Board of Peace urges immediate action on Trump’s Gaza plan after hospital strike

Middle East conflictBoard of Peace urges immediate action on Trump’s Gaza plan after hospital strike The body warned that civilians will inevitably continue to die unless the parties resume implementing the planWASHINGTON, November 13. /TASS/. The Board of Peace, established to help resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip, called on Israel and the radical Palestinian movement Hamas to immediately resume implementing US President Donald Trump’s peace plan after Thursday’s strike on the Nasser medical complex. The board said the tragic loss of life following the Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis showed why President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan "must be implemented immediately without further delay." The body warned that civilians will inevitably continue to die unless the parties resume implementing the plan. "Israel maintains that Hamas exploits these facilities for terrorist operations, and innocent Gazans ultimately pay the price," the board said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) earlier said it had killed the commander of the Khan Younis Brigade of Hamas’s military wing in a November 12 strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in Gaza. The Israeli military stated that Hamas units had turned the hospital grounds into a headquarters. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry rejected the Israeli account, saying the Nasser complex is the only major medical facility still operating in southern Gaza. The ministry reported that the strike killed six civilians and wounded 20. On January 22, representatives of 19 countries signed the Board of Peace charter on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Washington said other countries had also joined the organization. The board was set up under an agreement between Israel and Hamas to govern Gaza and is also expected to help prevent and resolve conflicts elsewhere. The question of disarming Hamas’s armed units is complicating the transition from the first to the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, which includes handing over authority in the enclave to a technocratic committee established for that purpose. Middle East conflictBoard of Peace develops framework to ensure medical access in Gaza amid strikesThe Board of Peace demanded all parties to cede it the necessary authority and operational space to implement this framework without further obstruction or delayRead moreRussian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brassUnits of Russia's Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Shilovka in the DPR and servicemen of the Battlegroup East liberated the settlement of Voskresenka in the Zaporozhye Region through decisive operationsRead moreRussia withdraws from European Boxing Championship in Croatia citing lack of national flagThe decision was also prompted by problems concerning the issuance of entry visas to members of the Russian delegationRead moreRussian forces push Ukrainian troops 30 km from state border in Sumy Region — expertAndrey Marochko specified that the Russian military continues to steadily expand the buffer zone in this areaRead moreBridge damage disrupts transport links across Dnieper in Kiev — lawmakerDamage to the bridges over the Dnieper has repeatedly paralyzed traffic in Kiev since late OctoberRead moreUS refrains from tougher measures against Iran on request from regional countries — TrumpUS President Donald Trump stressed that if not for that request, he could go furtherRead moreRussia does not expect lifting of sanctions against it in medium term — MFAWestern countries have recently begun to employ a sanctions policy with increasing frequency as they are losing their advantages, their "undisputed leadership," Alexander Trofimov saidRead morePress review: EU rejects security reform, stalls Ukraine peace as Armenia loses CSTO voteTop stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 13thRead moreFormer Ukrainian prime minister calls Kiev’s demand to maintain 800,000-strong army absurdNikolay Azarov noted that Kiev needed financial guarantees from the EU because it was unable to maintain such large armed forces on its ownRead moreOver 1,000 foreign mercenaries wanted internationally — Russian investigators284 mercenaries had been convictedRead moreEuropean envoy to Ukraine talks must be acceptable to all parties — top Czech diplomatAccording to Petr Macinka, the person selected must command the respect of the West but also be viewed positively by the EastRead more