Hamas to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza, says Qatar
2 months ago

Hamas to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza, says Qatar

The Hindu  

Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered, waiting to move north through the Netzarim corridor bisecting Gaza, while local health officials on Sunday said Israeli forces fired on the crowd, killing two people and wounding nine. Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim said Palestinians would never accept such a proposal, “even if seemingly well-intentioned under the guise of reconstruction.” He said the Palestinians can rebuild Gaza “even better than before” if Israel lifts its blockade. The ceasefire is aimed at ending the 15-month war triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack and freeing hostages still held in Gaza in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

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Israeli strikes kill family of 6, Hamas spokesman in Gaza
4 hours, 1 minute ago

Israeli strikes kill family of 6, Hamas spokesman in Gaza

The Hindu  

A family of six and a Hamas spokesman were killed in separate Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to the territory’s health ministry and another Hamas official. Addressing the crowd, a string of retired generals and former security officials warned that the government’s actions were endangering Israel’s security and said the country was “on …

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages
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1 day, 13 hours ago

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated threats on Wednesday to seize territory in the Gaza Strip if Hamas failed to release the remaining hostages it still holds. Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the ceremony marking Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed during World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust …

'Stop war': Gaza streets filled with Palestinians demanding ouster of Hamas
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2 days ago

'Stop war': Gaza streets filled with Palestinians demanding ouster of Hamas

India Today  

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia, staging the largest protest against Hamas since the October 7 attacks. Photos and videos circulating on social media showed large crowds, mostly men, shouting "Hamas out" and "Hamas terrorists". "I took part to send a message on behalf of the people: enough with the war," one protester told news agency AFP, …

Egypt proposes new truce as Israeli strikes hit Gaza, Hamas and US agree to terms
3 days, 11 hours ago

Egypt proposes new truce as Israeli strikes hit Gaza, Hamas and US agree to terms

Firstpost  

Egypt has put forward a new proposal to try to get the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal back on track even as Palestinian health authorities on Monday said Israeli strikes have killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the past 24 hours A Palestinian boy collects books at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Gaza City, …

US special envoy blames Hamas for renewed hostilities in Gaza: 'Aggressor'
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4 days, 7 hours ago

US special envoy blames Hamas for renewed hostilities in Gaza: 'Aggressor'

Hindustan Times  

After Israel effectively ended the uneasy truce in Gaza, US special envoy Steve Witkoff has accused Hamas of provoking fresh hostilities in the war-ravaged territory. Hamas insists that Israel must abide by the January ceasefire deal, including talks on ending the war permanently in exchange for the remaining 59 captives held in Gaza. Israel Defence Forces launched a ground operation …

Israeli offensive in Gaza has killed 50,000 Palestinians since October 2023
5 days ago

Israeli offensive in Gaza has killed 50,000 Palestinians since October 2023

Al Jazeera  

The number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its offensive on October 7, 2023, has crossed 50,000, with at least 30 people killed in a renewed air and ground offensive in southern Gaza on Sunday. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday that at least 50,021 Palestinians have been killed and 113,274 wounded since Israel launched its war on the …

Senior Hamas leader among 23 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza
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5 days ago

Senior Hamas leader among 23 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Hamas says the death of Salah al-Bardawil will fuel the ‘battle of liberation and independence’ in Gaza. A senior Hamas leader has been killed in a predawn strike in southern Gaza, as Israel has intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 634 Palestinians since breaking the ceasefire deal on Tuesday. Reporting from Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, Al …

Father of last living American hostage in Gaza hopes Trump can secure son's release
5 days ago

Father of last living American hostage in Gaza hopes Trump can secure son's release

India Today  

Unlike many families who blame Israel’s government for not getting their loved ones released from captivity in Gaza, Adi Alexander is hesitant to point fingers. Last week, Hamas said it would release Edan and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel recommitted to the stalled ceasefire agreement. In December, before taking office, Trump demanded the hostages’ immediate release, saying …

