Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hamas has dismissed reports that it expressed willingness to disarm during Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel, affirming its "national and legal" right to resistance against Israeli occupation, Al Jazeera reported.    

The first Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation erupted in Gaza in December 1987, kicking off more than five years of sustained protests and bloody violence A peace push collapsed in late 2000 with the eruption of the second Palestinian uprising After months of infighting, Hamas violently seized control of Gaza from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in 2023

 Of the total deaths, 73 were reported in the Gaza City in the north, four in central Gaza, and nine in the south, the Civil Defence said in a press statement.

The Israeli Shin Bet domestic security agency and the military reported that the airstrikes targeted militants, weapons storage facilities, underground infrastructure, anti-tank fire positions, and Hamas military structures.

"All hell will break out. If those hostages aren't back, I don't want to hurt your negotiation, if they're not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East," Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

Since the outbreak of hostilities on October 7, 2023, Israel has been engaged in a large-scale military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, which, according to Gaza's health authorities, has resulted in over 45,000 Palestinian deaths.

Hamas seeks to prolong the truce, while Israel insists on the right to resume military action if it perceives a security threat. Another point of contention is Hamas's demand for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Hussam Al-Daqran, spokesperson for Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah city in central Gaza, told Xinhua that nine people were killed, including children and women, and dozens of wounded people were sent to the hospital following the airstrike.

According to Al Jazeera, the mosque doubled as a shelter for families, including those without tents, for almost a year.   

US Prez Joe Biden underscored the necessity of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza  to stabilize the humanitarian situation and protect civilians. 

US President Joe Biden detailed his serious apprehensions about Israel initiating large-scale military operations in Rafah, akin to previous campaigns in Gaza City and Khan Younis.

The caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has declared a strict ban on all forms of New Year celebrations across the country.

The push comes as the death toll in the Gaza Strip approaches 20,000 -- two-thirds of them women and children -- according to local health officials

Hamas terrorists reportedly raped and mutilated women's bodies, inflicting unimaginable cruelty Meanwhile, several men were stripped to underwear and detained by the Israeli army as Gaza suspects But reports mention that many of these men's friends and family had confirmed that they are civilians and not terrorists

Israel reported that it shot down a rocket from Gaza and media outlets linked to Hamas said there were blasts and shots in the north of the Palestinian territory in the hour before the ceasefire was supposed to expire.

In Today's DNA, Zee News anchor Sourabh Raaj Jain analysed the possible outcomes of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Amid the ceasefire, The Israeli military also told Palestinians not to try to return to homes in the northern part of Gaza, which it described as a "dangerous war zone".

Abu Jallah was responsible for planning and executing several naval attacks against Israel since the start of the conflict in Gaza, but they were all thwarted by the Israeli forces.

The video, shared by IDF on X, shows an Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari walking through the damaged home and entering the tunnel.

Hamas said the initial 50 hostages will be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children imprisoned in Israel.