Red Sox ownership to sell the team
BOSTON (AP) — A small plane towing a banner imploring Red Sox ownership to sell the team flew over Fenway Park on Friday while Boston and the Houston Astros took batting practice.
The plane towed a banner with big red letters reading: “FIRE CRAIG! SELL THE TEAM!”
The banner was aimed at Craig Breslow, Boston’s chief baseball officer, and Red Sox principal owner John Henry.
Boston enters Friday game against the Astros in last place in the AL East, with a 12-19 record.
Breslow fired manager Alex Cora on April 25 after a 17-1 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
The small plane circled the ballpark for over an hour. Fans outside the park were seen looking up and trying to read the banner.
With the Red Sox off to such a poor start this season, chants of “Sell the team!” have been heard at Fenway. Last week, those chants grew louder after the Red Sox were swept at home by their longtime rivals, the New York Yankees.
The 50-year-old Cora was the manager of Boston’s last World Series team in 2018, which won a club-record 108 regular-season games. And, Cora was a member of the team’s 2007 World Series-winning club. Cora was 620-541 as Red Sox manager, and the first manager to be fired this season.
Henry also owns the Liverpool soccer team. Last week, fans protested against rising ticket prices.
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A driver in training sent a bus careening into the River Seine near Paris Thursday after hitting a parked car and veering off the road, triggering a massive rescue operation, according to BBC and Reuters.
All four people on board were pulled to safety as more than 90 firefighters, divers and emergency crews — along with boats and a helicopter — responded, officials said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and drug and alcohol tests came back negative.
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French emergency services and firefighters responded after a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris, France, April 30, 2026. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
The incident happened in France’s Juvisy-sur-Orge, about 12 miles south of Paris, as the driver was nearing the end of her practical training, transport officials told the BBC.
Authorities said the bus missed a turn near the riverbank, instead continuing straight and dragging a parked car into the water before plunging into the Seine, Reuters reported.
Dramatic images show the bus partially submerged as rescue crews surrounded it with some individuals on top of the vehicle while others worked in the water below.
WILD VIDEO SHOWS SPEEDING CAR GOING AIRBORNE, EJECTS DRIVER INTO BACKYARD POOL
Workers recover a bus that plunged into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge Thursday, near Paris, France. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
Witnesses described a chaotic response, with one saying it felt like “every firefighter in the department” had arrived as bystanders initially threw life rings into the river before first responders took over.
TERRIFYING VIDEO SHOWS OUT-OF-CONTROL MTA BUS PLOWING INTO CARS IN THE BRONX, INJURING 8
French emergency services and firefighters respond after a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris, France. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
Officials later launched an internal investigation into what caused the crash.
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Video released later showed crews using cranes to pull the submerged bus from the river as helicopters circled overhead.
White House officially tells Congress that hostilities with Iran have ‘terminated’ despite continued presence of US troops in Middle East.
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