Hamas on Saturday confirmed a brand new spherical of Gaza cease-fire talks with Israel was underway in Qatari capital Doha.
A gaggle official Taher al-Nono mentioned each side have been discussing all points with out “pre-conditions.”
The announcement got here after Israel mentioned it launched a significant operation within the Gaza Strip to stress Hamas to launch remaining hostages, following days of intensive strikes throughout the territory that killed a whole bunch of individuals.
The operation comes as U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his journey to the area and not using a go to to Israel. There had been widespread hope that Trump’s journey might improve the probabilities of a cease-fire deal or the resumption of humanitarian assist to Gaza, which Israel has prevented for greater than two months.
Hamas, which launched an Israeli-American hostage as a goodwill gesture forward of Trump’s Mideast journey, insists on a deal that ends the three-year warfare – one thing Israel mentioned it will not conform to.
Israel’s military mentioned in a submit on X on Saturday that it was intensifying assaults and exerting “tremendous pressure” on Hamas throughout the strip. It mentioned it won’t cease till the hostages are returned and Hamas dismantled.
Of the hostages who stay in Gaza, Israel believes as many as 23 are nonetheless alive, though Israeli authorities have expressed concern for the standing of three of these.
More than 150 individuals have been killed in Israeli strikes within the final 24 hours, in line with Gaza’s Health Ministry. It mentioned greater than 3,000 have been killed since Israel broke a January cease-fire on March 18.
On Saturday afternoon, an Israeli strike killed no less than 4 kids within the Jabaliya refugee camp, in line with Al-Awda Hospital, which obtained the our bodies. Seven others have been wounded within the strike, which hit a home.
Gaza has entered a 3rd month of an Israeli blockade with no meals, water, gas or different items getting into the territory. Food safety specialists say Gaza will probably be in famine if the blockade is not lifted.
International condemnation has escalated over Israel’s army actions, and its blockage of humanitarian assist getting into the Gaza Strip, the place greater than two million individuals lived earlier than the warfare began.
Source: www.dailysabah.com