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GMA Network
2 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Israeli fire kills 12 people in Gaza tent encampment housing displaced families, medics say
An Israeli APC maneuvers in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen CAIRO - Israeli tank shelling killed at least 12 Palestinians and wounded dozens others in a tent encampment in western Gaza City north of the enclave, local health authorities said early on Tuesday. Medics said the tanks stationed north of Shati camp fired two shells at tents, housing displaced families, killing at least 12 people. There has been no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the incident. —Reuters
Japan Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Today
Hamas says no interim truce possible without work toward permanent ceasefire deal
FILE PHOTO: Explosions send smoke into the air in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo cairo Hamas' armed wing spokesperson said on Friday that while the group favors reaching an interim truce in the Gaza war, if such an agreement is not reached in current negotiations it could revert to insisting on a full package deal to end the conflict. Hamas has repeatedly offered to release all the hostages held in Gaza and conclude a permanent ceasefire agreement, and Israel has refused, Abu Ubaida added in a televised speech. Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt, backed by the United States, have hosted more than 10 days of talks on a U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day truce in the war that has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave. Israeli officials were not immediately available for comment on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement on a call he had with Pope Leo on Friday that Israel's efforts to secure a hostage release deal and 60-day ceasefire, "have so far not been reciprocated by Hamas". As part of the potential deal, 10 hostages held in Gaza would be returned along with the bodies of 18 others, spread out over 60 days. In exchange, Israel would release a number of detained Palestinians. "If the enemy remains obstinate and evades this round as it has done every time before, we cannot guarantee a return to partial deals or the proposal of the 10 captives," said Abu Ubaida. Disputes remain over maps of Israeli army withdrawals, aid delivery mechanisms into Gaza, and guarantees that any eventual truce would lead to ending the war, said two Hamas officials who spoke to Reuters on Friday. The officials said the talks have not reached a breakthrough on the issues under discussion. Hamas says any agreement must lead to ending the war, while Netanyahu says the war will only end once Hamas is disarmed and its leaders expelled from Gaza. Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed more than 58,600 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities. Almost 1,650 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed as a result of the conflict, including 1,200 killed in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel, according to Israeli tallies. © Thomson Reuters 2025.
Straits Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Hamas says no interim truce possible without work toward permanent ceasefire deal
FILE PHOTO: Explosions send smoke into the air in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo CAIRO - Hamas' armed wing spokesperson said on Friday that while the group favours reaching an interim truce in the Gaza war, if such an agreement is not reached in current negotiations it could revert to insisting on a full package deal to end the conflict. Hamas has repeatedly offered to release all the hostages held in Gaza and conclude a permanent ceasefire agreement, and Israel has refused, Abu Ubaida added in a televised speech. Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt, backed by the United States, have hosted more than 10 days of talks on a U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day truce in the war that has laid waste to the Palestinian enclave. As part of the potential deal, 10 hostages held in Gaza would be returned along with the bodies of 18 others, spread out over 60 days. In exchange, Israel would release a number of detained Palestinians. "If the enemy remains obstinate and evades this round as it has done every time before, we cannot guarantee a return to partial deals or the proposal of the 10 captives," said Abu Ubaida. Disputes remain over maps of Israeli army withdrawals, aid delivery mechanisms into Gaza, and guarantees that any eventual truce would lead to ending the war, said two Hamas officials who spoke to Reuters on Friday. The officials said the talks have not reached a breakthrough on the issues under discussion. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Critical infrastructure in S'pore under attack by cyber espionage group: Shanmugam Singapore What is UNC3886, the group that attacked Singapore's critical information infrastructure? Singapore Alleged Kpod peddler filmed trying to flee raid in Bishan charged with 6 offences Asia Indonesia court jails former trade minister for 4½ years in sugar graft case Singapore Singapore police in contact with Indonesian authorities over baby trafficking allegations Singapore NTU upholds zero grade for student accused of using AI in essay; panel found 14 false citations or data Singapore 7-year-old girl, cabby taken to hospital after vehicle pile-up in City Hall area Singapore Former NUH male nurse charged after he allegedly molested man at hospital Hamas says any agreement must lead to ending the war, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war will only end once Hamas is disarmed and its leaders expelled from Gaza. REUTERS
Express Tribune
6 days ago
- Health
- Express Tribune
At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn
