Israel kills four more Palestinians in drone strike

March 14, 2025

Israel again violates Gaza truce with deadly strike

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Hamas approves mediators' Gaza proposal

US proposes 'bridge' to extend Gaza truce: White House

Al-Aqsa sees lowest Friday prayer turnout in two years

Netanyahu delays response to Hamas' ceasefire approval

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Israel kills four more Palestinians in drone strikeAn Israeli drone targeted a group collecting wood in Gaza, killing at least four Palestinians. A medical source at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital confirmed to Anadolu that they have received the bodies in the latest ceasefire breach.

Trump’s policy to deport Palestinian protester is 'unconstitutional'The Trump administration’s policy of deporting some foreign nationals who participate in pro-Palestinian protests is unconstitutional, lawyers for a detained Columbia University student said. In their first filing since US authorities articulated the legal basis for arresting Mahmoud Khalil, his lawyers urged US District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan to immediately release him from immigration detention because his free speech rights were violated. “The government’s unlawful policy of targeting noncitizens for arrest and removal based on protected speech is…viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment,” Khalil’s lawyers, led by Amy Belsher of the New York Civil Liberties Foundation, wrote in a Thursday night court filing.

US proposes 'bridge' to extend Gaza truce: White HouseThe US is proposing a "bridge" plan to extend the ceasefire in Gaza into April beyond Ramadan and Passover and allow time to negotiate a permanent cessation of hostilities, the White House has said in a statement. "Through our Qatari and Egyptian partners, Hamas was told in no uncertain terms that this 'bridge' would have to be implemented soon — and that dual US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander would have to be released immediately," it added.

Al-Aqsa sees lowest Friday prayer turnout in two yearsThousands of Palestinians gathered in Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 2nd Friday of Ramadan to perform the weekly prayer. Nearly 80,000 Muslims attended the prayer in the Al-Aqsa mosque, Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, director-general of the Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem, told Anadolu. This has been the lowest number of worshippers attending a Friday prayer in Al-Aqsa within the last two years due to Israeli restrictions on tens of thousands of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.

Netanyahu delays response to Hamas' ceasefire approvalIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed responding to Hamas’ approval of the new ceasefire proposal by the mediators until Saturday evening. “The Prime Minister will convene the ministerial team tomorrow evening for a detailed briefing from the negotiating team and to decide on steps to free the hostages and achieve all our war objectives,” said the prime minister’s office on the official X account.

Israeli shelling injures multiple Palestinians despite ceasefireThree Palestinians, including a woman, sustained injuries on Friday as the Israeli army targeted residential areas in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, a medical source told Anadolu. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli army intensified artillery shelling and gunfire in the neighbourhoods of Rafah in recent days, resulting in the death and injury of several civilians.

Netanyahu meets ministers to discuss hostage situationNetanyahu will convene a ministerial team on Saturday night to discuss the hostage situation, receive a detailed report from the Israeli negotiating team, and decide on the next steps, the prime minister's office said, according to Axios.

G7 final draft skips two-state solution while urging Gaza aidForeign ministers from the G7 nations have made no mention of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in their final draft statement, dropping language that had underscored its importance in earlier drafts of the text. The members instead stressed the imperative of a "political horizon for the Palestinian people" and reaffirmed their support for the resumption of unhindered humanitarian aid into Gaza and a permanent ceasefire. The final draft still needs to be approved by ministers later on Friday.

Gaza officials warn of imminent famine as humanitarian crisis deepensThe Gaza government warned of the imminent return of famine to Gaza due to Israel's closure of border crossings to humanitarian and medical aid. In a statement, the government’s media office said that “today marks the 13th day of the Israeli occupation's crime of preventing aid and tightening the siege by closing the Gaza crossings.” “The consequences of this crime on the humanitarian situation are clear, with the indicators of famine and food insecurity unmistakable,” it added. The government reported that “around 80% of Palestinians have lost access to food, with charity kitchens halting their operations and the suspension of aid distribution from humanitarian organisations due to the lack of food and basic supplies in the markets.”

Hamas approves mediators' Gaza proposal, to release US-Israeli soldierHamas said it received a proposal from mediators to restart Gaza ceasefire negotiations and had agreed to it. Hamas also said that it agreed to release Edan Alexander, an Israeli American hostage, and will release the bodies of four other hostages.