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The Palestinian militant organization Hamas and Israel are at war, following a major attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip. Due to the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, there is also unrest in the rest of the Middle East, including attacks by Israel and Iran on both sides. Follow the latest developments in our live blog.
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10:52
Americans start building port for aid to Palestinians
The Americans have started building a temporary port off the coast of the Gaza Strip so that the Palestinians can receive more aid. It involves a platform and a pier. The installation is scheduled to be completed in early May, according to the US Defense Department.
The Pentagon previously reported that construction could take 60 days. About a thousand American troops would be deployed. President Joe Biden wants to provide more humanitarian aid to the suffering Palestinian population. He announced the measure in early March, when Israel stopped truck deliveries.
The American military will not operate on Gazan soil.
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10:25
Media: Israel would accept release of fewer hostages
According to media reports, Israel is willing to abandon Hamas’ original demand for the release of 40 hostages in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. Israeli media reported on Thursday that Israel is willing to accept the release of 20 hostages as long as they are women, men over 50 and seriously ill.
The War Cabinet has instructed the Israeli team of negotiators to discuss this with an Egyptian delegation arriving in Tel Aviv on Friday, Israeli media reports said.
The Times of Israel reports that Israel is prepared to do this after Hamas rejected an earlier proposal based on the release of forty hostages. Hamas claimed it does not have that many hostages in those categories still alive.
A senior Israeli official has denied that 20 hostages were involved. According to the official, this concerns 33 people, the number of women, elderly and sick people still being held in Gaza. According to Hamas, that number is closer to twenty The Times of Israel.
A protester at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, April 25.Image AFP -
10:24
Israel says it has attacked forty Hezbollah targets
The Israeli army says it has attacked forty Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon with fighter planes and artillery. These are targets in the region of the village of Ayta al Shaab, which is located one kilometer from the Israeli border.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said earlier that half of Hezbollah’s commanders in southern Lebanon have been killed and the other half are in hiding or moving away.
One of the positions after Israel’s attack, Shebaa, April 26.Image AFP
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