Israel has said that it would be willing to delay a long-planned assault on Hamas’s last stronghold in the Gaza Strip if a deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages can be agreed. Hamas said over the weekend that it was studying a new proposal by Egypt and Israel that,
The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, six months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Hamas said it has received Israel‘s latest ceasefire proposal, and will study it before giving a reply. In a statement, the group appeared more willing to contemplate the proposal than previous offers.
Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response to
Hamas will respond to the latest proposed deal on the hostages within 48 hours, according to Israeli media. The Hebrew state demanded the release of 33 women, children, the elderly and the sick, while Hamas claimed to have only 20 of them.
Amid 40-degree heat, key players from the UN gathered in a tattered compound in Rafah to hear the organisation’s most senior security official brief them on what is expected to be a traumatic and bloody few upcoming weeks and months in southern Gaza.
Palestinians in Rafah told AFP Saturday they were living in "constant terror" as Israel vows to push ahead with its planned assault on the south Gaza city flooded with displaced
Hamas's armed wing released video Saturday of two men held hostage in Gaza who are seen alive and urging Israeli authorities to strike a deal for the release of all the remaining captives.- 'Deal now' - Later on Saturday,
Israel is for the first time considering ending the war in Gaza as part of a hostage deal even if Hamas is not eradicated, officials say. The Jewish state’s new cease-fire proposal is to see the more than 130 hostages remaining in Gaza freed in exchange for a willingness to discuss the “restoration of sustainable calm” in the Palestinian enclave,
Hamas said Saturday it was studying Israel's latest counterproposal for a Gaza ceasefire, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt was in Israel trying to jump-start
Amid 40C heat, key players from the UN gathered in a tattered compound in Rafah to hear the organisation’s most senior security official brief them on what many expect to be a traumatic and bloody few months in southern Gaza.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday that a potential military operation targeting Hamas battalions in the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be postponed pending a deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages.
There is growing international pressure for Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement on a cease-fire and avert a possible Israeli attack on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have sought refuge after fleeing fighting elsewhere in the territory.