Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages Financial Times Israel threatens ‘intense fighting’ in Gaza if Hamas doesn’t release hostages NBC News Israel and Hamas Agree to Resolve Cease-Fire Dispute The Wall Street Journal Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire Reuters Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs warns Hamas not to test Trump … Read more
Israeli drone attack targets the Shaara area in eastern Bekaa region. An Israeli air raid has killed six people and wounded two in eastern Lebanon amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that a drone targeted the Shaara area, near the town of Jennata, in the eastern Bekaa region … Read more
Israeli bombardment and ground operations in Gaza have transformed entire neighbourhoods into rubble-strewn wastelands, with blackened shells of buildings and mounds of debris stretching out in all directions. Major roads have been ploughed up. Critical water and electricity infrastructure is in ruins. Most hospitals no longer function. The United Nations says that it could take … Read more
Another Palestinian died from injuries after being shot by Israeli forces in a separate incident in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces have shot and killed a two-year-old Palestinian girl as they step up large-scale military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to health officials. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Laila … Read more
Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in a choreographed ceremony that was the latest sign of the group’s effort to project power despite Israel’s 470-day military campaign to dislodge them. It was the second release of hostages as part of a cease-fire deal that went into effect … Read more
Israeli attack on a vehicle close to Qabatiya comes during ongoing assault on nearby Jenin, which has displaced thousands. An Israeli drone attack on a vehicle near the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya has killed two people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says on the fourth day of a large-scale Israeli operation in and … Read more
Ben-Gvir to quit Israeli coalition after it endorses Gaza ceasefire deal Financial Times Israeli far-right ministers oppose Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas Reuters Smotrich says he’ll ‘bring down the government’ if Israel doesn’t occupy Gaza The Times of Israel For Ben-Gvir, Death Is the Pinnacle of Success – as Long as His Own Life Isn’t at Risk Haaretz Smotrich: … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty Friday to leaking information on a planned Israeli attack on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, was arrested by the FBI in November weeks after classified documents appeared on the Telegram messaging app. He entered guilty pleas in federal court in Virginia to two counts of willful … Read more
Israeli attacks have killed more than 200 Palestinians across Gaza over the last three days as the military continues to hit residential buildings, people gathering in the streets, marketplaces, and shelters. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Deir el-Balah, said although Israel claims it is targeting Hamas fighters, most of the victims are innocent people. … Read more
The Israeli military forced patients and staff members to leave one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza on Friday, leaving health officials in the territory concerned for the people who had been getting treatment there amid continued fighting. The hospital, Kamal Adwan, has been caught in the middle of Israel’s offensive against Hamas … Read more