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Al Jazeera
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
LIVE: Israel kills 37 in Gaza, 6 in Syria; US continues bombing Yemen
Update: Date: 9m ago (00:15 GMT) Title: Hamas says it wants to stop the war Content: Husam Badran, a member of Hamas's political bureau, says that the group is 'keen to stop the war and the bloodshed'. In a statement on Telegram, Badran said Israel 'did not respect' the ceasefire agreement and instead 'continued its war and aggression'. He added that 'Netanyahu refuses to negotiate' and criticised the US, saying that 'the American side is not a mediator, but biased and supportive of the [Israeli] occupation'. Update: Date: 14m ago (00:10 GMT) Title: Israeli forces bomb northern Gaza, killing 3 Content: Our correspondent in Gaza is reporting that an Israeli warplane has bombed a house in Jabalia. At least three people were killed, while several others were injured and are missing under the rubble. We'll bring you more soon. Update: Date: 17m ago (00:07 GMT) Title: WATCH: 24 hours of Israeli atrocities in Gaza Content: A hospital bombed, civilians targeted, journalists killed. These are some of the atrocities carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip in just 24 hours. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Update: Date: 21m ago (00:03 GMT) Title: A recap of recent developments Content: Update: Date: 24m ago (00:00 GMT) Title: Welcome to our live coverage Content: Hello, and thank you for joining our live coverage of Israel's war on Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as well as its attacks on Lebanon. Follow this page for round-the-clock updates on the latest developments. You can find all our updates from Tuesday, March 25, here.
Boston Globe
20-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Israel expands Gaza ground offensive as Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv
Advertisement The escalation in hostilities came after a two-month cease-fire in Gaza collapsed this week with a deadly Israeli aerial bombardment in the territory, which the military said had targeted Hamas. Israel argued that the truce could not continue unless Hamas released more hostages still held in Gaza, while Hamas accused Israel of violating the cease-fire agreement. The potential endgame for this round of fighting, however, remained far from clear. Israel and Hamas have set seemingly incompatible conditions for the next steps in the cease-fire, and the renewed Israeli assault had yet to force Hamas to accept its demands. Husam Badran, a senior Hamas official, said in an interview Thursday that the group was unwilling to disarm its military wing -- a key Israeli precondition for ending the war. 'If you do that, you're giving the occupation an opportunity to kill without any Palestinian response,' Badran said from Doha, Qatar. He added that Hamas had delayed firing rockets until Thursday in an attempt to give mediators more time to pressure Israel to halt its attacks. But as Israel continued its assault and the death toll rose in Gaza, he said, 'Hamas had to give indications that it can respond.' The renewed Israeli assault has killed more than 500 people in Gaza over the past three days, including scores of children, the Gaza health ministry said Thursday. The figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Advertisement The United States, which had been seeking to broker an extension of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, has thrown its weight behind the Israeli offensive. Karoline Leavitt, the White House spokesperson, told reporters Thursday that President Trump 'fully supports Israel' and 'the actions that they've taken in recent days.' After the Hamas rocket attack, the Israeli military warned Palestinians in Bani Suheila, in southern Gaza, to flee, saying militants were firing from the area. Avichay Adraee, an Israeli military spokesperson, called it 'a final advance warning' before an Israeli attack. Hamas said at least five senior members of its Gaza leadership were among hundreds of people killed in Israeli strikes Tuesday. The Israeli military said Thursday that it had killed at least two other Hamas security officials. In Gaza, the escalating conflict prompted panic and fear among Palestinians, who had hoped for a longer respite from violence. Many said they saw little hope for a resolution to the crisis soon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to step up pressure on Hamas until the group capitulates and releases more hostages. About 24 living Israeli and foreign captives -- as well as the remains of more than 30 others -- are believed to be in Gaza, according to Israel. Hamas officials say their demands for the release of the rest of the captives remain unchanged, including an agreement to end the war, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the release of more Palestinian prisoners. The 15-month war in Gaza has killed more than 48,000 in the territory, including thousands of children, according to the Gaza health ministry. Hamas set off the conflict by leading a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 people and saw about 250 taken as hostages back to Gaza. Advertisement The cease-fire reached in January secured an initial six-week truce while mediators sought to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas on a comprehensive truce. But it lapsed in early March without a broader agreement. Almost immediately, Israel blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, including food and medicine, in an apparent effort to pressure Hamas in the negotiations to free more hostages. Later, the Israeli government cut off electricity it provided to a desalination plant. Mediators were trying to reach a deal to extend the truce, including a permanent end to the war and the release of the remaining living hostages. Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, pitched a proposal that would extend the initial cease-fire in exchange for the release of more captives. Badran, the Hamas official, suggested the group was willing to show some flexibility over such a deal to jump-start talks aimed at ending the war. Previously, Hamas had spoken only of releasing one living and four slain American Israeli hostages in such an agreement, keeping more than 50 others still in Gaza. 'The problem isn't the numbers,' Badran said. 'We're acting positively with any proposal that leads to the start of negotiations' over a permanent truce. But Israel has been unwilling to end the war as long as Hamas still controls Gaza. Hamas is refusing to disband its armed battalions or send its leaders into exile. Members of the Israeli parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee -- who receive classified intelligence briefings -- said in a recent letter that Hamas still had more than 25,000 fighters. Advertisement Hamas's allies in Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthi militia, have also resumed shooting missiles at Israeli territory, setting off air-raid sirens across the central and southern parts of the country at least three times over the past two days. The Houthis shot missiles and drones at Israel for more than a year in solidarity with the militants in Gaza, pausing only when the cease-fire went into effect in January. Over the past week, US warplanes have carried out large-scale attacks in Yemen against the Houthis, in what US officials proclaimed was an attempt to stop the group from targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea. On Wednesday, Trump said the Houthis would be 'completely annihilated,' and warned Iran to stop supporting the militants. Israel and the Biden administration had repeatedly bombarded the Houthis without successfully deterring them. This article originally appeared in
Morocco World
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Hamas Agrees to Mediators' Proposal to Hand over US-Israeli Hostage
Rabat – Hamas has once again shown its readiness to advance talks concerning the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. The Palestinian group agreed today to hand over the US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander and the bodies of four others holding dual citizenship. The response came after the group's negotiating delegation received a proposal from mediators on Thursday. Hamas official Husam Badran confirmed earlier the group's determination to implement the terms of the ceasefire agreement in its various stages, warning that the 'occupation's departure from what was agreed will take us back to zero.' A new round of indirect talks started on Tuesday, focusing on how to proceed to the second phase of the three-phase deal brokered by the US, Qatar, and Egypt, which came to an end on March 1. Hamas's response to the mediators' proposal indicates its willingness to uphold the objective of the ceasefire and respect its terms. Israel estimates that among the remaining 59 hostages in Gaza, five are Americans, with 24 believed to be alive. Read also: Egypt's Reconstruction Plan: What Would it Take to Revive Gaza? Meanwhile, over 9,500 Palestinians remain detained in Israeli prisons, many without legitimate charges. Human rights organizations have been sounding the alarm on Israel's gruesome violations that have led to multiple deaths in detention. As the indirect talks take place, Israel continues to block entry of humanitarian aid shipments and cut electricity as a means of genocidal war on the devastated Gaza. Not only that, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continues its assaults targeting civilians using drones, and snipers, killing two Palestinian children in the past 24 hours. The first phase of the six-week ceasefire has enabled a growing flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and relieved some of the Palestinians' pain. Progress towards the second phase paused when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed talks until he met with US President Donald Trump. The delay in progressing to the next phase of the ceasefire deal is heightening fear and uncertainty, splintering hopes of Gazans to rejoin their peace and rebuild the devastated Gaza. Tags: Gaza ceasefireGaza ceasefire negotiationsHamas and Israel
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Hamas agrees to release a US-Israeli hostage and the bodies of 4 other dual nationals
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not immediately specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur, and other countries party to the agreement did not immediately confirm the Hamas statement. The statement comes as talks continue in Doha to try to broker the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the first phase of which ended two weeks ago. In a separate statement, Hamas official Husam Badran reaffirmed what he said was Hamas' commitment to fully implementing the ceasefire agreement in all its phases, warning that any Israeli deviation from the terms would return negotiations to square one. Israel is pressing the militant group to accept an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire. Hamas wants to start negotiations on the ceasefire's more difficult second phase, which would see the release of remaining hostages from Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and a lasting peace.
