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White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to the region soon to join the efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a briefing on Tuesday.
In the interview with Maariv, Ofer criticized Israel's approach since Operation Gideon’s Chariots, arguing that Hamas “gets everything it wants. ” More than four months have passed since the end of the last ceasefire in Gaza,
Israel last week attacked the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, according to the parish priest.
The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following the deployment.
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Senior Hamas officials in Doha are reportedly inclined to support the deal on the table, but no response has been received from Hamas's military leadership in Gaza, N12 noted. Israel, the US, Qatar, and Egypt are still waiting for Hamas's response to the proposed hostage and ceasefire deal presented by mediators last week,
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking on Sunday after his Angelus prayer, he urged the international community to respect humanitarian laws and protect civilians.
Syria's Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions. Earlier on Friday, an Israeli official said Israel agreed to allow Syrian forces limited access to the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days.
The talks will be the first since a ceasefire was reached after a 12-day war waged by Israel against Iran in June.
Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday. The deal was “embraced” by Turkey, Jordan and other neighboring countries, the ambassador, who also serves as the US special envoy to Syria, said in a post on X.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that its staff accommodation and main warehouse in Deir al-Balah were subject to multiple Israeli attacks, including storming the building, forcing women and children to evacuate.