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BreakingNews.ie
07-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Trump pledges more on Gaza peace plan as Israeli strikes kill dozens
US President Donald Trump has said his administration will soon have more to say on a plan for Gaza – which may include a new push for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the release of hostages and an influx of aid to Palestinians. 'You'll be knowing probably in the next 24 hours,' Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Advertisement It came after officials in Gaza said Israeli strikes across the region killed at least 92 people, including women, children and a local journalist, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign in the strip, with the war now entering its 20th month. Two Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in central Gaza killed at least 33 people and wounded 86, including several children, though the actual death toll is likely higher, according to health officials. Wednesday's strikes included two attacks on a crowded market area in Gaza City, health officials said. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said, including nine women and three children. Advertisement It was the fifth time since the war began that the school has been struck. An early morning strike on another school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 16 people, according to officials at Al-Ahli Hospital, while strikes on targets in other areas killed at least 16 others. A makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) A large column of smoke rose and fires pierced the dark skies above the school shelter in Bureij, a built-up urban refugee camp in central Gaza. Paramedics and rescuers rushed to pull people out from the blaze. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strikes. Advertisement Israel blames Hamas for the death toll because it operates from civilian infrastructure, including schools. The new bloodshed comes days after Israel approved a plan to intensify its operations in the Palestinian enclave, which would include seizing Gaza, holding on to captured territories, forcibly displacing Palestinians to southern Gaza and taking control of aid distribution along with private security companies. Israel is also calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to carry out the plan. Israel says the plan will be gradual and will not be implemented until after Mr Trump wraps up his visit to the region later this month. Advertisement Destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP) Any escalation of fighting would be likely to drive up the death toll. And with Israel already controlling some 50% of Gaza, increasing its hold on the territory, for an indefinite amount of time, could open up the potential for a military occupation, which would raise questions about how Israel plans to have the territory governed, especially at a time when it is considering how to implement Mr Trump's vision to take over Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Israel's offensive has killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza, many of them women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. The officials do not distinguish between combatants and civilians in their count. Advertisement Mr Trump stunned many in Israel on Tuesday when he declared that only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza were still alive. Israel insists that figure stands at 24, although an Israeli official said there was 'serious concern' for the lives of three captives. US president Donald Trump stunned many in Israel when he said only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza were still alive (Evan Vucci/AP) The official said there had been no sign of life from these three, whom the official did not identify. He said that until there was evidence proving otherwise, the three were considered to be alive. The official said the families of the captives were updated on these developments. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group representing the families of the captives, demanded from Israel's government that if there was 'new information being kept from us, give it to us immediately'. It also called for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the war in Gaza until all hostages were returned. 'This is the most urgent and important national mission,' it said on a post on X. Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) Since Israel ended a ceasefire with the Hamas militant group in mid-March, it has unleashed strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds and has captured swaths of territory. Before the truce ended, Israel halted all humanitarian aid into the territory, including food, fuel and water, setting off what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in 19 months of war. Key interlocutors Qatar and Egypt said on Wednesday that mediation efforts were 'ongoing and consistent'. But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on how they see the war ending. Israel says it will not end the war until Hamas's governing and military capabilities are dismantled, something it has failed to do in 19 months of war. Hamas says it is prepared to release all of the hostages for an end to the war and a long-term truce with Israel. Recent Israeli airstrikes targeted a power plant and Sanaa Airport in Sanaa, Yemen (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP) Against the backdrop of the plans to intensify the campaign in Gaza, fighting has also escalated between Israel and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Houthis fired a ballistic missile earlier this week that landed on the grounds of Israel's main international airport. Israel responded with a series of airstrikes over two days, whose targets included the airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The Houthis have been striking Israel and targets in a main Red Sea shipping route since the war began in solidarity with the Palestinians. On Tuesday, Mr Trump said the US would halt a nearly two-months-long campaign against the Houthis in Yemen, after the rebel group agreed not to target US ships. The Israeli official said the deal came as a surprise to Israel and that it was concerned by it because of what it meant for the continuation of hostilities between it and the Houthis.
Al Bawaba
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Israeli strikes kill 92 Palestinians in Gaza today
ALBAWABA- At least 92 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as Israel intensified its air and ground attacks ahead of a broader military offensive. Also Read 21 killed in intensified Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn Dozens more were wounded in the bombardments, which targeted multiple civilian areas, including schools sheltering displaced families. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, today marked one of the deadliest days in recent weeks, with 92 people killed. One of the most lethal single attacks struck a UN-run school in the densely populated Bureij refugee camp, killing 27 people, including nine women and three children, according to officials at Al-Aqsa Hospital. عاجل | صحة غزة: 92 شهيدا في يوم واحد — الجزيرة - عاجل (@AJABreaking) May 7, 2025 The school had been serving as a shelter for hundreds of displaced civilians. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned the strike, stating, "The Israeli army twice targeted the same UNRWA school-turned-shelter in one day. This marks the fifth such attack on this facility since the war began. Death pursues families in Gaza wherever they go — there is no safe place in the Strip." In a separate attack early Wednesday, another strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 16 people, as reported by Al-Ahli Hospital. Additional Israeli air raids across various parts of the enclave killed at least 16 more. Witnesses described scenes of devastation, with fire and thick plumes of smoke engulfing the shelter in Bureij as paramedics pulled survivors from the rubble. Also Read Israel strikes Sanaa International Airport in Yemen The Israeli military has not stated the specific strikes but reiterated its longstanding position that Hamas operates from within civilian infrastructure, including schools, thereby placing blame for the high civilian toll on the group. The surge in attacks comes as Israel moves forward with a new operational plan that envisions a prolonged military campaign, territorial seizure in Gaza, forced displacement of civilians to the south, and control over humanitarian aid, in part via private security firms. Tens of thousands of Israeli reserve troops are being mobilized to implement the plan, which is expected to begin following U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to the region.
