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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu echoes US President Donald Trump, who said last week that “the gates of hell would open” if Hamas does not release dozens of remaining captives in the Gaza Strip.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has fully endorsed Israel’s war goals, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” – throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt.
- Hamas says an Israeli attack that killed at least three policemen in southern Gaza is a “serious violation” of the agreement.
- Palestinians in northern Gaza are suffering acute water shortages while displaced residents continue to wait for Israel to allow in mobile homes and tents as agreed in the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed 48,271 Palestinian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza while 111,693 people have been wounded. The Government Media Office has updated its death toll to at least 61,709 people, saying thousands missing under the rubble are now presumed dead.
- At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, and more than 200 were taken captive.