Israel steps up military offensive in Gaza as US presses for ceasefire
9 months, 1 week ago

Israel steps up military offensive in Gaza as US presses for ceasefire

The Hindu  

Israel announced a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza on June 5 and Palestinian medics said airstrikes there had killed dozens of people ahead of talks between U.S. and Qatari mediators to try to finalise a ceasefire deal. At least 44 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military strikes in central Gaza Strip areas since Tuesday, health officials in the enclave said. The Israeli military said jets were hitting Hamas militant targets in central Gaza while ground forces were operating "in a focused manner with guidance from intelligence" in the area of Al-Bureij —one of Gaza's long established refugee settlements. CIA Director in Qatar to for ceasefire talks Aya, like many in the Gaza Strip, said people held out hopes that reported talks between officials from the United States, Qatar, and Egypt in Doha on May 5 would advance a ceasefire deal involving the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and some of the Palestinians jailed in Israel.

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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 9, threaten fragile truce
9 hours, 35 minutes ago

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 9, threaten fragile truce

Firstpost  

The first phase of the truce expired on March 1 without agreement on the next steps, although both Israel and Hamas have refrained from resuming hostilities Demonstrators raise placards and and light flares during a protest calling for action to release the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, outside the Israeli …

Hamas decries ‘horrific massacre’ after Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza
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18 hours, 10 minutes ago

Hamas decries ‘horrific massacre’ after Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza

Firstpost  

Palestinian militant organisation Hamas condemned the attack, calling it a “blatant violation” of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. A spokesperson for the group called the strikes a “horrific massacre” Civilians walk in al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip, on February 13, 2025, as displaced people move towards the northern parts of Gaza during a current ceasefire deal in the war between …

Israeli strike kill nine in north Gaza, Hamas says 'blatant violation of truce deal'
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1 day, 9 hours ago

Israeli strike kill nine in north Gaza, Hamas says 'blatant violation of truce deal'

New Indian Express  

Nine people, including several journalists, were killed in Israeli strikes on the northern town of Beit Lahia on Saturday, according to Gaza's civil defense agency. Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesman for the agency, reported to AFP that "nine martyrs have been transferred to the hospital, including several journalists and a number of workers from the Al-Khair Charitable Organisation," following an Israeli …

Nine killed in Israeli attack in northern Gaza, officials say, in deadliest strike since ceasefire began
1 day, 9 hours ago

Nine killed in Israeli attack in northern Gaza, officials say, in deadliest strike since ceasefire began

CNN  

CNN — At least nine charity workers have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, the enclave’s Government Media Office said Saturday, making it the deadliest incident since the ceasefire went into effect in January. Hamas accused the Israeli military in a statement of committing “a horrific massacre in Beit Lahia, claiming …

Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus
3 days, 9 hours ago

Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus

New Indian Express  

Israel's military carried out an airstrike Thursday on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus that it said was a command center of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the airstrike The military alleged that the command center has been used to direct attacks against Israel and vowed to “respond …

Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume
4 days, 23 hours ago

Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume

Associated Press  

Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, even as a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza has largely held since late January. Hermon,” which Israeli forces captured as part of a buffer zone inside Syria last year, and said Israel …

Israel’s right to defend itself: Countering biased narratives on Gaza war
5 days, 22 hours ago

Israel’s right to defend itself: Countering biased narratives on Gaza war

Firstpost  

Accusations that Israel is engaging in ‘starvation as a weapon’ fail to consider Hamas’ own cynical use of humanitarian suffering as a political tool Mourners wave Israeli flags as the car carrying the coffin of former Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz passes by at the entrance of Kibbutz Nir Oz, where his funeral will take place, in southern Israel, on Tuesday, …

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to ’advance’ ceasefire negotiations
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1 week ago

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to ’advance’ ceasefire negotiations

The Hindu  

Israel said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” around the ceasefire in Gaza, while Hamas reported “positive signals” in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on starting negotiations on the truce's delayed second phase. Please, sir, do not allow Netanyahu to sacrifice them.” Also on Saturday, Foreign Ministers from …

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to ‘advance’ cease-fire negotiations
1 week, 1 day ago

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to ‘advance’ cease-fire negotiations

LA Times  

A boy looks over a newly established tent camp for displaced Palestinians whose homes were damaged by Israeli army strikes in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on Friday. Israel said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” around the cease-fire in Gaza, while Hamas reported “positive signals” in talks …

US to use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters
1 week, 2 days ago

US to use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters

Deccan Chronicle  

The U.S. State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior State Department officials.President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January to combat antisemitism and has pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests that …

US Says Egypt’s Plan to Rebuild Gaza Fails to Meet Requirements
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1 week, 2 days ago

US Says Egypt’s Plan to Rebuild Gaza Fails to Meet Requirements

Live Mint  

-- An Egyptian proposal for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was backed by leaders of Arab countries, doesn’t meet the Trump administration’s expectations for how the Palestinian enclave should be rebuilt, according to the State Department. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi proposed the plan as an alternative to President Donald Trump’s controversial idea that the US take control of the war-ravaged …

Hamas and the US are talking for the first time. So what does the Palestinian militant group want?
1 week, 3 days ago

Hamas and the US are talking for the first time. So what does the Palestinian militant group want?

