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After a Hamas delegation met Russian and Iranian officials in Moscow Thursday, Washington responded with a second round of sanctions against Hamas and IRGC entities.
As the Israeli army announced the expansion Friday evening, Palestinian media and an internet watchdog noted a complete "collapse of connectivity" in communications within Gaza.
Two Israeli hostages held by Hamas were released on Monday, Al-Monitor has learned. Qatar and Egypt have been engaged in mediation efforts with Hamas since Oct. 7.Rina Bassist, Adam Lucente, Ezgi Akin, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Jack Dutton, Beatrice Farhat, Jared Szuba, Ben Caspit and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza contributed to this blog.
The UN relief agency has warned of devastation in the Gaza Strip as Israel has conducted several ground operations over the past few weeks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was canceling plans to visit Israel because of its "inhumane" war against Hamas militants in Gaza as the death toll among Palestinians surpassed 6,000.