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The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Blinken keen for truce to ‘continue to move forward’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Progressive US lawmakers renew calls for ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza

With pause in Gaza war set to expire, Congress members gathered outside White House in call to stop the bloodshed.

Al Jazeera

Israel must act ‘in accordance with the laws of war’, Blinken says in Tel Aviv

Speaking from Tel Aviv on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed that Israel must conduct its military operations “in accordance with the laws of war” and called for more to be done to protect civilians as a Gaza truce extension was set to expire Friday morning. Six Israeli…

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What Did Hamas Do To The Children It Kidnapped?

While Hamas claim that its youngest hostage was killed in an IDF airstrike, Israeli children are revealing what they were forced to endure in captivity.

International Business Times UK

Muslim Americans increase advocacy in Senate as Gaza war takes its toll

Some senators have yet to reach out to Muslim advocacy groups, but many are hearing the concerns about the carnage in Gaza, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Australia works to secure citizens as hostages released

The situation in Gaza remains dire as Hamas releases hostages during a temporary ceasefire, Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Tim Watts says.

AAP

US-Israeli girl Abigail Edan, 4, discharged from hospital after being freed by Hamas

The youngster, whose parents were killed by terrorists last month, was released from inside Gaza on Sunday

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Aid workers in war zones like Gaza face impossible choices that can leave them traumatized

The shaky pause in fighting agreed between Hamas and Israel is bringing much needed relief to the civilians of Gaza. With its future still uncertain, aid workers are rushing to deliver food, water and other vital supplies. However, it is clear that resources are insufficient to meet the current needs…

The Conversation

The Game Awards Future Class members call for a statement on the Gaza crisis at this year's awards show

The open letter has attracted close to 2,500 signatures so far.

PC Gamer

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for seventh day as more hostages released

Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute disagreements over the hostages to be freed by Hamas in exchange for another day of a halt in fighting

Evening Standard

Palestinian Ambassador hopes for extension of humanitarian truce in Gaza

Palestine's Ambassador to India, Alhaija, hopes "humanitarian truce" between Hamas and Israel will be extended to establish peace. He calls for India's support to mediate and create a State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital. He highlights the devastating effects of the war on the Palestinian people, including…

The Hindu

US Families Recount 'Horrific' Gaza Hostage Ordeal, Urge More Action

Four-year-old American hostage Abigail is surrounded by family in Israel who "brought her life back" after seven weeks of captivity, her great aunt said Wednesday, as relatives stressed they will not rest until everyone held by Hamas is freed.

International Business Times

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

Families of American hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are describing their anguish and calling on the U.S. and Israeli governments to do all they can to bring home their loved ones home

The Independent UK

Anger as Oakland residents defend Hamas and deny 7 October attack at council meeting

Community voiced overwhelming support for ceasefire resolution

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Gaza ceasefire: this glimmer of hope needs to be sustained

Editorial: Despite the glaring limitations, any hour of peace and any release of hostages in this war is a cause for relief

The Conversation

Since the Gaza war began, violence against Palestinians has also surged in the West Bank – and gone virtually unnoticed

While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, there has been a pronounced – and mostly unnoticed – escalation in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

France 24

What's the alternative? Israel vows return to Gaza offensive after current truce

If a second Gaza ceasefire extension holds, it will have been well over a week since the respite began for the daily pounding of the Gaza Strip. Pressure from hostages' families has forced Israel’s government to prioritise the return of loved ones above revenge for the bloodiest day in the…

The Guardian - UK

Next phase of Gaza war risks unprecedented humanitarian crisis

It is far from clear how Israel can attack south of territory without making dire situation even worse

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Hamas releases 16 more hostages amid intense efforts to extend Gaza truce

Ten Israelis, two Russian citizens and four Thais have been handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza, according to the Israeli military

Latin Times

Hamas Says Three Argentine-Israelis, Among Them a 10-Month-Old, Died While in Captivity

Hamas claim Shirli Bibas and her sons Ariel and Kfir died during an Israeli bombing

Chicago Sun-Times

Mediators aim to extend Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza ahead of last planned hostage swap

International pressure for a lasting cease-fire is mounting. An Israeli ground invasion of the south to pursue Hamas will likely bring an escalating cost in Palestinian lives and destruction that the United States, Israel’s main ally, could be unwilling to bear.

The Conversation

Gaza war: how Qatar used its business connections to become a leading mediator in the Middle East

During the temporary ceasefire negotiated between Israel and Hamas with the mediation of the Qatar government, 81 hostages have been released in return for the freeing of 180 Palestinians held in Israeli custody. Hundreds of lorry loads of aid have been allowed into the war zone and, just as the…

The Guardian - UK

‘Is my play still relevant? I don’t care!’ Tom Stoppard on his Gaza quandary and reviving Rock ’n’ Roll

As his Velvet Revolution drama returns, the great writer talks about his mounting Israel-Gaza uncertainties, the epiphanies he has in every hot shower – and our one-star ‘corker’ review of The Crown

The Conversation

Israeli hostages may need to fight to regain a sense of control in their everyday lives – expert explains

What the Israeli hostages have had to go through is unimaginable. The trauma of that unexpected, barbaric attack by Hamas, the murder of loved ones, then being violently abducted and dragged down into tunnels deep underground in Gaza. We live in a society where we often talk about trauma and…

Evening Standard

Hamas claims 10-month-old hostage among three killed in Israeli bombing as truce negotiations continue

The Israeli army says it is checking the claim by Al Qassam Brigades

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