1358 GMT — Talks progress on several core issues for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas
Hamas has made progress in talks on several core issues leading to a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Palestinian sources told Reuters.
The official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, added: “Negotiations are progressing on some core issues and we are working towards reaching a conclusion on the remaining areas soon.” .
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1314 GMT — Israel kills 31 relatives of slain Anadoluian photographer in Gaza: wife
The wife of Anadoluian freelance photographer Saeed Abu Naban, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, said 31 members of her husband’s family were killed in the ongoing attacks.
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1226 GMT — Israel and Hamas move closer to agreement: officials
Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a gradual ceasefire agreement, officials said.
But no deal has yet been reached, and there are still a number of obstacles that could impede negotiations in Qatar.
1217 GMT — Lebanon reports four more Israeli ceasefire violations
Lebanese media reported four more violations of the ceasefire agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv by Israel.
State news agency NNA reported that an Israeli reconnaissance plane flew low over the southern city of Tire.
The same source said Israeli forces blew up several houses in the southern Lebanese town of Aita ash-Shaab.
According to NNA, Israeli forces also carried out a large-scale search operation in the town of Qiam, and military vehicles were reported to be advancing into the town of Meis el-Jabal. Lebanese troops were scheduled to deploy to Meis el-Jabal on Monday, but the move was later postponed.
1132 GMT — 10 Israeli soldiers killed in three days in northern Gaza: Hamas
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said its fighters had killed 10 Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza over the past three days.
“Over the past 72 hours, more than 10 Israeli soldiers have been killed and dozens more injured in resistance attacks,” Abu Obaida, spokesman for Hamas’s Qassam Brigades, said in a statement.
He said Israeli military losses were “much higher than what has been announced.” “(Israel’s) enemies will be defeated from northern Gaza and will remain in disgrace without being able to overcome resistance,” he vowed.
The spokesperson said the only accomplishments of Israeli forces in northern Gaza were “destruction, devastation and massacres of innocent people.”
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli side.
1045 GMT — Palestinian death toll in Gaza approaches 46,600
At least 19 more Palestinians have been killed in continued Israeli offensives in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 46,584, according to the Gaza Strip’s Ministry of Health.
The ministry statement added that about 109,731 other people were injured in the ongoing violence.
“Israeli forces killed 19 people and injured 71 others in two family massacres in the past 24 hours,” the ministry said in a statement. “Rescue teams have not been able to reach them and many people are still trapped under the rubble or on the roads,” he added.