Smoke billows during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory on Thursday [Jack Guez/AFP] Listen to article At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza since dawn on Friday, according to medical sources. Five of the dead were killed in an attack on a displaced persons camp in southern Gaza. Staff at the Nasser Medical Complex confirmed that the strike also injured at least 10 others. An Israeli tank manoeuvres near heavy machinery with the destruction of northern Gaza evident in the background [Amir Cohen/Reuters] Explosions send smoke into the air in Gaza on Thursday evening [Amir Cohen/Reuters] Explosions send smoke and debris high into the air in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on July 17, 2025 [Amir Cohen/Reuters] Flares fired by Israeli forces light up the night sky above Gaza [Amir Cohen/Reuters] Rising suicides among Israeli war returnees An Israeli combat veteran has sounded the alarm over what he describes as a mental health crisis among soldiers returning from combat in Gaza, citing a recent spike in suicides. Speaking to Israeli public broadcaster Kan, Tzachi Atedagi, an advocate for the mental health of soldiers, said 10 soldiers had taken their own lives in less than two weeks. 'We are crying out. Enough is enough,' Atedagi told Kan Network B's This Morning programme. He said returning combat veterans are struggling to access timely care due to overwhelming bureaucracy. 'Sometimes, a combat veteran doesn't have 24 hours to wait,' he added, referring to recent suicides by soldiers waiting for mental health support. Suicides since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023 — the highest number in over a decade. Since then, multiple additional cases have emerged. However, an updated official figure is not expected until the end of the year. Earlier this week, The Times of Israel reported that a soldier was seriously wounded in an apparent suicide attempt while undergoing training in southern Israel. Church shelling sparks international backlash Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted a military shell struck the Holy Family Church — Gaza's only Catholic place of worship — calling it a 'stray' round and expressing regret over civilian casualties. 'Every innocent life lost is a tragedy,' said Netanyahu in a statement, adding that Israel remains 'committed to protecting civilians and holy sites.' Archbishop Alexios stands in front of the bodies of Palestinian Christians Saad Salama and Foumia Ayyad, who were killed in an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church, according to medics, as mourners attend their funeral at the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church, in Gaza City on July 17, 2025. — Reuters A Christian Palestinian woman attends the funeral ceremony of Saad Salameh and Foumia Ayyad, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, at the Saint Porphyrius Church on July 17. — AFP Christian Palestinian mourners attend the funeral ceremony of Saad Salameh and Foumia Ayyad, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, at the Saint Porphyrius Church on July 17. — AFP Christian Palestinian mourners attend the funeral ceremony of Saad Salameh and Foumia Ayyad, killed earlier in an Israeli strike that hit the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, at the Saint Porphyrius Church on July 17. — AFP His comments followed mounting US pressure, including a call with President Donald Trump, during which Netanyahu reportedly admitted the attack was a mistake. Monsignor Pascal Gollnisch, head of the French Catholic charity l'Oeuvre d'Orient, condemned the shelling as 'totally unacceptable.' 'This was a place of peace, of service to the population,' he told AFP. 'There were families. There were civilians.' The Holy Family Church had served as a shelter for many displaced residents since the beginning of Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
Straits Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Mediators present updated Gaza ceasefire proposal to Israel and Hamas, Axios reports
Find out what's new on ST website and app. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo WASHINGTON - Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. presented Israel and Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas with an updated Gaza ceasefire proposal on Wednesday, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two sources. The two main updates in the latest proposal had to do with the scope of the Israeli military's withdrawal from Gaza during a ceasefire and the ratio of Palestinian prisoners to be released for each Israeli hostage, Axios reported. The Qatari prime minister is expected to meet with Hamas leaders in Doha on Saturday in an effort to get their agreement to the updated proposal, the report added. Israel previously insisted on maintaining a presence in a zone stretching 5 km north of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza–Egypt border and has now reduced that demand to 1.5 km, closer to Hamas' demand that Israel withdraw to the same position as under the last ceasefire, Axios reported. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Wednesday. Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha since July 6, discussing a U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire. A previous two-month ceasefire ended when Israeli strikes killed more than 400 Palestinians on March 18. The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered in October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, Israeli tallies show. Gaza's health ministry says Israel's subsequent military assault has killed over 58,000 Palestinians. It has also caused a hunger crisis, internally displaced Gaza's entire population and prompted accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice and of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Israel denies the accusations. REUTERS
