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Israel announced that its troops were in the "heart of Khan Younis" - the main city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Yesterday was reportedly the most intense day of fighting since the start of the war with Hamas, which began with a surprise and bloody attack by the radical Palestinian movement on October 7 in Israel.

The Turkish intelligence sources have said that they warned Israel over planned operations targeting Hamas members within Türkiye's borders, citing any attempt would result in "serious consequences."

Two people were killed and seven other civilians were wounded at the entrance to Jerusalem, Israeli paramedics said.

At first, only one woman was reported killed, but it was later reported that a man in his 70s died in hospital from his wounds.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war.

The second phase of the release of Hamas hostages has been successfully completed after some delays due to disagreements over the admission of aid trucks into the northern Gaza Strip.

Blinken said this in a telephone conversation with Benny Gantz, the Israeli opposition leader who joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet in San Francisco, where he attended the Asia-Pacific Summit.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis concluded a round of meetings in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the foreign ministry announced on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has informed Qatari mediators that it is ready to release up to 70 women and children held captive in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-day ceasefire.
At least 179 bodies were buried today in a "common grave" within the Al Shifa hospital complex in Gaza, its director said.

Middle East leaders and Iran's president meeting in the Saudi capital Saturday roundly condemned Israel's actions in its war against Hamas in Gaza, as fears mount the conflict could draw in other countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was not seeking to conquer, occupy or rule Gaza after the war against Hamas, but that a "credible force" would be needed to enter the Palestinian territory to prevent the emergence of militant threats.

The evacuation corridor is still open