Meanwhile, the US has vetoed a UN resolution on a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.
Hamas’ acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya says that there will be no hostage-for-prisoner swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ends.
Hayya, who led Hamas’ negotiating team in talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators, blamed the lack of progress on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who in turn holds the Islamist group responsible for the stalled talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, surrounded by ministers from the government attends a session of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, on Monday.Qatar, a key ceasefire mediator alongside Egypt, said it had informed Hamas and Israel that it would stall its mediation efforts unless the two warring parties showed “willingness and seriousness” to reach a deal.
The October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which shattered its aura of invincibility, marked the country’s bloodiest day – 1139 people were killed, according to a revised Israeli tally, and some 250 taken hostage. Lebanese Army Intelligence members inspect an army position that was damaged in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday night, in Sarafand, southern Lebanon.Meanwhile, Israel bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday, health officials said.
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