Hamas has rejected an Israeli Gaza ceasefire proposal, saying it fails to meet its demands. The militant group, which has rejected several other Israel ceasefire proposals, said on Saturday it had handed its response to the proposal to mediators in Egypt and Qatar it had received last Monday. After more than six months of war … Read more
The Israeli official have warned that any final decision would be based on how many of the inmates were senior militants serving lengthy sentences for violent acts. Gaza Peace Talks Tel Aviv: Israeli authorities on Sunday said that they are willing to allow the return of Palestinians displaced from the northern Gaza Strip as part … Read more
A medical worker at Gaza’s largest hospital said on Friday a humanitarian airdrop in the north of the Palestinian territory killed five people and wounded 10. The casualties were taken to Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital, the emergency room’s head nurse, Mohammed al-Sheikh, said. Sheikh said the deadly airdrop occurred north of the coastal al-Shati refugee … Read more
The framework for a deal that would establish a six-week ceasefire in Gaza is in place and Israel has agreed to it, a senior US official has said. What would be the first pause in fighting since November depends on Hamas agreeing to release hostages considered to be vulnerable, including the sick, the wounded, the … Read more
The health care crisis in Gaza is unthinkably grim, even by the standards of war-ravaged regions. Infectious diseases from chickenpox to cholera are sweeping through the population; crucial medical supplies are blocked at the border; and hospitals are overrun with critically wounded patients. Four months into Israel’s brutal war on Hamas, the situation looks set … Read more
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres made a new push for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Middle East Wednesday in remarks at the World Economic Forum. As the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas stretches past the 100-day mark, Guterres argued the parties involved are “ignoring international law, trampling on … Read more
