Hamas rejects another hostage-for-prisoner exchange without a permanent cease-fire

Israeli soldiers prepare their armored personnel carriers (APC) at their position near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, 21 December 2023. EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Jerusalem/Rafah (Gaza), Dec 21 (EFE).- Hamas has said it will pull out of negotiations in Egypt for a potential Israeli hostage-Palestinian prisoner exchange unless a lasting cease-fire is agreed in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group said Thursday. A spokesman for the group told EFE that there will only be dialogues for a prisoner exchange … Read more

Israel takes responsibility for the death of three hostages amid pressure for a new truce

Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. EFE/EPA/RONEN ZVULUN / POOL

Jerusalem, Dec 16 (EFE).- The Israeli Government and Army took responsibility for the death of three Gaza hostages shot “mistakenly” by Israeli soldiers, amid growing pressure from the families of those kidnapped for a new truce that would allow them to be released after 71 days of war. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Richard … Read more

Israeli army its it mistakenly killed three hostages in Gaza

A banner of all the missing hostages from the 7 October Hamas attack in Israel, in Austin, Texas, USA, 10 December 2023. EFE/EPA/ADAM DAVIS

Jerusalem, Dec 15 (EFE). – The Israeli Defense Forces itted on Friday that it killed three Israeli hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip, whom it “mistakenly identified as a threat.” “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and they … Read more

US ‘concerned’ by reports that Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon attack

File image dated 07 December 2023 of John Kirby, national security council coordinator, at a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA. EFE/EPA/Ting Shen / POOL

Washington, Dec 11 (EFE) – The White House said on Monday it was “concerned” and reminded Israel that the white phosphorus munitions it provided could only be used to light up battlefields and not to attack people. This was said by White House spokesman John Kirby after the Washington Post published that the Israeli army … Read more

Israel claims it must ‘press ‘harder’ on Gaza offensive as Hamas is ‘falling apart’

An Isareli army Armored Personnel Carrier vehicle makes its way into the Gaza Strip at an undisclosed location near the border, 09 December 2023. EFE/EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Jerusalem, Dec 9 (EFE) – As global pressure mounts for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army and authorities insisted Saturday that they will continue their offensive. “In recent days we’re seeing terrorists surrender – this is a sign their network is falling apart, a sign we need to press harder,” Commander-in-Chief of … Read more

Gazans are ‘looking into the abyss’, Guterres tells Security Council in emergency session

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting called in response to the Secretary-General invoking Article 99 of the United Nations charter to address the humanitarian crisis being caused by conflict between Israel and Hamas in New York, New York, USA, 08 December 2023. EFE/EPA/JUSTIN LANE

United Nations, Dec 8 (EFE).- The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Friday morning to discuss the catastrophic situation in Gaza, two days after Secretary-General António Guterres invoked “Article 99,” one of the most powerful tools at his disposal, to urge the body to stop the war in Gaza that has left 17,000 … Read more

Australia says 20 of its citizens were evacuated to Egypt from Gaza

Several foreign nationals walk after ing the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, Egypt, 01 November 2023. EFE-EPA/STRINGER

Sydney, Australia, Nov 2 (EFE).- Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said Thursday that 20 Australians and two family , as well as a permanent resident, were evacuated to Egypt through the Rafah crossing, under an agreement brokered by Qatar with Israel and Hamas. ” after so much international lobbying, I’m just so relieved that … Read more

Israel announces ‘full offense’ against Gaza without ‘restraints’

File photo of Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Athens, Greece, 4 May 2023. EFE/EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS

Jerusalem, Oct 10 (EFE).- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Tuesday that the country will launch a “full offense” against the Gaza Strip that will completely change the situation and called Hamas militants “human animals.” “I have released all the restraints, we have (regained) control of the area, and we are moving to a full … Read more