Mediatory efforts towards a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have been failing so far, deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau abroad Moussa Abu Marzouk said
Israel s army said Sunday it had bombed the home of the political leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as the UN Security Council was to meet amid global alarm about the escalating conflict. The heaviest fighting since 2014, sparked by unrest in Jerusalem, saw both sides again trade heavy fire and has now claimed 174 lives in the crowded coastal enclave of Gaza and killed 10 people in Israel since Monday. Israel said Sunday morning its