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Marvie Basilan

Israel-Hamas Conflict: New Truce Deal Elusive; Hamas Claims Hostage Killed In Rescue Attempt

Hamas Hezbollah Israel Gaza Beirut Lebanon Benjamin Netanyahu Khan Yunis

KEY POINTS

  • Netanyahu said Lebanon's south will be turned into Khan Yunis if Hezbollah initiates an "all-out" war
  • Israel, Hamas 'not close' to new ceasefire-hostage agreement: White House
  • Hamas' Gaza chief is a "dead man walking," Israeli army spokesperson said
Live Updates
A billboard bearing portraits of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. At least 138 hostages are still being held by Hamas and other Palestinians even after the seven-day ceasefire deal led to the release of over 100 abductees. (Credit: AFP)

The Israel-Hamas war has entered its 63rd day, and a new ceasefire agreement remains elusive as the Israeli army works to locate the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah that Beirut will be turned into Gaza if the Lebanon-based paramilitary organization decides to launch an all-out war against Israel.

Fire exchange is heating up in Israel's northern border with Lebanon after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was accused by the Lebanese government's news agency of using phosphorus in launches toward southern Lebanon.

  • House GOP to investigate Harvard, MIT, Penn
  • Israeli army strikes Hezbollah observation post in Lebanese territory
  • 2 top Hamas operatives in observation unit eliminated: IDF
  • Netanyahu visits IDF Northern Command headquarters amid border fire exchanges
  • Washington proposed amendments to UAE-drafted ceasefire text: Report
  • US announces sanctions against alleged Houthi funding backers
  • Hamas violated truce agreement 15 minutes after it started: Senior IDF officer
  • Israel strikes Syrian targets in response to Thursday launches: IDF
  • Biden expresses to Netanyahu his 'concern' for remaining hostages
  • US working with Palestinian Authority for post war plan: Palestine's PM
  • Houthis warn any Israeli ship will face same fate as Galaxy Leader
  • Son of former IDF chief of staff killed in battle in northern Gaza
  • Hamas claims hostage killed during Israeli troops' rescue attempt
  • One-fifth of Hezbollah rockets fired toward Israel fell within southern Lebanon: IDF
  • Weapons, tunnel shaft found within university complex in Rimal: IDF

The United Nations said a total of 491 foreign and dual nationals were able to leave Gaza into Egypt Thursday. More than a hundred "sick people" also left the enclave for treatment in Egypt.

Upon the request of Washington, Tel Aviv reportedly agreed to open the Kerem Shalom border crossing for the inspection of humanitarian aid amid continuous pressure from the international community to speed up the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip.

More than two months after Hamas operatives invaded Israel and killed more than a thousand people on Oct. 7, deep-rooted Israel-Palestine tensions have been magnified further on a global scale as anti-Semitism reports rise in various countries and universities.

Qatar has vowed to pursue efforts for another ceasefire agreement after the truce deal that led to the release of dozens of hostages fell apart. U.S. President Joe Biden has expressed concern over the conditions of the remaining abductees.

There are still more than 130 hostages – abducted from Israel during the Oct. 7 massacre – being held by Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza.

The live update has ended.

Tunnel shaft located within Al-Azhar University – Gaza compound: IDF

Israeli troops discovered "an underground route that leaves the [Al-Azhar] university yard and continues to a school about a kilometer from it" during operations in the Rimal area, the IDF said Friday in a series of Google-translated posts on X. Weapons and other military paraphernalia were also uncovered.

"The findings on the ground show that Hamas used the university building for the purpose of fighting against our forces," the Israeli army said.

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