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The Israeli military presence in the area is equivalent to a ground invasion. That’s made clear by the [Israeli military] statement. It’s going to be a part of a starting point, or a launching point, for the occupying forces to implement military operations in the area,
Mahmoud said
Why do we have to present proposals while there exists a signed agreement with international parties acting as guarantors?”
Taher al-Nono, media adviser for the head of the Hamas political bureau, told Al JazeeraIsrael will act with an intensity that you have not seen,
he saidWe want him to know that the most important issue is to get the hostages back,
said 67-year-old Nehama Krysler
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Moving to the second phase seems to be a non-option for Israel,
said Ghassan Khatib, a political analyst and former Palestinian Authority minister
To the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD!"
He was referring to a warning earlier this month by US President Donald Trump, who said
Now, we can feel the panic in the air (...) and we can see the pain and devastation in the faces of those we are helping,
he said in a statementThe hostages have been in Gaza for too many days — the blood is on the government’s hands,
the demonstrators chanted
What we do know is that an explosive ordnance was dropped or fired at infrastructure and detonated inside the building,
the memo saidNegotiations will take place only under fire,
he said in an address, referring to the ceasefire talks that collapsed after the first phase of an agreed-upon truce with Hamas expired on March 1.Return the hostages and remove Hamas — the alternative is total destruction and devastation,
he saidIf they are not doing well, then neither will we,
she saidThere were no forces around that building, no aerial attacks on that area,
he said
Hamas has not closed the door on negotiations, but we insist there is no need for new agreements,
Taher al-Nunu, a Hamas official, said on Wednesday
The locations of all UN premises are known to the parties to the conflict, who are bound by international law to protect them and maintain their absolute inviolability,
a spokesperson for António Guterres, the UN secretary general, saidThere was a very good reason Israel did not want to go to phase two [of the ceasefire agreement]. It would have meant Hamas staying in Gaza, staying in power and Israel having to lift its siege too … There was a complete disconnect between the interests of the two sides.”
Prof Danny Orbach, an expert in military history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said.jpg)
Return the hostages and remove Hamas, and other options will open up for you – including the possibility of leaving for other places in the world, for those who want to,
Katz saidDue to the recent suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza, stocks of medical supplies have dropped significantly and on top of this, hospital staff are struggling to manage the sharp increase of casualties,
said the ICRC in a statementIsrael knew that this was a U.N. premises, that people were living, staying and working there, it is a compound. It is a very well-known place."
The executive director of the UN office for Project Services, Jorge Moreira da Silva, said
The air force attack against Hamas terrorists was only the first step. The rest will be much more difficult and you will pay the full price,
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement