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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March 14, 2025

Hamas slams Israeli ban on Al-Aqsa worshippers during RamadanThe Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemned Israel's decision to prevent Palestinian worshippers from praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on the second Friday of Ramadan, urging the need for a firm Islamic response to stop Israel's "disregard" for Muslim feelings and sanctities. In a statement, Hamas described Israel's ongoing actions and restrictive measures against Palestinians during the holy month as a "dangerous escalation" in what it called Israel's "religious war." Hamas emphasised that “the continued banning of worshippers from spending the night in prayer at Al-Aqsa for the second consecutive year represents a systematic attack on Muslim practices and an intensification of efforts to Judaize Jerusalem and its sacred sites.”

March 14, 2025

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village and burn homesTensions in the occupied West Bank rise as the Health Ministry reports 935 Palestinians killed and 7,000 wounded since October 7.

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March 14, 2025

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from GazaThe US and Israel have contacted officials of three East African countries to discuss using their territories for resettling Palestinians from Gaza, the Associated Press reported, citing US and Israeli officials.

March 14, 2025

Hamas says new proposals are being presented aimed at bypassing Gaza agreementThe Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that reports indicate that new proposals are being presented aimed at circumventing the ceasefire agreement on besieged Gaza. "There are reports of new proposals that aim to bypass the Gaza agreement. Meetings with mediators in Doha are ongoing," Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesperson, said in a post on Telegram. Qassem reiterated Hamas's commitment to implementing the second phase of the agreement, which includes ensuring a non-return to war, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the initiation of withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor. "We do not want to return to war. However, if the occupation resumes its aggression, we have no choice but to defend our people," he added.

March 14, 2025

Columbia University expels pro-Palestine students, revokes diplomas of othersThe announcement comes as the university reels from pressure after the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, which Trump said would be the first of many.

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March 13, 2025

Israel strikes Lebanon's mountain along border with SyriaThe Israeli military said its air force struck facilities for Lebanon's Hezbollah including some used for producing and storing weapons in the Bekaa Valley. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency did not say whether air strikes on the eastern Bekaa Valley inflicted any casualties.

March 13, 2025

US Middle East envoy reportedly proposes 50-day truce extensionUS Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff has put forward an updated proposal to extend the ceasefire in besieged Gaza by 50 days, The Jerusalem Post reported. "A new outline for an updated hostage-ceasefire proposal is on the table," after Witkoff's visit to Qatar, said the newspaper, citing an unnamed source.

March 13, 2025

Hamas, Islamic Jihad discuss truce in GazaHamas and Islamic Jihad discussed the implementation of a ceasefire agreement, Israeli violations of the deal and developments on the resumption of talks with Israel, according to a statement. The meeting in Qatar brought together Mohammed Darwish, the head of Hamas' leadership council, and Ziyad al Nakhalah, the leader of Islamic Jihad, along with his deputy, Mohammed al Hindi, said a statement from Hamas.

March 13, 2025

Israel kills 2 children, wounds 2 women in Gaza CityIsrael has killed two Palestinian children and wounded two women in a drone attack in eastern Gaza City and Beit Hanoun. A 2-year-old child was killed, and his mother wounded after their tent was targeted by a bomb in Beit Hanoun, medical sources told Anadolu Agency. And a 3-year-old was fatally shot by an Israeli drone in the Shujaiya neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, a medical source told the agency.

March 13, 2025

Israel withholding bodies of 676 killed Palestinians — NGOThe National Campaign for Retrieval of the Bodies of Palestinian War Victims accused Israel of withholding the bodies of 676 slain Palestinians, WAFA news agency said. The campaign said in a statement that the total number includes 71 prisoners, 60 children and nine women.

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