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“We continue to believe that the obstacles are not insurmountable and that a deal can be reached,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS MARCH 6, 2024 22:46 Updated: MARCH 6, 2024 22:48  The United States continued to project optimism as the prospects for a hostage deal by […]

March 6, 2024 Washington appears to now accept Hamas’ claim that a ceasefire is necessary in order to collect information about the hostages’ whereabouts and physical conditions. By World Israel News The Biden administration is said to be pressuring Jerusalem to accept a ceasefire proposal that would see a pause in the fighting in Gaza, […]

Palestinian sources claimed that the decision to attack was made solely by five Hamas leaders, among whom were Sinwar. JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 5, 2024 16:56 Updated: MARCH 5, 2024 19:17 Yahya Sinwar, Hamas chief in Gaza, has been the object of criticism within the Hamas leadership for launching the October 7 attack without prior […]

Overruling Ben Gvir, PM says Israel to ‘maintain freedom of worship’ at site for fasting month amid worries Hamas, Iran may stir up violence; far-right minister lashes premier By TOI STAFFToday, 11:57 pm   File: Tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound atop the Temple Mount during the holy month of […]

 by Dion J. Pierre The personal belongings of festival-goers are seen at the site of an attack on the Nova Festival by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Hamas has rejected a United Nations report that found the Palestinian terrorist group […]

“The situation for children, for women, for men who are caught in this crossfire of Hamas’s making inside of Gaza is unacceptable and unsustainable,” Blinken said. TOVAH LAZAROFF MARCH 5, 2024 22:38 Updated: MARCH 5, 2024 23:51  The US conducted its second airdrop of food over Gaza on Tuesday, as its officials continued to hammer […]

Terror group says volley of 30 projectiles a response to civilian deaths in Israeli airstrike; indirect negotiations to end hostilities due to begin during Ramadan By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 11:23 pm   A barrage of rockets launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon is intercepted by the Iron Dome over Kiryat Shmona, March 5, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90) The […]

Gaza deal in limbo: Hamas insists permanent ceasefire needed for hostage deal Hamas officials spoke as ceasefire talks mediated by both Egypt and Qatar continued in Cairo with no sign of a breakthrough. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS MARCH 5, 2024 19:24 Updated: MARCH 5, 2024 22:32  Hamas publicly insisted Tuesday that a permanent ceasefire must […]

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict finds damning evidence of rape, sexual violence, necrophilia during visit to Israel TAMAR URIEL-BEERI MARCH 4, 2024 21:00 Updated: MARCH 4, 2024 22:13 Demonstrators gather during a protest the crimes and sexual violence against women in October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters […]

Another senior Hamas figure asserts ‘ball is in Israel’s court’ to reach agreement, but US says opposite is the case: ‘There is a deal on the table… Hamas just needs to take it’ By LAZAR BERMAN  and TOI STAFFToday, 4:41 amUpdated at 4:54 am   Israeli and Hamas officials accused each other on Monday of stalling ongoing […]

“Israel has put a forward-leaning deal on the table,” US National Security Communication Advisor John Kirby. “They have made an offer here. And the onus is on Hamas to accept it.” REUTERS TOVAH LAZAROFF MARCH 4, 2024 21:20 Updated: MARCH 4, 2024 22:53 The White House called on Hamas to accept a hostage deal that […]