« Progress » in discussions between the United States and Hamas, Israel calls to evacuate three ports in Yemen … The news of the conflict in the Middle East this Sunday, May 11-Liberation

The editorial staff of Release You summarize the main news of the day on the conflict at the Middle East. The last point is to be read here.

Representatives of Hamas and the United States have had direct discussions in Doha, announced two officials of the Palestinian Islamist movement, one of them reporting « progress » for a truce in Gaza. « Direct talks have taken place in Doha between the management of Hamas and the United States concerning a cease-fire, an exchange of prisoners (Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners) and the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza », said one of the managers, ensuring that the « Discussions are still underway ».

The Israeli army has expressed evacuation warnings to the inhabitants of three ports of Yemen, Ras Isa, Hodeidah and Salif, saying that they were used by the Houthi group, said the Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee. The Houthis of Yemen, supported by Iran, launched missiles and drones on Israel to support Hamas fighters.

Palestinian Civil Defense reported 12 dead, including young childrenin Israeli air strikes since the start of the day, most of them in Khan Younès in the south of the Gaza Strip. In the early hours, Israeli fighter planes targeted three tents housing dozens of displaced, killing « Eight people, including four children aged two to five and two women »a spokesman for the civil defense in Gaza, Mahmoud Bassal, told AFP.

There unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state will lead Israel to take « Unilateral measures »The Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, warned on Sunday, in response to current discussions on the issue. « Any unilateral attempt (of recognition) (…) will only harm the future prospects of a bilateral process and will push us to take unilateral measures in response »said Gideon Saar after a meeting with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Jerusalem.

The head of Israeli diplomacy, Gideon Saar, said on Sunday that his country supported « fully » The American initiative humanitarian aid distribution in the Gazawhich does not provide for direct Israeli participation. « Israel fully supports the Trump administration plan presented on Friday by the United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee »said Gideon Saar at a press conference with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul.

The demand of the Netherlands aimed at revising the association agreement between the European Union and Israel is « legitimate »estimated the French diplomacy chief on Sunday, inviting « The European Commission to instruct » The file while humanitarian aid has not been reaching Gaza for more than two months. « The Netherlands asked the European Commission to analyze respect by the Israeli government of article 2 of this association agreement with Israel »recalled Jean-Noël Barrot, guest of France Inter-France Télévisions-The world. This specifies that relations between the EU and Israel are based on respect for human rights and democratic principles.