UN urges Israel to resume Gaza aid as Hamas decries 'coup' against truce
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UN urges Israel to resume Gaza aid as Hamas decries 'coup' against truce

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The 42-day first phase of the ceasefire drew to a close, and early on Sunday Israel announced a truce extension until mid-April that it said US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff had proposed. The Palestinian group, whose October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the fighting, said the “decision to suspend humanitarian aid is cheap blackmail, a war crime and a blatant coup against the agreement”. The head of the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA, Thomas Fletcher, said in a post on X that “Israel’s decision to halt aid into Gaza is alarming” and may be in violation of international law. Israel cuts off goods to Gaza, citing ceasefire dispute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had “decided that, from this morning, all entry of goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip will be suspended”.

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Israeli strikes kill family of 6, Hamas spokesman in Gaza
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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 …

Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests
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1 day, 12 hours ago

Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests

Deccan Chronicle  

The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City as it steps up its renewed offensive against Hamas after breaking the ceasefire last week. Israel’s bombardments and ground operations have caused vast destruction and at their height displaced some 90% of Gaza’s population.Thousands of Palestinians marched in heavily destroyed northern Gaza on Wednesday in the second …

Hamas warns to return hostages 'in coffin' if Israel tries to retrieve them by force
2 days, 1 hour ago

Hamas warns to return hostages 'in coffin' if Israel tries to retrieve them by force

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas does not release all the remaining hostages Demonstrators march with signs in central Tel Aviv during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants. AFP Hamas …

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages
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2 days, 3 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, 14 hours 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, …

A timeline of Israel’s weaponisation of aid to Gaza
3 days, 14 hours ago

A timeline of Israel’s weaponisation of aid to Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel is again starving Palestinians in Gaza as its renewed bombardment kills hundreds, many of them children. Israel has repeatedly used food and international humanitarian aid as a tool of collective pressure against Palestinians over 17 months of its devastating war on the Gaza Strip. March 2025 March 2: For the second time since the start of the war, Israel …

Egypt proposes new truce as Israeli strikes hit Gaza, Hamas and US agree to terms
4 days, 1 hour 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, …

Egyptian, EU top diplomats urge for resumption of Gaza ceasefire talks
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Egyptian, EU top diplomats urge for resumption of Gaza ceasefire talks

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-03-24 09:36 CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, on Sunday called for the resumption of Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Addressing a joint press conference after a meeting with the EU top diplomat in Cairo, Abdelatty said, "The only way to release all detainees …

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign
5 days, 14 hours 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
6 days, 3 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 …

France, Germany, & UK Call For ‘Immediate Return’ To Gaza Ceasefire Amid Renewed Offensive By Israel
6 days, 10 hours ago

France, Germany, & UK Call For ‘Immediate Return’ To Gaza Ceasefire Amid Renewed Offensive By Israel

ABP News  

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain called for an "immediate return" to a Gaza ceasefire and also called on Israel to restore humanitarian access as Israel's military pressed its renewed offensive in the Palestinian territory. The ministers were appalled at the civilian casualties and called on Palestinian Hamas militants to release the Israeli hostages "We call on Israel …

Ceasefire up in flames: Netanyahu's Gaza strategy and its uncertain endgame
6 days, 14 hours 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, 14 hours 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 vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages
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1 week 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 …

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

Concerned at situation in Gaza: India
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1 week, 1 day ago

Concerned at situation in Gaza: India

Hindustan Times  

India on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation in Gaza following Israel resuming its bombardment of the region and called for the release of all hostages and sustained supply of humanitarian aid. India on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation in Gaza following Israel resuming its bombardment of the region and called for the release of all hostages and sustained …

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 …

India Concerned Over Situation In Gaza, Calls For Supply Of Humanitarian Assistance
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1 week, 2 days ago

India Concerned Over Situation In Gaza, Calls For Supply Of Humanitarian Assistance

ABP News  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said it is concerned over the situation in Gaza and called for supply of humanitarian assistance to people in the conflict-hit Palestinian territory. The MEA's comment came as Israel resumed air strikes in Gaza on Tuesday triggering uncertainty over the fragile ceasefire that it sealed with Hamas in January. Our statement on the …

Hamas says open to talks as Israel keeps up Gaza strikes
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Gaza ceasefire: Hamas has ‘not closed the door’ on talks, official says
1 week, 2 days 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, 2 days 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 …

