Tunisia: More Calls to Dismiss Bouden’s Gov’t

A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)
A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)
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Tunisia: More Calls to Dismiss Bouden’s Gov’t

A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)
A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)

The hike in prices and the scarcity of some food items in the Tunisian markets have sparked criticism against the government. including calls for changing the cabinet’s formation with keeping Najla Bouden as the prime minister. However, some calls endorsed an overall change including the premiership.

Critics held Bouden’s government responsible for the failure of the parliamentary election process.

Major political parties made this criticism, whether supporters of the political path launched by Tunisian President Kais Saied in the summer of 2021, or opposers of the ruling regime.

Abdul Razzaq Al-Khalouli, the spokesperson of the 25 July movement, called on the president to dismiss Bouden and carry out an immediate government change.

Al-Khalouli also urged changing all the governors after Bouden's government failed in managing the country’s affairs and finding solutions to the growing social and economic crises.

Some observers ruled out any changes to the current government, considering that President Saied would not carry out any amendments before the whole election process is completed.

Zuhair al-Maghzawi, secretary-general of the People's Movement, held the current government accountable for the ongoing confusion and failure to manage issues that relate to the Tunisians’ daily lives.



Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 29

A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 29

A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed at least 29 Palestinians, including six children near a water distribution point.

The attacks came with apparent deadlock in a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the territory.

Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that Gaza City was hit by several strikes overnight and in the early morning, killing eight, "including women and children" and wounding others.

An Israeli airstrike hit a family home near the Nuseirat refugee camp, south of Gaza City, resulting in "10 martyrs and several injured", Bassal said.

In central Gaza, six children were among eight people killed when a drone "hit a potable water distribution point in an area for displaced people" in the Nuseirat camp, he added.

Several other people were wounded, he said.

In the territory's south, three people were killed when Israeli jets hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the coastal Al-Mawasi area, according to the civil defense spokesman.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has recently intensified its operations across Gaza, more than 21 months into the war triggered by Hamas's October 2023 attack.

On Saturday, the military said fighter jets had hit more than 35 "Hamas terror targets" around Beit Hanun in northern Gaza.

The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.

Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defense agency and other parties.