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign
5 days ago

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign

NPR  

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP TEL AVIV, Israel, and GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of Israel's war with Hamas has surpassed 50,000, according to health officials in Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday the Palestinian death …

Israeli Forces Begin Limited Ground Incursion in Gaza Strip
5 days, 13 hours ago

Israeli Forces Begin Limited Ground Incursion in Gaza Strip

Live Mint  

Israel said it began a limited ground operation in Gaza on Wednesday, with troops returning to some positions outside population centers and officials vowing further pressure unless Hamas releases its 59 remaining hostages. Read: Gaza Ceasefire Ends With Deadly Israeli Strikes Across Territory Troops have retaken control of part of the Netzarim Corridor, which stretches across Gaza from east to …

Ceasefire up in flames: Netanyahu's Gaza strategy and its uncertain endgame
6 days ago

Ceasefire up in flames: Netanyahu's Gaza strategy and its uncertain endgame

India Today  

"If those hostages aren't back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East," roared Donald Trump during a press interaction on January 7, weeks before he assumed office as the 47th president of the US. Hell was briefly averted with a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on January 16, bringing a …

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday
6 days ago

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday

NPR  

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday Israel says this week's deadly blitz was just the beginning if Hamas does not release hostages. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the resumption of the war in Gaza this week after a relatively quiet 42 days during a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. AL-SHALCHI: Well, …

Israel will annex Gaza territories if Hamas refuses to free hostages, says defence minister
6 days, 11 hours ago

Israel will annex Gaza territories if Hamas refuses to free hostages, says defence minister

Firstpost  

“The more Hamas persists in its refusal to release the hostages, the more territory it will lose, which will be annexed to Israel,” said Katz Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned that the army will permanently seize and annex territory in Gaza if hostages are not released. According to a Middle East Eye report, Katz also announced plans …

Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages
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6 days, 13 hours ago

Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said Friday he has ordered ground forces to advance deeper into the Gaza Strip, and vowed to hold more land until Hamas releases the remaining hostages it holds. Israel had already cut off the supply of food, fuel and humanitarian aid to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians, has said it would escalate military operations until …

Israel expands Gaza offensive, orders army to annex more territory: Report
1 week ago

Israel expands Gaza offensive, orders army to annex more territory: Report

India Today  

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday ordered the Army to seize more territory in Gaza if the Palestinian militant group Hamas refused to free more Israeli hostages, news agency AFP reported. "If the Hamas terror organisation continues to refuse to release the hostages, I instructed the IDF to capture additional areas, evacuate the population, and expand the security zone …

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
1 week ago

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry every day about being killed. Britain’s deputy ambassador James Kariuki called Sharabi’s suffering “beyond the imagination” and …

Israeli defense minister warns total destruction of Gaza if Hamas does not free hostages
1 week ago

Israeli defense minister warns total destruction of Gaza if Hamas does not free hostages

Op India  

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire has stalled followed by renewed attack by Israeli forces on Gaza Strip, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned ‘total destruction’ of the strip if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages. The IDF on Wednesday said that it has launched “pinpoint” ground operations in central and southern Gaza Strip targeting Hamas bases. The defence minister …

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600
1 week ago

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600

Associated Press  

DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Local health officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across he Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, bringing the total to nearly 600 killed since Israel shattered a truce that had facilitated the release of more than two dozen hostages and brought relative calm since late January. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print …

Gaza: Israel restarts ground operation; 70 killed in pre-dawn attacks
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1 week ago

Gaza: Israel restarts ground operation; 70 killed in pre-dawn attacks

Hindustan Times  

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed at least 70 Palestinians, including a women and children, on Thursday morning, reported Al Jazeera, citing Gaza's civil defence agency. Israeli forces killed 70 Palestinians during airstrikes launched at Gaza Israeli troops have also advanced into Gaza and retaken a portion of the Netzarim corridor, which divides north and south Gaza, as a buffer …