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 …

UN chief 'shocked' by deadly Israel airstrikes in Gaza
1 week, 2 days ago

UN chief 'shocked' by deadly Israel airstrikes in Gaza

The Hindu  

UN chief Antonio Guterres voiced shock on Tuesday after hundreds were killed in the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a fragile ceasefire took effect in January. "Awful scenes of civilians killed, among them children, following waves of heavy bombardment from Israeli forces overnight," the UNRWA chief said on X. "This nightmare must end immediately," Mr. Turk said, adding …

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 …

Hamas was trying to attempt another October 7-like invasion into Israel during ceasefire: Report
1 week, 3 days ago

Hamas was trying to attempt another October 7-like invasion into Israel during ceasefire: Report

Firstpost  

The report said that Israeli intelligence and security forces observed a sharp increase in Hamas’s activity in Gaza, signalling that the group may have been trying to ramp up attacks on Israeli Defence Forces or attempt an incursion into Israeli territory Hamas terrorists arrive in a pick-up truck to the site of the hand over of hostage Agam Beger to …

What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out war
1 week, 3 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 …

What happens to Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Tel Aviv launches fresh airstrikes claiming 200 lives? Hamas says…
1 week, 3 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, 3 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.” …

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121
1 week, 3 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
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1 week, 3 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 …

"Like Armageddon": Israel resumes its war on Gaza, killing hundreds of Palestinians
1 week, 3 days ago

"Like Armageddon": Israel resumes its war on Gaza, killing hundreds of Palestinians

Salon  

Israel resumed heavy airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, reportedly killing over 400 Palestinians and shattering a tenuous ceasefire agreement that was signed in January. But less than two days before the first phase was due to expire, Israel, which has continued to launch attacks on Gaza, backed a U.S. proposal to extend the first phase for another two …

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 …

Why did Israel break the ceasefire in Gaza?
1 week, 3 days ago

Why did Israel break the ceasefire in Gaza?

Al Jazeera  

Israel resumed its relentless bombing of Gaza overnight on Tuesday, killing more than 400 people and sowing terror. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abou Azzoum said, “Most of the air strikes have been on heavily built-up neighbourhoods, makeshift schools and residential buildings where people are taking shelter.” What do we know about the victims? However, “Israel itself had decided to remove itself …

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 …

Israel, Hamas remain divided on Gaza truce as Egypt mediates hostage talks
1 week, 4 days ago

Israel, Hamas remain divided on Gaza truce as Egypt mediates hostage talks

Firstpost  

During the first phase of the truce agreement, Hamas released 33 hostages, including eight deceased, and Israel freed around 1,800 Palestinian detainees. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated that an Israeli negotiating team is “currently meeting in Egypt with senior Egyptian officials to discuss the issue of hostages.” The announcement followed Netanyahu’s directive late on Saturday for Israeli negotiators to …

Deadly Israeli strikes mar fragile Gaza truce
1 week, 5 days ago

Deadly Israeli strikes mar fragile Gaza truce

Hindustan Times  

Gaza's civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory. Deadly Israeli strikes mar fragile Gaza truce Following the reported strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire took hold on January 19, Hamas accused Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce which …

Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented
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1 week, 6 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, 6 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 …

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented
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1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: Hamas said Saturday it would 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 begin the day of …

White House says Hamas making 'very bad bet' in Gaza talks
1 week, 6 days ago

White House says Hamas making 'very bad bet' in Gaza talks

Hindustan Times  

The White House accused Hamas on Friday of making "entirely impractical" demands and stalling on a deal to release a US-Israeli hostage in exchange for an extension of the Gaza ceasefire. Witkoff presented a "bridge" proposal in Qatar on Wednesday to extend the first phase of the truce to mid-April if Hamas releases living hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. …

As Hamas announces US-Israeli hostage's release, Netanyahu dubs it 'psychological warfare'
1 week, 6 days ago

As Hamas announces US-Israeli hostage's release, Netanyahu dubs it 'psychological warfare'

Firstpost  

Signs and a photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, stand outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., December 14, 2024. Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins …

‘Psychological warfare’: Israel rejects Hamas' offer to free Israeli-American hostage
1 week, 6 days ago

‘Psychological warfare’: Israel rejects Hamas' offer to free Israeli-American hostage

Hindustan Times  

Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins the next phase of ceasefire talks towards a permanent end to the war, an offer Israel dismissed as "psychological warfare". Hamas said it had made the offer to release New Jersey native Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier in the Israeli army, after receiving a …

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