Items banned by Israel include operating tables, scalpels and vaporizers for people with respiratory disorders. The IDF said its policy is 'not a blanket ban,' saying it has allowed 'dual-use' products that could also be used by Hamas to enter Gaza 'despite the security risks'
'The IDF failed in its mission to defend the city,' the IDF investigation said, noting that the delay in military intervention meant that local forces had to regain control of the southern Israeli town. Lack of shelter in homes was also a key reason Hamas targeted Ofakim, the probe found
While an Israeli official said that Hamas has rejected the latest outline for a cease-fire, Arab and Palestinian sources told Haaretz that the comments from the Israeli official show that 'Netanyahu is not interested in a cease-fire – rather, he seeks to buy time and continue the war'
The British Home Office rejected a request by a now-defunct law firm to remove Hamas from its list of proscribed terror organizations, meaning that it is still a criminal offense to express support for the organization in the United Kingdom
Gruparea islamistă palestiniană Hamas a pierdut aproximativ 80% din controlul asupra Fâșiei Gaza, iar vidul de securitate este compensat de clanuri înarmate, a dezvăluit pentru BBC un ofițer superior din forțele de securitate ale mișcării.
For the first time in its history, Hamas is conducting direct negotiations with the U.S., as its political standing rises to rival the PA ■ Israel is ignoring the upcoming war of succession in the West Bank, and it will find itself choosing between military control in Gaza and international legitimacy
Regelmatig geeft NU.nl je een overzicht van de ontwikkelingen in de oorlog tussen Israël en Hamas. Met dit keer: Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is onderweg naar Washington voor een bezoek aan president Donald Trump. Mogelijk bespreken de twee een wapenstilstand in Gaza.
As Israel and Hamas negotiate a cease-fire, they should remember exactly what is at stake: The lives of the human beings trapped in the horror show they created. Ten living hostages excluded from a deal may not survive until a new one is made
Hamas zou in principe akkoord zijn met een wapenstilstand van zestig dagen in de Gazastrook. Dat heeft een anonieme bron bij de organisatie gezegd tegen het Duitse persbureau dpa. Wel zou Hamas nog een paar punten in het voorstel willen aanpassen. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.
Hamas staat positief tegenover een Amerikaans voorstel voor een staakt-het-vuren in Gaza. Israël is volgens de Verenigde Staten op hoofdlijnen akkoord met het plan voor een bestand van zestig dagen. Daarmee lijkt de weg naar een staakt-het-vuren open te liggen.
Qatar's Al-Arabi channel reported that Hamas requested minor changes to the agreement. The proposal includes releasing ten living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day cease-fire, with eight living hostages freed on the first day
The proposal reportedly includes the release of 10 living hostages and the bodies of 18 deceased hostages in five phases over the course of 60 days to Israel, with sources saying the U.S., Egypt and Qatar gave Hamas strong guarantees for implementing the agreement
Volgens Donald Trump is Israël "akkoord met de voorwaarden" voor een staakt-het-vuren van zestig dagen in Gaza. De Amerikaanse president vraagt Hamas in te stemmen met "een definitief voorstel". Discussieer tot 21.00 uur mee over Trumps rol in de onderhandelingen.
Hamas issued an ultimatum on Wednesday, giving Yasser Abu Shabab 10 days to turn himself in ■ The move by Hamas is widely seen as an attempt to show that it still maintains control in the Gaza Strip
As the far-right minister nurtures fantasies of Hamas bending the knee before mighty Netanyahu, civilians and soldiers he was tasked with protecting are barely surviving another day as hostages in Gaza's tunnels
'They took him for questioning, and he never returned': Danny Elgarat told lawmakers Hamas wrongly thought his brother Itzhak was a pilot. He was later removed from the Knesset hearing after accusing PM Netanyahu of funding Hamas
Confruntată cu deficit de comandanți, deprivată de rețeaua sa extinsă de tuneluri și nesiguranța privind sprijinul aliatului său, Iranul, Hamas se luptă să supraviețuiască în Gaza în fața clanurilor locale rebele și a presiunii militare israeliene neobosite.
The war in the Strip, whose resumption in March had no justification, looks pointless amid a shortfall of soldiers, fatalities against Hamas and the wide disparity between Israel's high-tech prowess and the forces on the ground
While U.S. officials believe Hamas will accept a Witkoff-brokered cease-fire deal that would lead to the end of the war in Gaza, the Trump administration's plans to expand the Abraham Accords could hinge on Saudi Arabia demanding an unambiguous commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state