vimarsana.com

pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza.

The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel released more than 200 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.

Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern:

Dec 29, 3:24 PM EST
Israel says it destroyed tunnels where Hamas general headquarters were located

The IDF said it has located and destroyed a hideout apartment of Yahya Sinwar -- a Hamas leader -- near Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip.

IDF soldiers examined the apartment using additional technological means and found that a strategic tunnel shaft was located on the basement floor. The soldiers inspected the tunnel shaft and reached a 715-foot, tunnel with a depth of over 65 feet that was apparently used by the senior officials of Hamas’ Military and Political Wing, according to the IDF.

The IDF said that the tunnel had an electrical network, ventilation and sewage infrastructure, hideout materials, prayer rooms and resting rooms. The IDF said the tunnel was built so that it would be possible to stay inside it and conduct combat for long periods of time.

-ABC News' Dana Savir

Dec 29, 2:47 PM EST
Gaza woman with cancer can’t receive treatment because of border closure

A 50-year-old woman who has been a cancer patient for three years says she has not been able to receive her continuing treatment in Jerusalem since the war began, she told ABC News.

Rida Kaskeen, who now lives in a makeshift tent in Rafah, had received chemical treatment for her cancer in Jerusalem before the war began. But since it started, border closures have kept her from being able to get her treatment.

"I am a cancer patient. I used to go every two weeks to take my dose in Al-Mutalaa Hospital. They were all there with respect and appreciation. They provided me with everything, from a hotel or in the hospital, to everything I wanted and needed. They were doing their duty and more," Kaskeen told ABC News.

"My last dose was a week before the war. Every two weeks is the dose, and I have not taken the treatment for three months, and I know my end because I didn’t take the treatment and I lost weight and my situation is miserable,” Kaskeen said.

-ABC News' Sami Zayara

Dec 29, 1:06 PM EST
Hamas leader will not travel to Cairo to discuss potential cease-fire deal

Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said he would not travel to Cairo on Friday to discuss its proposed cease-fire and hostage deal.

"There will be no visit by a Hamas delegation to Cairo today," Hamdan said.

Another Hamas leader said the terror group would not negotiate while "under fire."

"Any negotiations on the exchange of prisoners will take place after the cease-fire and the occupation’s withdrawal from Gaza," Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzouk said. "We will not negotiate under fire."

ABC News' Nasser Atta

Dec 28, 3:44 PM EST
2 security personnel stabbed in Jerusalem

A man armed with a knife stabbed two officers working at the Mazmuria Crossing in southern Jerusalem on Thursday night, according to Israeli police.

The suspect stopped his car near the crossing's inspection station and then got out and stabbed two security personnel who were on duty, police said.

One of the victims, as well as a border police officer, "confronted the terrorist, neutralizing him with gunfire," police said.

The victims suffered "light to moderate injuries," police said.

Dec 28, 3:13 PM EST
Refugee camp to be established in Khan Younis

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said it’s working to establish the first organized camp for displaced people in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The camp would initially have 300 tents and later expand to 1,000 tents, the PRCS said.

Dec 28, 3:03 PM EST
Egypt puts forward proposal for new hostage, cease-fire deal

Egypt has put forward a new proposal for a hostage and cease-fire deal, Diaa Rashwan, the head of Egypt’s state information service, said.

The proposal “aims to bring viewpoints closer between all sides involved, in an effort to stop the Palestinian bloodshed, end the aggression against the Gaza Strip and restore peace and stability in the region,” Rashwan said in a statement Thursday.

Egypt said it has not yet received any responses to the proposed framework.

-ABC News’ Ayat Al-Tawy

Dec 28, 2:31 PM EST
American-Israeli-Canadian hostage confirmed dead

Judy Weinstein, a 70-year-old American-Israeli-Canadian hostage, was confirmed dead on Thursday, Kibbutz Nir Oz said in a statement.

Weinstein was fatally wounded during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and her body remains held in Gaza, the kibbutz said.

Her husband, American-Israeli Gad Haggai, was also killed on Oct. 7 and his body also remains in Gaza, the kibbutz said. His death was confirmed last week.

Weinstein, a mother of four and grandmother of seven, was an English teacher who specialized in helping children with special needs, Kibbutz Nir Oz said.

"For the past few years she has also taught Mindfulness to children and teenagers who suffered from anxiety caused by the ongoing rocket fire from Gaza," the kibbutz said. "‎‏Judy was a poet, entrepreneur, and pursued many initiatives to advance peace in the region."

President Joe Biden said in a statement that he's "devastated" to learn of Weinstein's death.

"We are holding Judith and Gad’s four children, seven grandchildren, and other loved ones close to our hearts," Biden said. "I will never forget what their daughter, and the family members of other Americans held hostage in Gaza, have shared with me. They have been living through hell for weeks. No family should have to endure such an ordeal. And I reaffirm the pledge we have made to all the families of those still held hostage: we will not stop working to bring them home."

