Gaza, Israel and Hamas
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The United Kingdom set a September deadline for Israel to agree to a Gaza ceasefire or face the U.K.'s recognition of a Palestinian state.
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The Times of Israel on MSNNetanyahu says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking Gaza ceasefireThe US and Israel pulled their negotiators out of Qatar last week over frustration with Hamas’s response to the latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage release proposal. An Israeli official told The Times of Israel that Netanyahu will hold consultations on Gaza over the next two days.
PM releases video addressing the families of the remaining hostages in which he blames Hamas for their continued captivity. 'Since the return of the delegation from Qatar, we have not stopped trying.'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Hamas for recent failures to agree a hostage deal in Gaza. It comes as the UK says it will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless Israel acts to end the famine.
US President Donald Trump said he’s working with Israeli PM Netanyahu on “various plans” to free hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza. With talks stalled, both leaders are exploring “alternative options,
Hamas "didn't really want to make a deal" on a new Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Trump said after the U.S. and Israel pulled negotiations from Qatar.
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Over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 21-month Israel-Hamas war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Mengistu was held in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip for almost 11 years before being released in February. He had been hospitalized since his release.
Hamas is planning to kill the remaining Israeli hostages if the Jewish state sends in troops to rescue them — the latest move by the terror group to undermine peace efforts in Gaza. The terror group has reportedly reinstated its previously abandoned kill order on its captives if Israeli forces or anyone else closes in an attempt to retrieve the 50 remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip,
Defense Minister Israel Katz warns 'gates of hell' will open on Gaza if hostages aren't released, stresses IDF's superhuman efforts to protect Gaza civilians.
Hamas's negotiating team left the Qatari capital Doha for Turkey on Tuesday to discuss the "latest developments" in the stalled Gaza ceasefire talks, a Hamas official told AFP.