Gazans living through 'hell' Israel threatened for Hamas
1 week, 1 day ago

Gazans living through 'hell' Israel threatened for Hamas

Hindustan Times  

A man in tears struggled Wednesday to retrieve the body of a small boy from under the rubble of a building in Gaza City hit by a recent wave of Israeli air strikes. Of the 251 captives seized during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the war, 58 are still held in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli …

Israel renews ground operations in Gaza, issues 'last warning' on hostages
1 week, 1 day ago

Israel renews ground operations in Gaza, issues 'last warning' on hostages

Firstpost  

Israel said its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would increase “with an intensity that you have not known” until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory. Image- AFP Israel announced renewed ground operations in Gaza on Wednesday and issued what it called a “last …

Israel launches a ground operation to retake part of a key corridor in northern Gaza
1 week, 1 day ago

Israel launches a ground operation to retake part of a key corridor in northern Gaza

The Hindu  

Israel said Wednesday it launched a “limited ground operation” in northern Gaza to retake part of a corridor that bisects the territory, and the country's Defense Minister warned that the army plans to step up the attacks that shattered a two-month ceasefire "with an intensity that you have not seen.” The military said it had retaken part of the Netzarim …

Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes
1 week, 1 day ago

Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes

Raw Story  

by AFP teams with Adel Zaanoun in Cairo and Cyril Julien in Jerusalem Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a Gaza truce after its deadliest bombing since the fragile ceasefire began in January. Israel carried out fresh air strikes on Gaza on Wednesday, killing 13 people according to the territory's …

India expresses concern over Gaza bombings, urges release of ’all hostages’ as Israel intensifies strikes
1 week, 1 day ago

India expresses concern over Gaza bombings, urges release of ’all hostages’ as Israel intensifies strikes

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday expressed India's concern at the situation in Gaza amid the airstrikes. India's comments came as Israel resumed air strikes in Gaza on Tuesday triggering uncertainty over the fragile ceasefire that it sealed with Hamas in January. "We also call for the supply of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza to be sustained," …

Gaza ceasefire: Hamas has ‘not closed the door’ on talks, official says
1 week, 1 day ago

Gaza ceasefire: Hamas has ‘not closed the door’ on talks, official says

The Hindu  

Hamas has not shut the door on negotiations, an official from the Palestinian Islamist group said Wednesday, after Israel launched its most intense bombardment of Gaza since a January 19 ceasefire. “Hamas has not closed the door on negotiations but we insist there is no need for new agreements,” Taher al-Nunu told AFP on the phone from Cairo, also calling …

Israeli Public Support for War in Gaza Wanes as Fighting Restarts
1 week, 1 day ago

Israeli Public Support for War in Gaza Wanes as Fighting Restarts

Hindustan Times  

Protesters at the Gaza border demanding the release of Israeli hostages. The shift in opinion was prompted by the images of two dozen Israeli hostages released over the past two months, often in poor shape, with injuries or obvious malnutrition that shocked Israelis and heightened concerns about the fate of the remaining 59 hostages, as many as 24 of whom …

Gaza negotiations with Hamas to continue 'only under fire': Netanyahu
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1 week, 2 days ago

Gaza negotiations with Hamas to continue 'only under fire': Netanyahu

India Today  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said "negotiations will continue only under fire," with Hamas, while defending the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza. He reiterated that military pressure remains a "critical condition" for the release of hostages, In a briefing, Netanyahu said, "Nothing will stop us from achieving all our war aims". The attacks struck multiple locations, including Gaza …

Israeli strikes kill dozens as military launches first ground campaign since ceasefire collapsed
1 week, 2 days ago

Israeli strikes kill dozens as military launches first ground campaign since ceasefire collapsed

CNN  

CNN — Israel pounded Gaza overnight, killing dozens of Palestinians, a day after launching a fresh ground campaign as part of its renewed assault on the territory that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had launched “targeted ground activities” in Gaza, partially recapturing a key area in the territory. The Israel Defense Forces …

