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15-04-2025
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Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire, hostage return deal over disarmament demands
Hamas appears to have rejected Israel's latest attempt to secure a ceasefire and the return of nearly a dozen hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip for 556 days. The terrorist organization has yet to issue a formal response regarding its rejection of Israel's ceasefire proposal, but according to remarks by Hamas leader Abu Zuhri to reporters on Tuesday, "Handing over the resistance's weapons is a million red lines and is not subject to consideration, let alone discussion." Fox News Digital could not independently verify the extent of the terms involved in the deal, but sources said the conditions included a 45-day ceasefire and the return of humanitarian aid – which has been blocked since March 2 – in exchange for 11 hostages and the disarmament of Hamas. Top Hamas Terror Leader Killed In 'Precise Strike' By Israel: Idf The Israeli government assesses that 24 of the 59 hostages held in the Gaza Strip are still alive, including American Israeli Edan Alexander – who had a second proof of life video released by Hamas on Saturday, the eve of Passover. But Hamas on Tuesday claimed it had lost contact with the soldiers said to be guarding Alexander and accused Israeli forces of targeting his location, though it did not provide evidence of any strike. Read On The Fox News App Hamas on multiple occasions has falsely blamed Israeli attacks for either the death of or the loss of communication with hostages held across the Gaza Strip. Fox News Digital could not immediately reach Israeli authorities nor Alexander's family for confirmation of the Tuesday claims posted in a Telegram post by Abu Obeida, spokesperson for Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades. News of the proposal's failure does not appear to have come as a surprise to mediators, who remain tight-lipped and have not responded to Fox New Digital's questions. Some reporting suggested that mediators were not confident the Israeli ceasefire proposal would gain much traction despite Israel's continued advances in Gaza because it did not propose any withdrawal terms and called on Hamas to relinquish its arms. Freed Israeli Hostage Calls On Trump To Act As 'Modern Moses' To Save Brother From Hamas 'Lunatics' Israel frustrated mediators last month when it resumed military operations across the Gaza Strip following the end of the first ceasefire and the failure to secure a second phase, which was intended to see the release of the remaining hostages. Israel over the weekend captured more territory in the Gaza Strip after reports earlier this month indicated it had taken over half of the Palestinian territory as talks remain stalled over ceasefire negotiations. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday the IDF had captured territory in the southern portion of the Gaza Strip from the Philadelphia Corridor, which runs along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and the Morag axis, a new corridor announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month, which cuts off the city of Rafah and southern Gaza off from Khan Younis – roughly a quarter of the way up the Strip from the Egyptian border. Katz said the area has become a buffer zone controlled by the IDF. "The area of the northern border in Gaza is also deepening and expanding as part of the security zone and the protection of Israeli settlement," he said in a post on X. "Hundreds of thousands of residents have already evacuated from the combat zones and tens of percent of Gaza's territory has become part of Israel's security zones. "The main goal is to exert heavy pressure on Hamas in favor of returning to the outline of releasing the abductees," Katz continued. "Gaza will become smaller and more isolated, and more and more of its residents will be forced to evacuate the combat zones."Original article source: Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire, hostage return deal over disarmament demands
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23-03-2025
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At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader as well as several women and children. This, as the Israeli military instructed people to evacuate from part of the city of Rafah on the border with Egypt. The military said it would soon operate in the Tel Sultan area of Rafah. Israel launched a major offensive on the city in May. People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area. It was not immediately known if the evacuation order meant Israeli forces would renew ground operations. Israel Orders Idf To Seize More Gaza Territory If Hamas Doesn't Release Hostages "Remaining in camps, tents, or houses in Tel al-Sultan or walking on any other route endangers your lives and the lives of your family members," military spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee said in a statement. Read On The Fox News App Hamas said that Salah Bardawil, a member of its political bureau, was killed in a strike in Mawasi along with his wife. Bardawil, who was also a member of the Palestinian parliament, was a well-known member of the Hamas' political wing who spoke to the media over the years. Two hospitals in southern Gaza said they received the bodies of 17 people killed in the strikes, including several women and children. Bardawil and his wife were not included in this number. The European Hospital said five children and their parents killed in a strike in Khan Younis were among the deceased. Another family of two girls and their parents were killed in a separate strike. The Kuwaiti Hospital said it had received the bodies of a woman and child killed in another strike. The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said Israeli forces were blocking its ambulances from responding to strikes in Rafah and that several of its medics had been wounded. Israel's ceasefire with Hamas ended last week when the Jewish State launched a series of airstrikes, killing hundreds of Palestinians. The ceasefire started in January, pausing a 15-month war sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Twenty-five Israeli hostages and the bodies of eight others were released during the ceasefire in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Negotiations were supposed to begin in early February on the next phase of the truce, in which Hamas was called to free the remaining 59 hostages — including 35 who are believed to be dead — in exchange for additional Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Ceasefire Over As Israel Strikes Gaza After Hamas Refused To Release Hostages, Officials Say However, those negotiations never began, and Israel backed out of the ceasefire deal after Hamas refused Israeli and U.S.-backed proposals to free more hostages ahead of any talks on a lasting truce. Hamas killed roughly 1,200 people and abducted 251 hostages in the Oct. 7 attack. Most of the captives have been released in ceasefire agreements or other deals, but Israeli forces rescued eight alive and recovered dozens of bodies. Israel's offensive has killed nearly 50,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run government's Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between terrorists and civilians. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are allies of Hamas, launched another missile at Israel, but the Israeli military said the projectile was intercepted. There were no reports of casualties or damage. The Associated Press contributed to this article source: At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader
