The agreement, which also involves the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip, was to begin to be implemented Thursday morning. Shortly before its entry into force, the Israeli national security advisor clarified that it would not take place before Friday due to last minute differences
The pact is expected to come into force on Thursday and will allow for the release of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners. The agreement also includes allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza
The authorities in the Strip fear that, in addition to the more than 14,000 people killed during the war, there are between 5,000 and 6,000 unrecovered bodies
Qatar, which is acting as a mediator, said this is the closest the sides have been to reaching an agreement in the 46 days of war
The 708-kilometer long barrier has left residents’ homes surrounded by Israeli settlements and makes it difficult for Palestinians to access their lands
The director of the largest medical center in the Palestinian enclave accuses the Israeli military of taking corpses and performing military operations in the emergency, radiology, neonatal and burns areas of the complex
The current conflict has exacerbated the traditional institutional disregard of a community of more than 300,000 people who have few basic services and scarce protection against Hamas attacks
The absence of foreign visitors has hit vendors of religious objects and tour guides in the holy city, where unemployment is on the rise
Khaled Abú Hamra, a health worker at the Shifa medical center, describes to EL PAÍS the chaos prevailing in the midst of the Israeli army’s attacks on facilities without food, water or electricity.
The agreement does not constitute a ceasefire, nor does it open the door to the release of hostages held by Hamas
The move comes as the G7 steps up pressure on Israel, which has sparked further alarm after passing an amendment that criminalizes the ‘consumption of terrorist materials’
The city of Tulkarem bids farewell to the four ‘martyrs’ of the Palestinian cause executed in the middle of the street by Israeli special forces for being considered Hamas ’terrorists’
Residents in the enclave are outraged that the international community is not doing more to help, as they describe their daily struggle to survive amid the Israeli offensive against Hamas
After meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Palestinian Authority president called for a ceasefire and for a possible subsequent pact to include the West Bank and East Jerusalem
The Israeli army, which raises its number of fallen soldiers to 18 and has again bombed another Gazan refugee camp, acknowledges that it is facing militia ambushes day and night at the gates of the Strip’s capital
The Israeli army has demolished the West Bank house of Hamas’ exiled No. 2, Saleh al-Aruri, but locals and relatives say that this has only made the militant group more popular
A police officer was seriously injured in Jerusalem after being stabbed by a man who was later shot dead
The streets of the furthest municipality that the Gaza-based Islamist militia attacked on October 7 is gradually recovering activity amid tributes to the victims
The death of a farmer at the hands of an Israeli settler is a sign of the growing violence taking place in the shadow of the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas
Israel faces a highly motivated militia equipped with comprehensive knowledge of the battlefield terrain
UN denounces war crimes in conflict for first time and Palestinian refugee agency warns many will soon starve to death
Journalist Mohamed Farra learned that an attack in the Strip had killed five relatives whom he had not seen for 25 years due to the blockade, during a live broadcast from the West Bank
French president Emmanuel Macron visits Jerusalem and suggests international coalition against ISIS should also fight Hamas
Hundreds of soldiers surrounded by tanks and armored vehicles await the order to advance and occupy the Strip by land as part of a three-phase plan announced by the Israeli Minister of Defense
Hundreds of civilians were sheltering at the al-Ahli Hospital when it was hit by an explosion that both sides are blaming on one another. A witness to the massacre explains what he saw
The families of the 199 people being held in Gaza are awaiting their release through military or diplomatic channels while placing their faith in the Israeli army
Thousands of people staged street protests in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey and Tunisia. There were some violent outbreaks outside U.S. and Israeli embassies