Israel Launches Attacks on Hamas in Gaza Ending Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR : NPR
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel Launches Attacks on Hamas in Gaza Ending Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Israel Launches Attacks on Hamas in Gaza Ending Ceasefire : State of the World from NPR The two month ceasefire in Gaza has come to an end with Israel conducting airstrikes, killing five Hamas officials along with over 400 others, including many children. The Israeli military has also restarted ground operations in Gaza, sending troops back to areas they had …

Genocide in Gaza Resumes
1 week, 2 days ago

Genocide in Gaza Resumes

China Daily  

“We all know that Netanyahu never had the intention to enter phase two of the ceasefire because he never had the intention of ending the war in Gaza”, said Gershon Baskin, the former Israeli hostage negotiator on Tuesday. “We are shocked, angry, and terrified by the deliberate dismantling of the process to return our loved ones from the terrible captivity …

Israel’s ex-military official says latest Gaza strikes are part of campaign to make Hamas ‘feel pain like never before’
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel’s ex-military official says latest Gaza strikes are part of campaign to make Hamas ‘feel pain like never before’

Live Mint  

Israel Defense Forces’ former top official on Tuesday said the latest strikes on Gaza are part of a fresh campaign to make Hamas “feel pain like they’ve never done before,” Fox News reported. The intense strikes that killed over 400 people early on Tuesday were the start of “a very different type of military campaign” in response to Hamas’ refusal …

Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won’t return after Israel resumes fighting
1 week, 2 days ago

Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won’t return after Israel resumes fighting

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — When a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began two months ago, Herut Nimrodi knew it would take time before her son was released from captivity in Gaza. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Einav Zangauker, mother Matan, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and …

Israel strikes Gaza, families of hostages slam Netanyahu for 'sacrificing' their loved ones
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel strikes Gaza, families of hostages slam Netanyahu for 'sacrificing' their loved ones

Hindustan Times  

Relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to return to fighting in the Palestinian territory could "sacrifice" their loved ones after the military carried out a wave of air strikes. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said it had received no response to its request to meet with Netanyahu and other officials to …

More than 320 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
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1 week, 2 days ago

More than 320 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza

Hindustan Times  

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. ___ Here's the latest: Egypt lashes out at Israel over new attacks in Gaza Egypt, a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks, lashed out at Israel, calling its …

What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out war
1 week, 2 days ago

What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out war

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — The relative calm of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to an abrupt end on Tuesday when Israel launched dozens of attacks on targets across the Gaza Strip. Israel balked at entering substantive negotiations over the second phase, which were meant to lead to a long-term ceasefire, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the …

Israel hits Gaza with fierce air strikes, considers return of ground forces: Read what caused the ceasefire to break
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel hits Gaza with fierce air strikes, considers return of ground forces: Read what caused the ceasefire to break

Op India  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to use “increasing military strength” against Hamas as Israel carried out lethal attacks around Gaza, shattering the fragile ceasefire early on 18th March. More than 340 people have reportedly been killed and many others wounded in what the Israeli military declared are “extensive strikes” in the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry operated …

What happens to Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Tel Aviv launches fresh airstrikes claiming 200 lives? Hamas says…
1 week, 2 days ago

What happens to Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Tel Aviv launches fresh airstrikes claiming 200 lives? Hamas says…

Live Mint  

Hamas warned that Israel's airstrikes early Tuesday violated their ceasefire agreement and jeopardized the fate of hostages. Israel's fresh airstrikes Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. “This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release …

Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes that kill at least 200 after truce talks stall
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes that kill at least 200 after truce talks stall

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Hamas accused Netanyahu of upending the ceasefire agreement and exposing the hostages ”to an unknown fate.” In a statement, it called on mediators to hold Israel “fully responsible for violating and overturning the agreement.” …

Why did Netanyahu order airstrikes in Gaza amid ceasefire with Hamas? Did Israel inform US?
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1 week, 2 days ago

Why did Netanyahu order airstrikes in Gaza amid ceasefire with Hamas? Did Israel inform US?

