KEY POINTS
- Blinken spoke with Israel's war cabinet members in separate meetings
- Israel resumes fighting against Hamas after militant group fired toward Israeli territory Friday morning
- Israeli officials obtained documents regarding Hamas' attack plans over a year ago, as per New York Times
The Israel-Hamas conflict is now on its 56th day. Israel has resumed fighting against Hamas after the Israeli army intercepted a launch from the Gaza Strip about an hour before the ceasefire deal expired and accused the terror group of violating the ceasefire agreement.
The Wall Street Journal reported early Friday, before rockets were fired toward Israeli territory, that the parties had agreed to extend the ceasefire for an eighth day.
- A total of eight Israelis were freed Thursday
- Two hundred trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza Thursday
- The Israeli air defense unit intercepted a launch from Gaza Friday morning
- Israeli army says Hamas violated truce agreement
- IDF fighter jets are attacking Hamas targets in Gaza
- Hamas didn't meet its obligations under the truce deal: Netanyahu's office
- Khan Yunis neighborhoods a war zone: IDF
- Youngest hostage and his family paid the price for Israel's occupation: Hamas' Ghazi Hamad
- Gazans are starting to understand who's the "real culprit": ex-IDF intel officer
- Israel's Herzog emphasizes to King Charles the importance of freeing hostages
- Sirens sound in multiple communities near Israel's border with Gaza
- Israel's Nahshon calls out UN chief's "hypocrisy"
- Israel is planning a global campaign to assassinate top Hamas leadership: WSJ
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited the command center for returning hostages. He has repeatedly said in recent days that Israel will resume fighting after the ceasefire.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met separately with the members of Israel's war cabinet, defense minister Yoav Gallant and minister without portfolio Benny Gantz. He held a private meeting with Netanyahu earlier Thursday. He also spoke with the Palestinian Authority's leadership.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to conduct ground patrols in northern Gaza and multiple arrests have been made amid the ceasefire, with some of the arrested individuals being members of Hamas.
The U.S. has reiterated that a two-state solution is the only way to resolve deep-rooted Israel-Palestine tensions that ultimately led to the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas of more than a thousand Israelis and foreign nationals.
As per a New York Times report, Israeli officials already knew about Hamas' Oct. 7 attack plan more than a year before the carnage was carried out.
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Israel preparing to eliminate Hamas leaders abroad: WSJ
Israel's intelligence services are preparing a campaign to assassinate Hamas leaders residing in different countries once the Gaza war winds down, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing Israeli officials.
There were proposals to immediately hunt down and assassinate Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal after the Oct. 7 massacre, but the notion was dismissed due to the possible diplomatic consequences, as per the report.
