Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza
Israel on Tuesday launched its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January 19 ceasefire
"Every death would have and could have been avoided had Hamas accepted the 'bridge' proposal that SE Witkoff offered last Wednesday," says a State Department spokesperson
A ceasefire must be reinstated immediately, Muhannad Hadi said in a statement
The White House confirmed that Israel consulted US President Donald Trump's administration before launching the wave of strikes
A senior Hamas official said Tuesday fresh talks had begun in Doha, with Israel also sending negotiators.
Hamas said there were "positive indicators" for the start of the ceasefire's second-phase talks but did not elaborate.
The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian fighter group Hamas was set to expire over the weekend, without any certainty as to the second phase.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel had received the coffins of "four fallen hostages"
Biden's administration last year halted shipments of 2,000-pound bombs when it appeared Israel was poised to launch a major ground operation in heavily populated areas of Gaza
They had been held captive in the Palestinian territory since Hamas seized them during their attack on Israel on October 7, 2023
The prisoners include 120 who are serving life sentences
Israel confirmed Friday that it had received a list of names of hostages who are due to return home
I can’t forget the days in Gaza’s hospitals—the sight of dismembered children and the cries from phosphorus burns.
More than 1,000 other Palestinians taken into Israeli custody since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retains a slim majority in the Israeli parliament despite their resignation
A six-week initial ceasefire phase includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza
During the delay, Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed eight people.
The hostages to be freed on Sunday as part of a ceasefire deal
