Israel said a four-day Gaza truce and hostage release will not start until at least Friday, stalling a breakthrough deal to pause the brutal and bloody seven-week-old war. Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi indicated the release of at least 50 Israeli and foreign hostages held by Hamas was on track,
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Qatar confirms Israel, Hamas reach deal on four-day truce, hostage release
Hamas isn’t the first military group to hide behind civilians as a way to wage war
The Israeli military said on Nov. 15, 2023, that it had found weapons and a Hamas command center at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, after sending troops into the medical facility. Shifa has become the epicenter of Israel’s ground invasion into Gaza, as the Israeli military says that Hamas has strategically
Hamas Tunnel With Bulletproof Doors Leads To Gaza Hospital, Claims Israel
Israel's security forces claim to have discovered a Hamas-operated tunnel that leads to a hospital in Gaza amid criticism that their ground operations have left medical facilities inoperative in the blockaded strip. The tunnel is next to the house of a Hamas operative who heads the naval operations of Hamas that
Where do we go once the Israel-Hamas war ends? – Part I
Since the 1967 Six Day War, many efforts have been made to reach a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians through mediation conducted by an impartial mediator, face-to face negotiations, international conferences, offering incentives, back-channel talks, interim agreements (in particular the Oslo Accords), and occasionally by an influential party
How Israel’s spies failed on Hamas brutal incursion?
The trauma that Israel suffered on Oct. 7 is both unprecedented and unthinkable by any Israeli historical measure. Never before has Israel experienced such a calamity in its 75-year history. Even Hamas never expected such operational success. Indeed, actors across the region, notably Hezbollah and Iran, were stunned by the
More than 5,000 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: Hamas
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said Monday that more than 5,000 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian enclave since Israel launched its withering bombing campaign more than two weeks ago. Alarm has surged about the spiralling humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the war sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack
Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens even as first aid convoys arrive
The ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip has resulted in a humanitarian crisis described as “catastrophic” – and even as aid arrived, strikes intensified. According to the health ministry in Gaza, Israeli attacks have killed 4,385 Palestinians and wounded 13,650 more since October 7. The victims include 3,983 children and 3,300
Rotary International urges ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
Rotary Governor (elect) Hafiz U Biblab has called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and the establishment of world peace. He made this call at Rotary's central important team building meeting heald at Dhanmondi on Saturday. FDFL Farida Ruma, former Governor Khairul Alam, Secretary General (elect) Mahbubur Rashid, Rotarian Shafique
Hamas, Israel trade blame over Gaza hospital blast
A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants. At least 500 people were killed, the ministry