Israeli army attacked northern Gaza on Sunday, killing eight individuals in accordance with Palestinian medics, shortly after Israel and Hamas failed to fulfill a cease-fire deadline.
The delay in implementing the cease-fire and the most recent violence got here after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested, an hour earlier than the 06:30 a.m. GMT deadline, that Hamas present the names of three hostages it was to launch Sunday as a part of the settlement.
Hamas mentioned it was dedicated to the cease-fire however that it had been unable up to now to offer the hostage record for “technical field reasons,” with out elaborating.
The cease-fire deal might assist usher in an finish to Israel’s genocidal Gaza battle, which was triggered by a Hamas incursion on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel’s response decimated the Gaza Strip, killing almost 47,000 Palestinians, in accordance with Gaza-based well being authorities.
The battle additionally set off a confrontation all through the Middle East between Israel and its arch-foe Iran, which backs Hamas and different paramilitary forces throughout the area.
Source: www.dailysabah.com