The Polish government is trying to evacuate Polish nationals who are trapped in Gaza during Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the enclave.

Poland’s Foreign Minister has said he has discussed the situation of Polish families trapped in Gaza in a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart. It is believed that around 30 Poles remain in the area among an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 foreign nationals. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air-strikes in the past month – with nearly half of those killed, around 4,400, being children, according to a number of reliable sources. Both sides in the conflict are accused of committing war crimes. The current war between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7th, when the Palestinian Islamist group launched attacks from the Gaza Strip, killing 1,400 people and kidnapping more than 200 as hostages

Source – Polskie Radio

Poland’s ruling conservative party are set to start talks on the formation of a new government next week, it has been announced.

A spokesman for the outgoing government added that the Law and Justice party would outline its policy ideas for the next government and seek support from like-minded politicians. The spokesman also said that „MPs who are willing to support these policies will be invited to government formation talks.” He added that „informal consultations have already taken place.” After the elections, the ruling party does not have an outright majority and so must form a coalition which is widely believed to be unlikely to be achieved. The spokesman confirmed this, saying „it would be unfair to our voters not to try”

Source – Polskie Radio

One of the largest coffee producers in the world – Jacobs Douwe Egberts – decided to place its new, large high-tech investment in the Polish region of lower Lower Silesia.

Thanks to a grant from the Polish government – the project will be both much larger and more impressive than originally planned. The well-known global company decided to place their new coffee factory in the 20.000-inhabitant Polish city of Jawor, which recently acts like a super-magnet for large-scale global investments. Jacobs’ initial declarations from December 2022 mentioned a budget of EUR 63 million. However, after obtaining a grant from the Polish government in the amount of EUR 16,5 million, the project was updated and developed – and ultimately its estimated cost is close to EUR 140 million.

Source – Polskie Radio

And finally, Gdańsk’s local football team Lechia Gdańsk are taking on opponents Kraków Wisła this evening as they look to continue their recent good form.

Lechia, undefeated in seven league matches, advanced to third place in the table after their last match. The local side’s coach said his team are in good spirits after their excellent start to the season. The match between Lechia and Wisła will start on Friday at 20:30 on Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be a cloudy day with sunny spells in a moderate breeze with temperatures of 11 degrees Celsius (52 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 6 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will turn more rainy in a gentle breeze with temperatures of 9 degrees during the day and 4 degrees overnight.

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