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... were heading to Doha, Qatar, after their meeting to join President Donald Trump who’s visiting the region. Qatar has been a key mediator between Israel and Hamas. Witkoff said they wouldn’t be traveling to Qatar if they didn’t think there was a genuine chance for progress in ...
... believes he has been held in Hamas' vast tunnel network. Days later, Hamas said it had lost contact with the militants holding Alexander after an Israeli airstrike targeted their location. Israeli officials have not commented on the claim. The Alexander family Monday urged the Israeli government to continue efforts to ...
... and death will cross the thresholds into famine. It had also warned of “imminent” famine in northern Gaza in March 2024, but the following month, Israel allowed an influx of aid under U.S. pressure after an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers. Aid groups now say the situation is ...
Israel says it still plans to escalate its offensive On Monday, a statement from Netanyahu's office said Israel was not granting any concessions for Alexander's release. The statement said Israel did not commit to a ceasefire or the freeing of Palestinian prisoners as part of the release and ...
... is getting more catastrophic than before. We are now seeing children are starving, hospital and health facilities are collapsing, families are wiped out due to Israeli airstrikes and Bombardment. Now, since March 2, Israel has blocked aid flow into the Gaza Strip. This closure of the borders, in addition to ...
... was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The bombardment continued as international warnings grow over Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza as Israel's blockade on the territory of over 2 million people is in its third month. The U.N. and aid groups have rejected Israel ...
He had stunned many in Israel a day earlier when he declared that only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza are still alive. Israel previously insisted the figure stands at 24, although an Israeli official said there was “serious concern” for the lives of three captives. The official ...
... to expand the operation in Gaza until after Trump’s visit, leaving the door open for a possible deal. Trump isn't expected to visit Israel, but he and other American officials have frequently spoken about Edan Alexander, the last American-Israeli held in Gaza who is still believed to ...
... power plants. The strikes, the second in two days, came after Israel launched airstrikes in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike the previous day on Israel’s international airport. The Houthis’ satellite news channel al-Masirah reported the strikes, confirming the airport had been hit. Footage aired on Israeli television ...
The Israeli government voted to expand military operations in Gaza and could end with the reoccupation of the strip. Humanitarian officials warn that an Israeli plan to take over aid distribution in Gaza is unworkable, and more Palestinians will suffer. Nick Schifrin discussed the implications with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East...
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