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24-04-2025
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered his harshest criticism of Hamas since the war began, calling them “sons of dogs,” demanding they release all hostages, disarm, and hand Gaza’s governance to the PA. He accused Hamas of giving Israel excuses to continue the war. Hamas condemned his remarks and reiterated it would only release hostages in exchange for an end to the war and full Israeli withdrawal, rejecting disarmament. The rift underscores longstanding divisions between Hamas and the PA. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes killed civilians in Gaza, including at a school-turned-shelter, as a prolonged Israeli blockade worsens humanitarian conditions. The UK, France, and Germany urged Israel to end the blockade; Israel denied politicizing aid and said Hamas is responsible for ongoing suffering. The conflict stems from Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack; Gaza’s death toll has surpassed 51,300, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Entities: Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, Palestinian Authority (PA), Israel, Gaza • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
24-04-2025
An Israeli strike hit a Gaza City school shelter overnight, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens, with additional strikes killing six more, including 5-year-old twins, according to Hamas-run health officials. As casualties mount amid a tightened Israeli blockade criticized by France, Germany, and Britain as “intolerable,” Egypt and Qatar are advancing a proposal for a 5–7-year truce with international guarantees, gradual Israeli withdrawal, Gaza governance by technocrats, and exchanges of hostages and prisoners. Hamas says it will accept a long-term truce only with full Israeli withdrawal and guarantees; Israel rejects any arrangement preserving Hamas’ influence and continues operations to pressure for hostage releases. Hamas released a video of hostage Omri Miran urging a deal. The war, sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack that killed about 1,200 and abducted 251, has, per Gaza’s Health Ministry, killed over 51,000 Palestinians; Israel says about 20,000 of those were militants.
Entities: Israel, Gaza City, Hamas, Egypt, Qatar • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
24-04-2025
Israel’s military admitted it killed UN aid worker Marin Marinov in a March 19 strike on a UN guesthouse in Gaza, reversing earlier denials and a Foreign Ministry accusation that the UN was spreading “baseless slander.” A preliminary IDF probe says tank fire hit the building, which troops failed to identify as a UN facility; six others were injured. The UN welcomed the acknowledgment but called for broader accountability. This marks the second recent instance where the IDF retracted false claims about attacks on aid workers after evidence emerged, following an incident that killed 15 rescuers. Independent analysts and reports, including the Washington Post, had linked the guesthouse strike to Israeli tank shells, and the UN said it had repeatedly shared the site’s coordinates. Separately, Israel intensified operations in northern Gaza, striking a police headquarters it said was used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, issuing new evacuation orders, and reporting one soldier killed and two severely injured. The IDF chief warned of a more intense campaign absent progress on hostage returns.
Entities: Israel Defense Forces (IDF), United Nations (UN), Marin Marinov, Gaza, Hamas • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
24-04-2025
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas publicly demanded that Hamas release all Israeli hostages, disarm, and transfer control of Gaza to the PA, arguing this would remove Israel’s pretext for continuing the war and save lives. Speaking at a PLO Central Council meeting that may choose his deputy, Abbas harshly criticized Hamas and called for an immediate end to the conflict. Hamas and the PA have been rivals since Hamas seized Gaza in 2006, and it’s unclear if Hamas will comply. International actors support a PA role in postwar Gaza, but Israel remains opposed. The article also notes ongoing criticism of the PA’s revised “pay for slay” policy.
Entities: Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, Israeli hostages, Palestinian Authority (PA), Gaza • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: neutral • Intent: inform
24-04-2025
Leaked IDF documents reported by Haaretz contradict the Israeli military’s official account of the 23 March killings of 15 Gaza aid workers. The materials indicate soldiers fired at aid workers from point-blank range, continued shooting despite no return fire and audible self-identification, and moved toward the convoy in an undisciplined manner. Investigators were reportedly unconvinced by a deputy commander’s claim he misidentified the clearly marked rescue convoy as Hamas, a suspicion partly based on a non-Arabic-speaking soldier’s interview that elicited a false confession. The convoy was driving slowly, not rapidly as the IDF had claimed. The documents also say a brigade commander ordered the crushing of the aid vehicles—allegedly to conceal IDF presence—contradicting earlier claims it was accidental. These findings align with Sky News’ prior investigation and challenge key elements of the IDF’s revised narrative.
Entities: Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Haaretz, Sky News, Gaza aid workers, 23 March incident • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
