Israel attacks Gaza after accusing Hamas of “flagrant” ceasefire violation in the first major test of the US-brokered truce.

Israel attacks Gaza after accusing Hamas of “flagrant” ceasefire violation in the first major test of the US-brokered truce.

Israel carried out several attacks in Gaza on Sunday after saying its troops were attacked by militants in a “flagrant” violation of the ceasefire, the first major test of the US-brokered truce. An Israeli military official said Hamas attacked Israeli forces in Rafah with rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire, prompting Israel to carry out attacks…

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US military calls on Hamas to stop violence against Gaza civilians and disarm ‘without delay’

US military calls on Hamas to stop violence against Gaza civilians and disarm ‘without delay’

By Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) – The US military command in the Middle East on Wednesday called on Hamas to stop its violence against civilians in Gaza and disarm “without delay”, as the militant group asserts itself by deploying security forces and executing those it considers collaborators of Israel. Hamas, which has not publicly committed to…

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Authorities say food sites run by a controversial group backed by the United States and Israel in Gaza are being closed.

Authorities say food sites run by a controversial group backed by the United States and Israel in Gaza are being closed.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Food distribution sites run by the controversial U.S.-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being closed under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, an Egyptian official and another official in the region told The Associated Press on Sunday. Multiple Palestinian witnesses said that three of the GHF distribution sites had been abandoned, in the…

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Netanyahu angers families after using incorrect hostage figure as poll shows majority of Israelis want him to resign.

Netanyahu angers families after using incorrect hostage figure as poll shows majority of Israelis want him to resign.

Families of Israeli hostages demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he was wrong about the number of captives still in Gaza. Netanyahu spoke to American conservative commentator Ben Shapiro in an interview published on the eve of the second anniversary of Hamas’s cross-border incursion into Israel. At the beginning of the interview,…

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