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We do not want to return to war again, and if the occupation resumes its aggression, we have no choice but to defend our people,
the spokesman said
Israel has not implemented the humanitarian protocol of the Gaza agreement,
Qassem saidReports indicate new proposals are being presented aimed at circumventing the Gaza agreement,
he told AFPThe water and sanitation situation was already dire with most of the facilities destroyed during the months of fighting. This latest [Israeli] decision reduces access to drinking water to about 600,000 people,
Cherevko said
The hope that began when the ceasefire started is being replaced with fear, alarm and concern that supplies are running out,
she saidThe conditions are extremely difficult,
said Yousef Badeen, a Palestinian who had left the southern West Bank city of Hebron at dawn to make it to Jerusalem, said
We fully complied with the terms of the first phase,
al-Qanou added
We are defending our Palestinian people’s rights, land and liberating its captives".
Commenting on the 7 October attack, which he referred to as an "operation", al-Qanou saidWe displayed a great deal of flexibility with the efforts of mediators and Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff,
he saidYesterday, a Hamas leadership delegation received a proposal from the brotherly mediators to resume negotiations,
the Islamist movement said in a statement
We handled this proposal with responsibility and a positive approach and responded on Friday. We are ready to start negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal and we call for pressing Israel to implement its commitments,
Hamas said
The response included Hamas' agreement to release the Israeli soldier Aidan Alexander, who holds American citizenship, along with the remains of four others with dual citizenship,
the statement said
It’s very dangerous when you undertake moves without knowing and without coordinating with the Israeli side,
Dichter saidThe publications about the outline for the return of only a few hostages raise serious concerns among the families of the hostages that their loved ones will be left in captivity for a long and unknown period,
the Hostages and Missing Families’ Forum said in a statement
We demand a comprehensive and immediate agreement that will return all 59 hostages in one fell swoop and leave no one behind,
it addedThings are at a standstill.”
Asked for comment on reports of progress in the negotiations, Hamas spokesman Basem Naim said.jpg)
That is what we are striving for. A peaceful settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country,
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told a state TV reporter
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It is absolutely unacceptable to us that army units of other states are stationed in Ukraine under any flag,
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a briefingBe it a foreign contingent and a military base... all this would mean the involvement of these countries in a direct armed conflict with our country,
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Negotiators are flying in and indeed contacts are scheduled,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, without saying who was part of the US team