The three sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed while they were making family visits in Gaza on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in "the spirit of revenge and murder" but indicated that Hamas would still negotiate for a ceasefire.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed seven aid workers for World Central Kitchen (WCK) founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres, including citizens of Australia, Britain and Poland. Israeli PM Netanyahu called it an "unintended" attack but the incident sparked outrage from the country's closest allies.
The Israeli military has expressed "sincere sorrow" over the deaths of aid workers and pledged an independent probe into the incident. The World Central Kitchen, which has supplied 42 million meals in Gaza over 175 days, has suspended operations after the attack.
US President Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu held talks in over a month and the latter agreed to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss an alternative approach in Rafah. Israeli forces conducted another raid at al-Shifa hospital and killed 20 gunmen, as the UN warned of mass death in Gaza.
An Israeli military spokesperson said it had no reports about shelling that allegedly killed 70 Palestinians. A quarter of Gaza's population, approximately 576,000 people, is facing starvation and the entire population desperately needs supplies as the death count crossed 30,000.
Hezbollah warned Israel would "pay the price" for killing ten civilians,0 including five children, in Lebanon. The latest escalation has fuelled concerns of a wider confrontation between the Hezbollah and Israel amid the war in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu recently rejected Hamas’ demands for a hostage deal, which includes a ceasefire and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The continued offensive shows a growing rift between Netanyahu and the US, the latter warning Israel to not expand its operations.
The 57-year-old Saleh al-Arouri became the first senior Hamas political leader to be assassinated since Israel attacked Gaza in a devastating campaign. If Israel is found behind the attack it could mark a major escalation in the Middle East conflict, taking it beyond the Gaza Strip.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had previously warned residents of the Jabaliya camp and others to leave while it proceeded with its operations targeting Hamas. At least 26 Palestinians were killed in a separate airstrike in Khan Younis camp in southern Gaza.
A spokesperson for Hamas military wing Qassam Brigades said that Israel has demanded 100 hostages for the temporary truce in hostilities. Hamas captured 239 hostages during the October 7 attack and has accused Israeli forces of putting their lives in danger by continuously attacking Gaza.
The al-Shifa hospital has remained without electricity and water for three days as gunfire and bombings raged outside the compound. The hospital also ran out of fuel, causing the deaths of at least 32 patients, including three babies, as the situation worsens.
The WHO has joined several global organisations in calling for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza, given the dire humanitarian crisis and the rising death toll in the war. However, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu remains adamant that there could not be a ceasefire if Hamas doesn't release hostages.
Ibrahim Abu-Maghsib, the head of Hamas' anti-tank missile array in Gaza Strip, allegedly directed and carried out several missile attacks against Israeli civilians soldiers, claims the IDF. Meanwhile, an Israeli military brigade captured a Hamas stronghold and eliminated several militants.
So far, the White House has rejected calls for ceasefire in the ongoing war, saying that it would constitute a victory for Hamas. The US has strongly backed Israel in the war and has also sent military arsenal to the Mediterranean to assist the Jewish state.
Israel launched airstrikes targeting Hamas assets in multi-story buildings, tunnel shafts, weapons storage sites and command centres. This comes as Israel vowed to step up attacks on the Gaza Strip for the ground assault.
The Air Force said that Abu Murad was "largely responsible" for the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas militants that killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers. Israeli retaliatory strikes have killed 1,900 people in Gaza.
The Israeli airstrikes come when Syria is already trying to return to normalcy after the deadliest earthquake which claimed 5,800 lives.
Hezbollah says it hit “open fields” near Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa farms area, with “dozens” of rockets. No casualties were reported.
Gaza/Jerusalem: Nine Palestinians, including four children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza as the war entered its 47th day even as Egypt invited both sides to accept a fresh ceasefire to continue negotiations
Beirut, May 6: A Syrian activist group says Israel's weekend airstrike on a sprawling military complex near the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least 42 Syrian soldiers.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
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