3.05pm Israel-Hamas, truce talks fail
Ceasefire talks between Hamas and mediators have broken down in Cairo to no avail, with just days left to stop the fighting in time for the start of Ramadan. This was reported by the international media, including the Guardian. Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official, said the Palestinian group presented its proposal for a ceasefire agreement to mediators during two days of talks and was waiting for a response from the Israelis, who did not participate in this round of negotiations.
11.19 Crosetto: ships attacked by Houthis have nothing to do with Gaza
«Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked the Liberian-flagged, Swiss-owned container ship Sky II headed towards Djibouti. I am not aware that neither Switzerland, nor Liberia nor Djibouti have ever participated in any way in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.” Defense Minister Guido Crosetto points this out on X.
06:58 USA, two missiles aimed at merchant ships in the Red Sea shot down
US Centcom said it had conducted self-defense strikes against two anti-ship missiles that “posed an imminent threat to US Navy merchantmen and ships in the region” of the Red Sea. “These actions – explains a note – are carried out to protect freedom of navigation and to make international waters safer for American merchant ships and military ships.”
06:56 Houthis hit MSC container ship, fire on board
Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked the Liberian-flagged, Swiss-owned container ship MSC Sky II headed towards Djibouti. A fire broke out on board and was subsequently put out by the crew. However, the commander made it known that there were no injuries on board. This was announced by Centcom, explaining that two missiles were launched against the vessel, 91 nautical miles south-east of Aden. The first ended up in the water, while the second hit the container ship causing some damage. The vessel is now continuing its course.