Following the conclusion of a seven-day cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched attacks on homes and structures, resulting in the deaths of at least 178 individuals in the first few hours of combat on Saturday morning throughout the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah terrorists and Israel engaged in combat as Gazan militants started shooting missiles into Israel once more. Israel claimed to have hit over 200 Hamas sites.
Updates on the Israel-Hamas conflict are as follows:
Early on Saturday, many locations on the outskirts of Damascus were struck by Israeli aircraft, according to Syrian official media. According to the report, the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights were the source of the strikes. Israel began attacking targets in Syria on October 7 and has since carried out multiple strikes there.
Following a brief truce, the Israel-Hamas conflict restarts, with over 60 deaths in Gaza.
Qatar is renewing the ceasefire accord that saw Israel halt most military operations in Gaza and free 300 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for terrorists freeing over 100 hostages held in Gaza.
According to Israel, there are still 115 adult males, 20 women, and 2 children in captivity.
More than 13,300 Palestinians have died since the truce started, with women and youngsters making up around two-thirds of the dead, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which Hamas administers.
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- A senior Hamas official rejected a call to release female Israeli soldiers on Friday but stated that his organization is amenable to exchanging additional Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
- According to the US, Israel will likely start letting some humanitarian help into Gaza once more. On Friday, the US blocked aid after a temporary cease-fire ended.
- Three residents of an Israeli community have reportedly perished in Hamas custody, including the oldest captive. The community of Kibbutz Nir Oz was informed that 56-year-old Maya Goren, 86-year-old Arye Zalmanovich, and 54-year-old Ronan Engel had passed away.
- An Israeli boy whose body was initially believed to be held captive was found by the Israeli army.
- The army claimed in a statement that Israeli soldiers had found Ofir Tzarfati’s body in Gaza.
- Israel has started to carry out preparations for civilian protection in an effort to lessen Palestinian deaths while it battles Hamas in Gaza, the US said on Friday.
- A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is extended until Friday.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Friday that he had spoken with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz and underlined that Israel must follow international law, a day after Israel ordered its ambassador to return to Spain for discussions.
- The terrorist Hezbollah organization in Lebanon claims that on Friday, its militants ambushed a squad of Israeli troops near the border with Lebanon. Since Israel and Hezbollah’s allies, Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist organization, declared a truce last Friday, this is Hezbollah’s first strike against Israeli forces near the border.
- After lighting themselves on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Atlanta, Georgia, a demonstrator in the US is in serious condition. The demonstration on Friday included a Palestinian flag that was discovered there. None of the diplomatic employees was ever in danger, and the police did not think there was a link to terrorism.