Weinstein was the last American woman being held hostage by Hamas who had not been released, according to the Hostage Families Forum.

Dec 28, 1:58 PM EST
Netanyahu to hostage families: ‘We are not giving up’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with representatives of the families of hostages on Thursday and promised them, "We are not giving up."

The families shared their concerns about the conditions of their loved ones and their questions about what will be done to promote their release.

"We are in contact, even at this moment,” Netanyahu said at the beginning of the meeting.

"I cannot detail the status," he said, adding, "We are working to return everyone -- that is our goal."

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller

Dec 28, 1:50 PM EST
IDF publishes findings into investigation of accidental killing of 3 hostages

The Israel Defense Forces has published the findings of its investigation into the accidental killing of three hostages by IDF soldiers in the Shejaiya area of Gaza on Dec. 15.

The IDF Chief of the General Staff concluded that "the IDF failed in its mission to rescue" them and "the entire chain of command feels responsible."

The three hostages -- 28-year-old Yotam Haim, 26-year-old Alon Shamriz and 22-year-old Samer Talalka -- were carrying a stick with a white cloth, and the IDF initially said its forces "mistakenly identified" the men as a threat. Soldiers opened fire, killing two of the men.

The third hostage, who was injured, ran back into the building where all three had emerged from, and someone cried "help" in Hebrew. The battalion commander ordered his troops to stop firing, but, despite the order, another burst was fired, killing the third hostage, according to the IDF.

The investigation “revealed that the command ranks had information about the presence of hostages in the Shejaiya area and even took actions to prevent strikes on locations suspected of having hostages inside," the findings said.

But the probe also revealed that

Related Keywords

Gaza ,Israel General ,Israel ,Jerusalem ,Jordan ,Syria ,Cairo ,Al Qahirah ,Egypt ,Kerem Shalom ,Hadarom ,Iran ,Nal Burj ,Kafr Ash Shaykh ,United States ,Gaza Strip ,Lebanon ,Qatar ,Khan Yunis ,Gaza Strip General ,Al Amal ,Embassy Of Jordan ,Amanat Al Asimah ,Yemen ,Gaza City ,World Health Organization ,Rafah ,Shamal Sina ,Canada ,Iraq ,Palestinian ,Israeli ,Egyptians ,Israelis ,Jordanian ,Americans ,Canadian ,Egyptian ,American ,Qatari ,Palestine ,Wael Abu Omar ,Toyota Corolla ,Jordana Miller ,Sami Zayara ,Nir Oz ,Musa Abu Marzouk ,Nasser Atta ,Osama Hamdan ,Joe Biden ,Yotam Haim ,Deir Al Balah ,Rida Kaskeen ,Daniel Hagari ,Yahya Sinwara Hamas ,Diaa Rashwan ,Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ,Abdel Fattah El Sisi ,Benjamin Netanyahu ,Dana Savir ,Khan Younis ,Ayat Al Tawy ,Judy Weinstein ,Ahmed Fahmy ,Samer Talalka ,Palestine Red Crescent Society Al Amal Hospital ,Royal Jordanian Air ,Us Embassy Of Jordan ,Hostage Families Forum ,Toyota ,Palestine Red Crescent Society ,Israel Defense ,Gaza Ministry Of Health ,Reuters ,Foreign Affairs ,Parliament On ,Works Agency For Palestine Refugees ,Defense Committee ,Hama Military ,Political Wing ,Mazmuria Crossing ,American Israeli Gad Haggai ,Hostage Families ,Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ,Israel Defense Forces ,General Staff ,Alon Shamriz ,Rantisi Hospital ,President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ,King Abdullah ,Presidency Counselor Ahmed ,Al Shifa Hospital ,Al Amal Hospital ,Al Aqsa Hospital ,Red Cross Al Amal Hospital ,Hamas Run Gaza Ministry ,Gaza Ministry ,Palestine Red Crescent ,Defense Forces ,United Nations Relief ,Works Agency ,Palestine Refugees ,Christmas Day ,Christmas Eve ,Royal Jordanian Air Force ,Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ,Indonesian Hospital ,Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ,Islamic Jihad ,Israeli War Cabinet ,Talkradio ,Louisiana ,Syl 970 ,Syl 104 9 ,Ush Linbaugh ,Sean Hannity ,Ave Graichen ,Oast To Coast ,Mark Levin ,Ichael Savage ,Bs Radio News ,Oon Griffon ,Im Komando ,Inkedupradio ,Nvisionwise ,Ben Shapiro ,Att Dunn ,Im Leggett ,Tsu ,

© 2024 Vimarsana

vimarsana.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.