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…Egypt says sees ‘positive signals’ over possible truce extension …Israeli military spokesman expects 13 Israeli hostages to be freed Saturday Hamas was expected to release a second group of Israelis on Saturday under a deal to allow an exchange of 50 hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and Egypt indicated the four-day truce could be extended by … [Read more…]

Israel stepped up accusations of Hamas abuses at the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital on Sunday, saying a captive soldier had been executed and two foreign hostages held at a site that has been a focus of its devastating six-week-old offensive. At one point a shelter for tens of thousands of Palestinian war refugees, Al Shifa … [Read more…]

…Mass graves being dug for around 100 dead bodies inside Al Shifa hospital grounds …No plan in place to evacuate babies despite Israeli offer of mobile incubators Palestinians trapped inside Gaza’s biggest hospital were digging a mass grave on Tuesday to bury patients who died under Israeli encirclement, and said no plan was in place to … [Read more…]

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians on Sunday to prepare for new waves of Russian attacks on infrastructure as winter approached and said troops were anticipating an onslaught in the eastern theatre of the war. A military spokesman said Russian attacks on the shattered eastern town of Avdiivka had eased in the past day, but were … [Read more…]

Israeli forces battled Hamas militants through shell-blasted buildings in Gaza City on Thursday as some 80 countries and organisations met in Paris to coordinate humanitarian aid and find ways to help wounded civilians escape the siege. Residents in Gaza City said Israeli were fighting Hamas and other militants and that tanks were stationed around the … [Read more…]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider “tactical little pauses” in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite international pressure. Having encircled the densely populated Gaza City in the north of the enclave, where the Hamas Islamist … [Read more…]

Palestinians in northern Gaza reported fierce air and artillery strikes early on Monday as Israeli troops backed by tanks pressed into the enclave with a ground assault that prompted more international calls for civilians to be protected. Israel’s military said it had struck over 600 militant targets over the past few days as it continued … [Read more…]

“Trump Too Small” – a phrase mocking former President Donald Trump that a California lawyer intended to slap on T-shirts – instead has become the center of another U.S. Supreme Court battle exploring the intersection of trademark law and free speech rights. The justices are set to hear arguments on Wednesday in the U.S. Patent and … [Read more…]

Israeli ground forces mounted a big raid into Gaza overnight to attack Hamas targets amid growing anger across the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave. The operation took place after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said its troops were still preparing for a full ground invasion, while the United States … [Read more…]

…Israeli forces raid Jalazone refugee camp in West Bank, two dead, says Palestinian health ministry …Biden, European leaders issue joint statement supporting Israel, calling to protect civilians …Second aid convoy reaches Gaza …Fears grow that Israel-Hamas conflict could expand as ground offensive looms Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck … [Read more…]

…Biden says ‘based on information we have today, it appears the result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza’ …White House says current US assessment of overhead imagery, intercepts and open source info is that Israel not responsible for explosion at Gaza hospital …Biden hugs survivors of Hamas rampage U.S. President … [Read more…]