Gaza civil defence media officer Ahmad Radwan told AFP that a total of 31 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli strikes “on a school sheltering displaced persons” in the Bureij refugee camp in the centre of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military, meanwhile, said in a statement that its forces had struck […]
“There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip,” Basem Naim told AFP. He said the world must pressure the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the “crimes of hunger, thirst, and killings” in […]
“Hamas is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity, as a delegation from his group was set to meet mediators in Cairo later in the day. On April 17, Hamas, which opposes a “partial” ceasefire agreement, rejected an […]
In a televised speech, Khalil Al-Hayya, the group’s Gaza chief who leads its negotiating team, said the group would no longer agree to interim deals, adopting a position that Israel is unlikely to accept and potentially further delaying an end to the devastating attacks that restarted in recent weeks. Instead, Hayya said Hamas was ready […]
“Hamas will most likely send its response to the mediators within the next 48 hours, as the movement is still conducting in-depth consultations,” the official told AFP. Hamas said Monday it had received Israel’s latest proposal to halt the war in Gaza, now in its 18th month. The official said the offer includes a truce […]
In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said this attack, part of a pattern of targeting medical facilities, constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. He said the attack, which occurred on Palm Sunday, a sacred occasion for Christians, underscores Israel’s blatant disregard for religious sanctity and civilian lives. Shafqat Ali Khan […]
Citing sources, Al Qahera said mediators awaited Hamas’s response. Hamas said in a statement later in the day that it was studying the proposal and that it will submit its response “as soon as possible”. The militant group reiterated its core demand that a ceasefire deal must end the war in Gaza and achieve a […]
Hamas left Cairo on Monday after negotiations with mediators from Egypt and Qatar — two nations working alongside the United States to broker a ceasefire in the besieged territory. “We are ready to release all Israeli captives in exchange for a serious prisoner swap deal, an end to the war, the withdrawal of Israeli forces […]
The meeting between Hamas and Egyptian mediators came amid ongoing violence in Gaza, as the Israeli military intercepted three projectiles fired from the territory and launched air strikes and artillery shelling on several areas. The scheduled talks in Cairo also come days after US President Donald Trump suggested an agreement to secure the release of […]
The group StopAntisemitism has accused her of “spreading Hamas propaganda” merely for raising awareness about the starvation of Palestinian children and advocating for the delivery of life-saving aid. StopAntisemitism, a right-wing organisation notorious for targeting critics of Israeli policies, has long faced criticism for equating legitimate concern for Palestinian rights with antisemitism. In a letter […]
