Israeli strikes kill at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza, as ceasefire talks begin
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of Palestinians on Monday as Hamas leaders visited Cairo for a new round of truce talks, with more than half the dead in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which foreign leaders have urged Israel not to invade. Hours after the strikes on Rafah, where almost half of […]
Hamas delegation due in Cairo on Monday for Gaza ceasefire talks
Cairo, Egypt/Doha, Qatar Reuters A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire, a Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, as mediators stepped up efforts to reach a deal ahead of an expected Israeli assault on the southern city of Rafah. The official, who asked not to be named, […]
Israel to open new north Gaza crossing for overseas, Jordanian aid; three sons of Hamas leader killed
Tel Aviv, Israel Reuters Israel will open a new land crossing into the Gaza Strip designed mainly to facilitate deliveries to Palestinians of aid from overseas or neighbouring Jordan, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday. After a cross-border attack by Gaza’s ruling Hamas Islamists on 7th October, Israel went to war and cut […]
Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands, but is under review
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza did not meet the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it would study the offer further and deliver its response to mediators. The proposal was handed to the Palestinian Islamist movement by Egyptian and Qatari mediators […]
Gaza truce talks still deadlocked, Netanyahu sets date for offensive
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal made at talks in Cairo, a senior Hamas official said on Monday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians. Israel and Hamas sent teams to Egypt on Sunday for talks that […]
Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli strikes killed 77 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Sunday, as Egypt hosted an Israeli delegation for a new round of talks in a bid to secure a truce with Gaza’s Hamas rulers. The Israeli military said it killed a senior Islamic Jihad militant in […]
Israel besieges two more Gaza hospitals, demands evacuations, Palestinians say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, and Israel said it had captured 480 militants in continued clashes at Gaza’s main Al Shifa hospital. Israel says hospitals in the Palestinian enclave, where war has been raging for over […]
Gaza ceasefire deal still possible but difficult work remains, Blinken says
Cairo, Egypt Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he believed talks in Qatar could still reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement while Israel attacked Hamas gunmen in the enclave’s Al Shifa hospital and evacuated patients. In Cairo, Blinken met Arab foreign ministers and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as talks in Qatar […]
Gaza talks mediators pushing to secure truce, Israel says
Cairo, Egypt/Rafah, Gaza Reuters Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad said on Saturday, despite dimming hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Mossad chief David Barnea met on Friday with his US counterpart William Burns to promote […]
EU sees maritime aid corridor to Gaza opening this weekend amid famine fears
Cairo, Egypt/Larnaca, Cyprus Reuters The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating Western efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave. Ursula von der Leyen’s comments came a day after President Joe Biden announced plans […]