CNN  

CNN — For most of the past 17 months, the idea of a political settlement to the war in Gaza, much less the Israel-Palestinian conflict, has appeared far from reality – eclipsed by a devastating military campaign that has killed tens of thousands, and black and white rhetoric. The only option, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly pledged, …

Arab Leaders Back Gaza Building Plan to Counter Trump
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1 week, 3 days ago

Arab Leaders Back Gaza Building Plan to Counter Trump

Live Mint  

Leaders of Arab countries endorsed Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced, in a move to counter the controversial ideas of US President Donald Trump, though a number of crucial details remain to be ironed out. “This plan preserves the Palestinian people’s right to rebuild their homeland and ensures it remains on its land,” El-Sisi said in opening …

Israel’s cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle
1 week, 4 days ago

Israel’s cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the most vulnerable. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A Palestinian family walk between tents in a sprawling tent camp adjacent to …

Arab leaders endorse Egypt's plan to rebuild Gaza
1 week, 4 days ago

Arab leaders endorse Egypt's plan to rebuild Gaza

Deccan Chronicle  

Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt's postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain, in a counterproposal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to depopulate the territory and redevelop it as a beach destination.The $53 billion plan's endorsement by Arab leaders at a summit in Cairo amounted to a rejection of Trump’s …

Arab leaders gather in Cairo to discuss Gaza reconstruction, endorse counterproposal to Trump’s plan
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1 week, 4 days ago

Arab leaders gather in Cairo to discuss Gaza reconstruction, endorse counterproposal to Trump’s plan

The Hindu  

Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday are set to endorse a counterproposal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza Strip to be depopulated and transformed into a beach destination, even as the continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is uncertain. Editorial | A call for chaos: On Donald Trump’s Gaza Strip proposal Israel has embraced what it says …

Arab leaders endorse Egypt’s plan to rebuild Gaza as an alternative to Trump’s proposal
1 week, 4 days ago

Arab leaders endorse Egypt’s plan to rebuild Gaza as an alternative to Trump’s proposal

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain, in a counterproposal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to depopulate the territory and redevelop it as a beach destination. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi expressed his appreciation for “the consensus among the Arab countries to …

With Gaza ceasefire in limbo, Israel tries to impose 'alternative' plan on Hamas
1 week, 5 days ago

With Gaza ceasefire in limbo, Israel tries to impose 'alternative' plan on Hamas

New Indian Express  

The existing agreement is in limbo The ceasefire reached in January, after more than a year of negotiations mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, laid out a three-phase plan to return all the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and ending the war triggered by the attack. Phase 2 was always going to be far more …

First deadly attack in Israel since Gaza truce began
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1 week, 5 days ago

First deadly attack in Israel since Gaza truce began

The Hindu  

A stabbing in Israel's coastal city of Haifa killed one person on Monday and ended with the Israeli Arab assailant dead, in the country's first fatal attack since the Gaza ceasefire began in late January. On Monday, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said "violations" during the first phase proved Israel's government "was interested in the collapse of the agreement and …

Israeli firing kills 2 in Gaza, fear of ceasefire collapse grows amid blockade
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1 week, 5 days ago

Israeli firing kills 2 in Gaza, fear of ceasefire collapse grows amid blockade

Hindustan Times  

Israeli fire killed at least two people in Rafah and injured three others in Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, raising fear among Palestinians that the ceasefire could collapse altogether after Israel imposed a total blockade on the shattered enclave. A mourner reacts during the funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Rafah, amid impasse over ceasefire …

One killed and four wounded in stabbing attack in Israel’s Haifa
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1 week, 5 days ago

One killed and four wounded in stabbing attack in Israel’s Haifa

The Independent  

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Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on second phase of Gaza ceasefire
2 weeks ago

Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on second phase of Gaza ceasefire

The Hindu  

The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made “no progress,” and it’s unclear whether they will resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. Phase one expires on Saturday, but under the deal’s terms, fighting should not resume while negotiations are underway on phase two, which could end the war …

Israel, Hamas begin talks on next phase of Gaza ceasefire, says Egypt
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel, Hamas begin talks on next phase of Gaza ceasefire, says Egypt

Hindustan Times  

Israel and Hamas began talks on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire in Cairo on Thursday, with officials from Israel, Qatar, and the US holding intensive discussions to prevent the deal from collapsing before its first phase ends on Saturday. Just before the talks began, an Israeli official said that the country would not withdraw from a key corridor …

Israel says it 'failed to protect civilians' during October 7 Hamas attack
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Israel says it 'failed to protect civilians' during October 7 Hamas attack

India Today  

The Israeli military drastically underestimated the capabilities of Hamas before its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians", a summary of an Israeli military investigation published on Thursday said. The investigation looked at Israeli military strategy, battle behaviour and intelligence before, during and after October 7, 2023, when Hamas fighters stormed …

Gaza ceasefire: Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Gaza ceasefire: Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks

CNN  

CNN — Israel will not withdraw its forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as would be required under the second phase of a truce with Hamas, an Israeli source says, even as it dispatches a team for ceasefire negotiations. Hamas said in a statement that Israel’s failure to withdraw from the Gaza-Egypt border would be “a clear violation of the ceasefire …

Israel says projectile fired from Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Israel says projectile fired from Gaza amid fragile ceasefire

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Defence Forces on Wednesday said it had detected a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip but it fell short inside the Palestinian territory. This comes amid a fragile three-phased ceasefire that is barely holding after a bloody war triggered by Hamas-led militants attacking Israel and taking hundreds of hostages on October 7, 2023. The alleged projectile firing came as …

Israelis bid farewell to a mother and her two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Israelis bid farewell to a mother and her two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Holding flags, orange balloons and signs that said “forgive us,” tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip, were taken for burial on Wednesday. The plight of the Bibas family has come to embody the profound sense of loss …

‘Making a lot of progress’: US says Israel-Hamas talks for extending Gaza ceasefire on track
2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Making a lot of progress’: US says Israel-Hamas talks for extending Gaza ceasefire on track

Firstpost  

In Washington, US President Donald Trump’s top envoy on the Middle East said Israeli representatives were en route to talks on the next phase of the ceasefire deal Families and supporters attend a demonstration calling for the immediate return of hostages held in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. Reuters The …

Two killed in Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon: state media
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Two killed in Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon: state media

The Hindu  

Lebanese state media said that an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed at least two people in the country’s east, where the military said it targeted Hezbollah militants. near the eastern Lebanon mountain range, killing two people and wounding two” others, said the state-run National News Agency. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel fought a war last year that ended …

Israel-Hamas war in Gaza: For Palestinians, the ceasefire and hostage deal hasn’t ended the suffering of winter.
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel-Hamas war in Gaza: For Palestinians, the ceasefire and hostage deal hasn’t ended the suffering of winter.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. We used to walk around the streets with cups of hot coffee; we used to have a huge mall where we would meet our friends for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And neither the cloth tents nor the nylon ones …

Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent camps and war-damaged buildings during a fragile ceasefire, Palestinian medics said Tuesday. Saeed Saleh, of the Patient’s Friends Hospital in Gaza City, said five infants aged one month …

Palestinians Struggle To Restart Their Lives In The Ruins Of Gaza
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Palestinians Struggle To Restart Their Lives In The Ruins Of Gaza

Huff Post  

Members of the Dwaima family stand on the rubble of their home, which was leveled by an Israeli airstrike during the Israel-Hamas war, in the Tal al Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. via Associated Press BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage …

How Gaza can still become Israel’s Achilles’ heel
2 weeks, 4 days ago

How Gaza can still become Israel’s Achilles’ heel

Firstpost  

Despite a military campaign lasting for a year and a quarter in Gaza, the body language of Hamas proves its backbone remains intact. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is a fragile one, and the war can resume at any moment Hamas members carry the coffin of an Israeli hostage before handing it over to the Red Cross in Khan …

Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in the ruins of Gaza
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in the ruins of Gaza

Associated Press  

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage turns pitch black. A massive rebuilding job has no way to start A report last week by the World Bank, U.N. and European Union estimated it will cost some $53 billion to rebuild Gaza after entire neighborhoods were decimated …

Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Medics say 6 babies have died from the cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents and rubble

LA Times  

Two-month-old Eila Sarsak receives treatment in an incubator on Feb. 25 at a Gaza City hospital, where she has been in intensive care for 10 days due to the effects of the cold weather. At least six infants have died of hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in …

Israel sends tanks into occupied West Bank for first time in 20 years
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel sends tanks into occupied West Bank for first time in 20 years

The Independent  

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Israel vows Hamas will ‘pay the price’ after 24 hours of chaos rocks fragile ceasefire deal
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel vows Hamas will ‘pay the price’ after 24 hours of chaos rocks fragile ceasefire deal

The Independent  

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Israeli fire kills three Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Israeli fire kills three Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp

The Hindu  

Three Palestinians were killed on Wednesday by Israeli forces in the al-Faraa camp near Tubas in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian state news agency WAFA reported. Wednesday's incident comes as Israel continues with a weeks-long offensive that has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in refugee camps in the West Bank. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been …

Did PM Modi and Amir of Qatar discuss Gaza war during meet in Delhi? Govt says, ‘Both sides conveyed…’
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Did PM Modi and Amir of Qatar discuss Gaza war during meet in Delhi? Govt says, ‘Both sides conveyed…’

Live Mint  

During a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, discussions included the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The ceasefire development between Gaza and Israel took giant steps back when Israeli PM Netanyahu visited US President Donald Trump in Washington, following which the latter announced a contentious ‘Gaza takeover’ plan. On Monday, …

Israel's ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel's ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again

Deccan Chronicle  

Israel's military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday's deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group, as Lebanon’s government expressed frustration over another delay.A separate ceasefire in Gaza was also in doubt as the region marked 500 days of Israel's war with Hamas, while Israel and the United …

Israeli Army says Hamas official killed in strike in southern Lebanon
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israeli Army says Hamas official killed in strike in southern Lebanon

The Hindu  

The Israeli military on Monday killed a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon's Sidon area, it said in a statement. An Israeli strike on a car in Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon targeted an official in the Palestinian militant group, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters earlier. Under a truce brokered by Washington in November, Israeli troops were granted 60 …

Middle East latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 500 days of war in Gaza with more uncertainty
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Middle East latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 500 days of war in Gaza with more uncertainty

Associated Press  

Israelis have marked 500 days of war in Gaza with protests demanding further progress on a ceasefire so all remaining hostages can be returned. Here’s the latest: Israel will create a government body for Gaza departures TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Defense Ministry says it will establish a government body to advance what it calls the “voluntary departure of Gaza …

500 days of the Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers
3 weeks, 6 days ago

500 days of the Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers

Associated Press  

Monday is the 500th day of the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into southern Israel. A tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has held for nearly a month. Sources include the Israeli government, the Gaza Health Ministry and U.N. agencies. People killed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023: Around 1,200 Hostages taken into Gaza: 251 Hostages remaining …

Israel’s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel’s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday’s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group, as Lebanon’s government expressed frustration over another delay. A separate ceasefire in Gaza was also in doubt as the region marked 500 days of Israel’s war with Hamas, while Israel …

500 days of the Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

500 days of the Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers

New Indian Express  

Monday is the 500th day of the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into southern Israel. A tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has held for nearly a month. Sources include the Israeli government, the Gaza Health Ministry and U.N. agencies. People killed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023: Around 1,200 Hostages taken into Gaza: 251 Hostages remaining …

The Take: 500 days on, how Hamas survived Israel’s war on Gaza
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Take: 500 days on, how Hamas survived Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

What is Hamas’s strategy at this stage of Israel’s war on Gaza? Hamas has survived 500 days of relentless bombardment, defying Israel’s repeated pledges to destroy it. Despite its losses, including assassinations of prominent leaders, Hamas is intact, manning checkpoints, coordinating aid and releasing Israeli captives. In this episode: Khaled al-Hroub, professor at Northwestern University in Qatar and author of …

Everything we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal and what happens next
1 month ago

Everything we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal and what happens next

The Independent  

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Despite ceasefire, Israel still destroying homes in Gaza
1 month ago

Despite ceasefire, Israel still destroying homes in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Analysis of satellite images shows Israel has destroyed dozens of homes in bpossible reach of the ceasefire terms. Israel has destroyed dozens of homes in Rafah, southern Gaza, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, satellite imagery analysis conducted by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, has revealed. However, analysis carried out on satellite images taken between January 19 and February …

Fragile Gaza ceasefire a reminder of the lingering Houthi rebel threat
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1 month ago

Fragile Gaza ceasefire a reminder of the lingering Houthi rebel threat

ABC  

Yemen's Houthi rebels have sent a reminder that their "hands are on the trigger", ready to attack Israel if the Gaza ceasefire ends. A UN panel report said last year support from Iran and its allies had transformed the Houthis from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a "powerful military organisation". "Within Yemen, and even among people who …

Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel
1 month ago

Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Hamas said Thursday it would go ahead with the release of three more Israeli hostages, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Activists holding photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, …

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