CBC
07-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
9 women, 3 children among Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City school shelter
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a war now entering its 20th month. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said, including nine women and three children. It was the fifth time since the war began that the school in central Gaza has been struck. An early morning strike on another school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 16 people, according to officials at Al-Ahli Hospital, while strikes on targets in other areas killed at least 16 others. A large column of smoke rose and fires pierced the dark skies above the school shelter in Bureij, a built-up urban refugee camp. Paramedics and rescuers rushed to pull people out from the blaze. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strikes. Israel blames Hamas for the death toll because it operates from civilian infrastructure, including schools. The new bloodshed comes days after Israel approved a plan to intensify its operations in the Palestinian enclave, which would include seizing Gaza, holding on to captured territories, forcibly displacing Palestinians to southern Gaza and taking control of aid distribution along with private security companies. Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to carry out the plan. Israel says the plan will be gradual and will not be implemented until after U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to the region later this month. Any escalation of fighting would likely drive up the death toll. Israeli troops have already taken over an area amounting to around a third of Gaza, displacing the population and building watchtowers and surveillance posts on cleared ground the military has described as security zones. 'Window of opportunity' for truce amid Trump visit Israel resumed its offensive in March after the collapse of a U.S.-backed ceasefire that had halted fighting for two months. It has since imposed an aid blockade, drawing warnings from the United Nations that the 2.3 million population faces imminent famine. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will expand the offensive against Hamas after his security cabinet approved plans that may include seizing the entire Gaza Strip and controlling aid. But an Israeli defence official said on Monday that there was a "window of opportunity" for a ceasefire and hostage release deal during Trump's visit. A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that the Palestinian militant group would not agree to any interim truce in return for a resumption of aid for a few days, and insisted on a full ceasefire deal to end the war. Basem Naim said Hamas would not accept "desperate attempts before Trump's visit, through the crime of starvation, the continuation of genocide and the threat of expanding military action to achieve a partial agreement that returns some [Israeli] prisoners in exchange for a few days of food and drink." The war began on Oct.7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's campaign has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, and reduced much of Gaza to ruins.
BreakingNews.ie
07-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Israeli strikes kill dozens across Gaza as Israel prepares to ramp up offensive
Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 48 people, including women and children, hospital officials said on Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a devastating war now entering its 20th month. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said, including nine women and three children. Advertisement It was the fifth time since the war began that the school has been struck. Strikes on targets in several other areas killed at least 21. A makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) A large column of smoke rose and fires pierced the dark skies above the school shelter in Bureij, a built-up urban refugee camp in central Gaza. Paramedics and rescuers rushed to pull people out from the blaze. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strikes. Advertisement Israel blames Hamas for the death toll because it operates from civilian infrastructure, including schools. The new bloodshed comes days after Israel approved a plan to intensify its operations in the Palestinian enclave, which would include seizing Gaza, holding on to captured territories, forcibly displacing Palestinians to southern Gaza and taking control of aid distribution along with private security companies. Israel is also calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to carry out the plan. Israel says the plan will be gradual and will not be implemented until after US president Donald Trump wraps up his visit to the region later this month. Advertisement Destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP) Any escalation of fighting would be likely to drive up the death toll. And with Israel already controlling some 50% of Gaza, increasing its hold on the territory, for an indefinite amount of time, could open up the potential for a military occupation, which would raise questions about how Israel plans to have the territory governed, especially at a time when it is considering how to implement Mr Trump's vision to take over Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Israel's offensive has killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza, many of them women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. The officials do not distinguish between combatants and civilians in their count. Advertisement Mr Trump stunned many in Israel on Tuesday when he declared that only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza were still alive. Israel insists that figure stands at 24, although an Israeli official said there was 'serious concern' for the lives of three captives. US president Donald Trump stunned many in Israel when he said only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza were still alive (Evan Vucci/AP) The official said there had been no sign of life from these three, whom the official did not identify. He said that until there was evidence proving otherwise, the three were considered to be alive. Advertisement The official said the families of the captives were updated on these developments. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group representing the families of the captives, demanded from Israel's government that if there was 'new information being kept from us, give it to us immediately'. It also called for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the war in Gaza until all hostages were returned. 'This is the most urgent and important national mission,' it said on a post on X. Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) Since Israel ended a ceasefire with the Hamas militant group in mid-March, it has unleashed strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds and has captured swaths of territory. Before the truce ended, Israel halted all humanitarian aid into the territory, including food, fuel and water, setting off what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in 19 months of war. Key interlocutors Qatar and Egypt said on Wednesday that mediation efforts were 'ongoing and consistent'. But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on how they see the war ending. Israel says it will not end the war until Hamas's governing and military capabilities are dismantled, something it has failed to do in 19 months of war. Hamas says it is prepared to release all of the hostages for an end to the war and a long-term truce with Israel. Recent Israeli airstrikes targeted a power plant and Sanaa Airport in Sanaa, Yemen (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP) Against the backdrop of the plans to intensify the campaign in Gaza, fighting has also escalated between Israel and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Houthis fired a ballistic missile earlier this week that landed on the grounds of Israel's main international airport. Israel responded with a series of airstrikes over two days, whose targets included the airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The Houthis have been striking Israel and targets in a main Red Sea shipping route since the war began in solidarity with the Palestinians. On Tuesday, Mr Trump said the US would halt a nearly two-months-long campaign against the Houthis in Yemen, after the rebel group agreed not to target US ships. The Israeli official said the deal came as a surprise to Israel and that it was concerned by it because of what it meant for the continuation of hostilities between it and the Houthis.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 40 people as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 40 people as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 48 people, including women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a devastating war now entering its 20th month. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians, which killed 27 people, officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said, including nine women and three children. It was the fifth time since the war began that the school has been struck. Strikes on targets in several other areas killed at least 21. A large column of smoke rose and fires pierced the dark skies above the school shelter in Bureij, a built-up urban refugee camp in central Gaza. Paramedics and rescuers rushed to pull people out from the blaze. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strikes. Israel blames Hamas for the death toll because it operates from civilian infrastructure, including schools. ADVERTISEMENT The new bloodshed comes days after Israel approved a plan to intensify its operations in the Palestinian enclave, which would include seizing Gaza, holding on to captured territories, forcibly displacing Palestinians to southern Gaza and taking control of aid distribution along with private security companies. Israel is also calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to carry out the plan. Israel says the plan will be gradual and will not be implemented until after U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to the region later this month. Any escalation of fighting would likely drive up the death toll. And with Israel already controlling some 50% of Gaza, increasing its hold on the territory, for an indefinite amount of time, could open up the potential for a military occupation, which would raise questions about how Israel plans to have the territory governed, especially at a time when it is considering how to implement Trump's vision to take over Gaza. Trump jars Israelis with remark on hostage figures The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Israel's offensive has killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza, many of them women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. The officials do not distinguish between combatants and civilians in their count. ADVERTISEMENT Trump on Tuesday stunned many in Israel when he declared that only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza are still alive. Israel insists that figure stands at 24, although an Israeli official said there was 'serious concern' for the lives of three captives. The official said there has been no sign of life from those three, whom the official did not identify. He said that until there is evidence proving otherwise, the three are considered to be alive. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details related to the war, said the families of the captives were updated on those developments. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a group representing the families of the captives, demanded from Israel's government that if there is 'new information being kept from us, give it to us immediately.' It also called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the war in Gaza until all hostages are returned. 'This is the most urgent and important national mission,' it said on a post on X. Since Israel ended a ceasefire with the Hamas militant group in mid-March, it has unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds and has captured swaths of territory. Before the truce ended, Israel halted all humanitarian aid into the territory, including food, fuel and water, setting off what is believed to the be the worst humanitarian crisis in 19 months of war. Key interlocutors Qatar and Egypt said Wednesday that mediation efforts were 'ongoing and consistent.' But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on how they see the war ending. Israel says it won't end the war until Hamas' governing and military capabilities are dismantled, something it has failed to do in 19 months of war. Hamas says it is prepared to release all of the hostages for an end to the war and a long term truce with Israel. The US-Houthi deal does not appear to cover Israel ADVERTISEMENT Against the backdrop of the plans to intensify the campaign in Gaza, fighting has also escalated between Israel and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Houthis fired a ballistic missile earlier this week that landed on the grounds of Israel's main international airport. Israel responded with a series of airstrikes over two days, whose targets included the airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The Houthis have been striking Israel and targets in a main Red Sea shipping route since the war began in solidarity with the Palestinians. On Tuesday, Trump said the U.S. would halt a nearly two-monthlong campaign against the Houthis in Yemen, after the rebel group agreed not to target U.S. ships. Israel does not appear to be covered by the U.S.-Houthi agreement. The Israeli official said the deal came as a surprise to Israel and that it was concerned by it because of what it meant for the continuation of hostilities between it and the Houthis. ___ Goldenberg reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. ___ Follow AP's war coverage at Wafaa Shurafa And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press
