Gaza, Hamas and hostages
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Hamas says it has agreed to a new Gaza ceasefire proposal as mediators from Qatar and Egypt push to renew talks ahead of a major Israeli assault on Gaza City.
As Israel expands operations in the enclave, Gazans increasingly voice defiance against Hamas, with dissenters risking their lives to demand freedom from the group’s grip.
Eliezer Marom warned that Israel cannot afford a partial deal with Hamas, stressing that only a full offensive or comprehensive agreement will prevent the terror group from regrouping.
Hamas accepted the latest proposal for a Gaza ceasefire amid urging from Arab officials and other Palestinian factions, which want to avert Israeli escalation.
ISRAEL has revealed its plans to conquer Gaza City in a final push to wipe out the entirety of Hamas and secure the remaining hostages. Operation Gideon’s Chariots II is set to get underway
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The Times of Israel on MSNFootage from large-scale Hamas attack shows IDF tank ramming fighter with RPG
Footage from this morning’s Hamas attack on an IDF encampment in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis shows a tank of the 74th Armored Battalion ramming into an RPG-wielding operative. The operative was killed before managing to fire, according to an army probe.
Israel is calling up 60,000 reservists. Is it a negotiating tactic to pressure Hamas, or will troops begin moving into Gaza City? WSJ deputy Middle East bureau chief Shayndi Raice breaks it down.
Few of the Israelis taken hostage in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, have drawn as much attention as the Bibas family — two parents and two small children. For many Israelis, their abductions came to symbolize the brutality of the assault.