3 h. ago Israel prepares Gaza ‘hell plan’ to pile pressure on Hamas – reports

Israel may cut off electricity to try to secure more hostage releases, as both sides prepare for war to restartThe Israeli government is reportedly planning to ratchet up its blockade on Gaza as part of what it has called a “hell plan” to pressure Hamas into further hostage releases without a troop withdrawal from the Palestinian territory.With the six-week-old ceasefire in limbo, and no sign of movement towards a second phase that was due to start last weekend, both sides were taking contingency steps to return to a war footing. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel accused of using ‘food as weapon of war’ in aid blockade on Gaza

Egypt and Qatar condemn Israel’s decision to block goods and supplies from entering Gaza, saying it violates the ceasefire dealA 70-year-old man was killed and others injured in a knife attack in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Monday morning, medics say.“Paramedics and EMTs have pronounced the death of a man around 70 years old and are providing medical treatment to and evacuating four injured individuals”, Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said, after the police reported the suspect was killed. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Arab nations condemn Israel’s decision to block humanitarian aid to Gaza

Arab nations and the UN accuse Israel of violating international law and ceasefire agreement

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27 h. ago Israel aid blockade of Gaza aims to 'bringing everybody to their knees' says Scots Palestinian

Israel has stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip and has warned of "additional consequences" if Hamas does not accept a new proposal for a ceasefire extension.

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28 h. ago Palestinian says blockade of aid to Gaza aims to ‘bring people to their knees’

Israel has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza as it demands Hamas agree to a US plan for a ceasefire extension.

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33 h. ago 'Trump agrees' as Israel blocks all humanitarian aid to Gaza with key demand to Hamas

Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the truce and said its decision to cut off aid is 'a cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack on the ceasefire agreement'

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36 h. ago Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

Netanyahu’s office says it is imposing blockade as Hamas will not accept plan that Israel says US envoy put forwardIsrael has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas into accepting a change in the ceasefire agreement to allow for the release of hostages without an Israeli troop withdrawal.The office of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday it was imposing a blockade on Gaza because Hamas would not accept a plan which it claimed had been put forward by the US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to extend phase one of the ceasefire and continue to release hostages, and postpone phase two, which envisaged an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Israel cuts off aid to Gaza in attempt to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal

Israel says it's stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip

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37 h. ago Israel halts aid to Gaza as Hamas rejects revised ceasefire proposal

First stage of the fragile truce lapsed early on Sunday

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37 h. ago Israel stops entry of aid into Gaza as it pressures Hamas to agree ceasefire extension

Hamas is yet to respond to US proposal for a truce throughout Ramadan

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3 d. ago Israel proposes Gaza plan that gives it tighter military control than before war

Plan for IDF-protected ‘humanitarian hubs’ to selectively issue aid casts doubt on Israeli intent to withdrawThe Israeli military has presented the UN and aid organisations with a plan for running Gaza that involves Israel having tighter control than it did before the war, according to humanitarian officials, casting doubt on whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has any intention of carrying out a military withdrawal.At meetings with UN representatives on Wednesday and with officials from other agencies on Thursday, Cogat, the army unit given the task of delivering aid to the occupied territories, outlined a scheme of distributing supplies through tightly managed logistics hubs to vetted Palestinian recipients. Continue reading...

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