Summary of the main news that eitb.eus will publish today.
These are the topics that will occupy the main headlines from this Wednesday, May 8, 2024:
– Gaza, totally isolated: “Thousands” of humanitarian aid trucks, mostly loaded with food, have been stranded in Egypt unable to enter the Gaza Strip following Israel’s seizure of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, humanitarian sources have reported from the border crossing. The new round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a truce in Gaza will continue in Cairo with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States, according to “high-level” Egyptian sources.
– Cebek’s 125th anniversary: The Bizkaia employers’ association holds its general assembly at the Euskalduna Palace starting at 9:30 a.m. After this assembly, the traditional business meeting organized by Cebek will take place. Subsequently, the Cebek awards will be presented and, after a video on the occasion of Cebek’s 125th anniversary, the institutional closing of the event will take place with the intervention of the president of Cebek, Carolina Pérez Toledo, and the acting lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu.
– Arrival of the Olympic flame in France: The Olympic flame arrives on French soil from Greece for a tour of the country before arriving in Paris for the Olympic Games that begin on July 26. French President Emmanuel Macron will participate in the reception of the Olympic flame in Marseille. The authorities expect the presence of about 150,000 people.
Source: Eitb
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