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Senior Hamas figure reported killed in air strike in Gaza | World News

Senior Hamas figure reported killed in air strike in Gaza | World News

Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. (AP Photo) Two Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said, and Palestinian media reported that one of those killed was a senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas. The Israeli ‍military ⁠did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the incident. Palestinian media identified him as Mohammed Al-Holy, describing him as a local Hamas commander in Deir Al-Balah. The ​militant group did not immediately respond to ‌a Reuters request for comment. More than 400 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been reported ​killed since a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Israel has razed buildings and ordered residents out of more than half of Gaza where its troops remain. Story continues below this ad Nearly all of the territory’s more than 2 million people now live in makeshift homes or damaged buildings ‌in a sliver of territory where Israeli troops …

Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment  | World News

Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment  | World News

Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down, with the remains of one Israeli hostage still to be handed over by militants. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a conference in the Qatari capital that international mediators, led by the US, are working “to force the way forward” to the second phase to cement the deal. “What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum. “We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire.” He added: “A ceasefire cannot be completed unless there is a full withdrawal of Israeli forces, there is stability back in Gaza, people can go in and out, which is not the case today. “While the ceasefire halted the heavy fighting of the two-year war, Gaza health officials say that over 360 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the truce took effect on Oct. 10.In new violence, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike northwest of Gaza City, Shifa Hospital said. Israel’s army …

Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say | News Today News

Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say | News Today News

The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday. The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count, but it has said that more than half of the fatalities are women and children. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The Health Ministry said 44,056 people have been killed and 104,268 wounded since the start of the war. It has said the real toll is higher because thousands of bodies are buried under rubble or in areas that medics cannot access. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250. Around 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third of whom are believed to be dead. Most of the rest were released during a cease-fire last year. The Israeli offensive has caused heavy destruction across wide areas of the coastal territory, leading many …