Hindustan Times  

Israel had notified the Donald Trump administration before launching “extensive strikes” in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Exposes hostages ‘to an unknown fate’: Hamas A senior Hamas official tells Reuters that Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The Palestine-based terror group issued a statement, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s decision to resume Israel’s “aggression” …

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Deccan Chronicle  

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu's government of torpedoing the truce.The strikes were ordered after "Hamas's repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from …

Israel ‘unilaterally ending ceasefire’ with deadly strikes on Gaza, says Hamas
Top News
1 week, 2 days ago

Israel ‘unilaterally ending ceasefire’ with deadly strikes on Gaza, says Hamas

Hindustan Times  

A senior Hamas official said Israel is unilaterally ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of Israeli strikes that killed dozens of Palestinians, according to medics cited in reports. A boy stands near the body of a Palestinian man who was killed in an Israeli drone strike east of the Bureij camp, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir …

Dutch Min. urges "all parties" to hold to ceasefire as Israeli attack kills 330 in Gaza
1 week, 3 days ago

Dutch Min. urges "all parties" to hold to ceasefire as Israeli attack kills 330 in Gaza

NL Times  

The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has come to an explosive end with large-scale Israeli air strikes in the Palestinian territory. Minister Caspar Veldkamp of Foreign Affairs called on “all parties” to hold to the “terms of the ceasefire.” Israel says it has resumed its bombing of the Gaza Strip because Hamas is refusing to release hostages. “Israel will from …

Thousands flee northern Gaza after Israel issues evacuation orders
1 week, 3 days ago

Thousands flee northern Gaza after Israel issues evacuation orders

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Palestinians have fled the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoon following Israeli evacuation orders amid deadly air strikes on the war-torn territory. Civilians began to flee early on Tuesday morning towards the nearby town of Jabalia in search of safety, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for Beit Hanoon in northern Gaza and Khuza’a and Abasan in …

Israel strikes Gaza, breaking ceasefire: Live tracker
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel strikes Gaza, breaking ceasefire: Live tracker

Al Jazeera  

At least 436 people have been killed, including many children, as Israel resumes attacks on Gaza. Israeli attacks targeted various areas across the Gaza Strip, from north to south, including Jabalia, Beit Hanoon, Gaza City, Nuseirat, Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah. Israeli military issues forced displacement order In a statement on X, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee …

Israel divided over Netanyahu ending Gaza ceasefire
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel divided over Netanyahu ending Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Far-right joy over renewed bombing of Gaza, but captives’ families fear for their loved ones. Former United States President Joe Biden suggested as much in an interview in June, saying there was “every reason” for people to draw the conclusion that Netanyahu was prolonging the war for political reasons. War will ‘bury’ the captives But continuing the war and unilaterally …

Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall
1 week, 3 days ago

Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall

Associated Press  

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza. But over the weekend, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been leading mediation efforts along with Egypt and Qatar, warned that Hamas must release living hostages immediately “or pay a severe price.” An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the unfolding operation, said Israel was …

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds
1 week, 4 days ago

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds

NPR  

Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images GAZA CITY, Gaza and TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has declared the ceasefire in Gaza over, with a surprise wave of devastating airstrikes in Gaza Tuesday. Sponsor Message Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim, based in Qatar, said mediators had not presented …

Israeli airstrike kills at least five in north Gaza town, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes
1 week, 5 days ago

Israeli airstrike kills at least five in north Gaza town, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes

The Hindu  

At least five Palestinians were killed, including two local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli strike on Gaza's northern Beit Lahiya town, medics told Reuters, as Hamas' leaders hold Gaza ceasefire talks with mediators in Cairo. Israel on second phase of ceasefire talks Since a temporary first phase of the ceasefire expired on March 2, Israel has …

Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented
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1 week, 5 days ago

Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire’s second phase would need to …

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented
1 week, 5 days ago

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. Israeli airstrikes meanwhile killed nine people in the Gaza Strip who the military identified as militants, allegations denied by a U.K.-based aid group …

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