Israel fire kills fleeing Palestinians after forced Gaza displacement
Israeli’s army continues attacks across the Gaza Strip – killing at least 35 people in pre-dawn raids, including senior Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil and his wife who were sleeping in a tent.
The US bombs Yemen again, raiding an airport and port in Hodeidah as well as the central province of Marib and northern governorate of Saada, according to Yemeni media.Israeli’s army continues attacks across the Gaza Strip – killing at least 35 people in pre-dawn raids, including senior Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil and his wife who were sleeping in a tent.
The US bombs Yemen again, raiding an airport and port in Hodeidah as well as the central province of Marib and northern governorate of Saada, according to Yemeni media.‘This is on Hamas,’ US envoy Witkoff says of new Gaza attack
Hamas is responsible for the renewed fighting in Gaza after rejecting efforts to move forward with what had been an “acceptable deal”, US special envoy Steve Witkoff says.
“So this is on Hamas. The United States stands with the state of Israel,” Witkoff told Fox News. “Hamas is the aggressor here.”
He added: “Hamas had every opportunity to demilitarise and accept the bridging proposal, but they elected not to.”
Witkoff’s “bridge” plan for the Gaza ceasefire, presented last week, aimed to extend the truce into April – beyond the holidays of Ramadan and Passover – to allow time for negotiations.
Hamas says it wants Israel to abide by what it agreed on when it signed the January ceasefire deal, including talks on ending the war permanently in exchange for the remaining 59 captives held in Gaza.
“We have positively responded to all the efforts made towards us. It was Netanyahu that has backed down on the agreement. It was Netanyahu who turned a blind eye to it. Therefore, it is Netanyahu, not Hamas or the resistance, that should be pressured to comply.”
Civil defence: 50,000 people near Rafah under ‘imminent danger’
Gaza’s civil defence agency has warned of “imminent danger” to the lives of more than 50,000 people in an area west of the southernmost city of Rafah after it came under attack by Israeli forces.
First-responder crews are at risk in the besieged area after attempting to rescue Palestine Red Crescent Society medics, it said.
The agency says it’s currently unable to communicate with its teams.
