Hamas says ready to ‘immediately' hold round of Gaza truce talks
DOHA: The Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday it was ready to 'immediately' hold a fresh round of negotiations for a truce in Gaza after recent talks appeared to hit a dead end.
Hamas says ready to complete 'remaining stages' of Gaza truce deal
'The movement affirms its readiness to immediately begin a round of indirect negotiations to reach an agreement on the points of contention,' Hamas said in a statement after mediators Qatar and Egypt said they would intensify their efforts for a truce in the war-battered Gaza Strip.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Business Recorder
6 hours ago
- Business Recorder
Three Israeli soldiers killed in combat in northern Gaza, army says
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday. The soldiers' deaths were announced hours after Hamas said on Monday its fighters were engaging in 'fierce clashes' with Israeli forces in the north of the territory. Israel 'will not cooperate' with Arab ministers' West Bank visit: official Israel's campaign has devastated much of Gaza, killing more than 54,000 Palestinians and destroying most buildings. Much of the population now lives in shelters in makeshift camps.
Express Tribune
15 hours ago
- Express Tribune
'Flamethrower' attacker facing US federal hate charges
The man suspected of a Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish protesters in Colorado was facing federal hate crime charges on Monday, with the government saying he was in the United States illegally. Mohamed Sabry Soliman is alleged to have thrown Molotov cocktails and sprayed burning gasoline in Boulder on Sunday at a gathering in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Eight people were hurt in the attack -- four men and four women -- with the oldest reportedly being 88 years old. FBI agent Mark Michalek said the suspect used "a makeshift flamethrower" and "was heard to yell: 'Free Palestine,'" during the incident. An FBI affidavit said Soliman had been planning the assault for a year. "He stated that he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead," the affidavit says. "He hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over 'our land,' which he explained to be Palestine." Agents said they had found at least 14 unused Molotov cocktails and a backpack weed sprayer containing gasoline. US Homeland Security officials said he was in the country illegally, having overstayed a tourist visa, but that he had applied for asylum in September 2022. President Donald Trump lashed out at his predecessor, Joe Biden, over the incident. "Yesterday's horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED in the United States of America," Trump said on his Truth Social network, describing it as a "terrible tragedy." He blamed "Biden's ridiculous Open Border Policy" for allowing Soliman into the country. "This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland," he wrote. The attack occurred on Sunday afternoon during a regular demonstration in support of hostages taken in the assault on Israel by Hamas gunmen on October 7, 2023. In one video that purportedly shows the attack, a shirtless man holding bottles in his hands is seen pacing as the grass in front of him burns. He can be heard screaming "End Zionists!" and "They are killers!" towards several people in red T-shirts as they tend to a person lying on the ground. AFP
Express Tribune
18 hours ago
- Express Tribune
Israel 'without a doubt' committed war crimes in Gaza: Mathew Miller
Listen to article A former senior US official has said Israel has 'without a doubt' committed war crimes in Gaza, revealing internal disagreements within the Biden administration over Washington's handling of the conflict. In an interview with the Trump 100 podcast, Matthew Miller, who served as the State Department spokesperson under President Joe Biden, offered an unusually candid assessment of the administration's foreign policy challenges, particularly surrounding Israel's military operations in Gaza. 'It is without a doubt true that Israel has committed war crimes,' Mr Miller said, adding that Israeli soldiers were not being held accountable and that there were ongoing policy disagreements inside the administration over the US-Israel relationship. Mr Miller served from 2023 until the end of Mr Biden's term and was responsible for publicly defending US foreign policy decisions, including during the Israel-Gaza conflict and the war in Ukraine. Speaking after leaving office, Mr Miller disclosed that there were both 'small and big' disagreements over how to manage relations with Israel, especially during the 2024 escalation in Gaza. He noted that while the US paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs in 2024 over concerns about their use in Gaza, the administration stopped short of fully suspending arms transfers. 'There were debates about whether to suspend other arms deliveries… but we found ourselves in this really tough position,' he said, pointing to Hamas's apparent calculation that growing global criticism of Israel meant it could delay ceasefire talks. Mr Miller admitted that more could have been done to pressure Israel toward a ceasefire during a deadly period in late 2024 and early 2025. 'Thousands of Palestinians were killed… was there more that we could have done? I think at times there probably was,' he said. When asked whether he considered Israel's actions a genocide, Mr Miller rejected the label but reiterated his war crimes assessment. He stressed the distinction between individual incidents and state policy: 'What is almost certainly not an open question is that there have been individual incidents that have been war crimes,' he said, while stopping short of accusing the Israeli state of systematically pursuing such acts.
