HAMBURG/PARIS: Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC has bought milling wheat in an international tender which closed on Tuesday, European traders said.
Purchases were initially reported at around $259 to $260 a metric ton cost and freight (c&f) included, they said.
The size of the purchase in tonnage terms was not initially clear.
Reports reflect assessments from traders and further estimates of prices and volumes are still expected later.
The wheat was sought for shipment in two periods from the main supply regions including Europe: November 1-15 and November 16-30. If sourced from South America or Australia, shipment is one month earlier.
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Algeria buys milling wheat in tender, traders say
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Algeria buys milling wheat in tender, traders say
- The size of the purchase in tonnage terms was not initially clear
- The wheat was sought for shipment in two periods from the main supply regions
Israel strikes Gaza rocket launch site, ceasefire deal under strain
CAIRO/DUBAI: Israel’s military said on Thursday it had carried out a targeted strike on a rocket launch site near Gaza City after identifying a failed launch, as questions mount over when the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire will begin.
The military said the projectile did not cross into Israeli territory and that the launch site was struck shortly after the attempt was detected.
It accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire twice in the past 24 hours. A source from the Palestinian militant group told Reuters it was checking the allegation.
Further highlighting the fragility of the ceasefire deal, local Palestinian health authorities said two people, a woman and a boy, had been injured on Thursday in two separate shooting incidents by Israeli forces in southern and northern Gaza.
There was no immediate Israeli comment on the report.
Israel is awaiting the handover of the final body due under the current stage of the truce. An Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not move to the next phase of the ceasefire until Hamas returns the remains of the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza.
Israel has yet to open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which is another condition of the US-backed plan, saying it will only do so once the remains are returned.
CEASEFIRE LOOKING FRAGILE
Israel and Hamas have accused each other of major breaches of the ceasefire deal and remain far apart on the more difficult steps envisaged for the next phase.
Israel has continued to carry out air strikes and targeted operations across Gaza. The Israeli military said it views “with utmost severity” any attempts by militant groups in Gaza to attack Israel.
A Hamas official told Reuters on Thursday the group had documented more than 1,100 Israeli violations of the ceasefire since October and had urged mediators to intervene.
The violations include killings, injuries, artillery and aerial strikes, home demolitions and detention of people, he said.
Hamas has refused to disarm and has been reasserting its control as Israeli troops remain entrenched in about half the Gaza Strip. Israel has said it will resume military action if Hamas is not disarmed peacefully.
More than 400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed since the truce, according to Gaza health officials, as well as three Israeli soldiers.
Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people and abducted 251 others in an assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli figures. More than 71,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s health ministry.
The military said the projectile did not cross into Israeli territory and that the launch site was struck shortly after the attempt was detected.
It accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire twice in the past 24 hours. A source from the Palestinian militant group told Reuters it was checking the allegation.
Further highlighting the fragility of the ceasefire deal, local Palestinian health authorities said two people, a woman and a boy, had been injured on Thursday in two separate shooting incidents by Israeli forces in southern and northern Gaza.
There was no immediate Israeli comment on the report.
Israel is awaiting the handover of the final body due under the current stage of the truce. An Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not move to the next phase of the ceasefire until Hamas returns the remains of the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza.
Israel has yet to open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which is another condition of the US-backed plan, saying it will only do so once the remains are returned.
CEASEFIRE LOOKING FRAGILE
Israel and Hamas have accused each other of major breaches of the ceasefire deal and remain far apart on the more difficult steps envisaged for the next phase.
Israel has continued to carry out air strikes and targeted operations across Gaza. The Israeli military said it views “with utmost severity” any attempts by militant groups in Gaza to attack Israel.
A Hamas official told Reuters on Thursday the group had documented more than 1,100 Israeli violations of the ceasefire since October and had urged mediators to intervene.
The violations include killings, injuries, artillery and aerial strikes, home demolitions and detention of people, he said.
Hamas has refused to disarm and has been reasserting its control as Israeli troops remain entrenched in about half the Gaza Strip. Israel has said it will resume military action if Hamas is not disarmed peacefully.
More than 400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed since the truce, according to Gaza health officials, as well as three Israeli soldiers.
Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people and abducted 251 others in an assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli figures. More than 71,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s health ministry.
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