Through Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jana ChoukeirCAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) -Hamas stated on Friday it was once reviewing a U.S. proposal to revive the Gaza ceasefire as Israel intensified an army onslaught to press the Palestinian militant workforce to loose last Israeli hostages.U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff’s “bridge” plan, introduced ultimate week, objectives to increase the ceasefire into April, past the vacations of Ramadan and Passover, to permit time for negotiations on an everlasting cessation of hostilities.3 days after Israel successfully deserted the two-month-old truce, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated the army was once intensifying its air, land and sea moves and would transfer civilians to the southern a part of Gaza.Katz stated Israel would proceed its marketing campaign till Hamas launched extra hostages and was once completely defeated. Israeli airstrikes inflicted severe injury on Hamas this week, killing its Gaza govt leader and different most sensible officers.However Palestinian and Israeli resources say Hamas has proven it will probably soak up main losses and nonetheless combat and govern.Hamas stated it was once nonetheless debating Witkoff’s proposal and different concepts, with the objective of attaining a deal on prisoner releases, finishing the conflict and securing a whole Israeli army withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.A Palestinian reliable, talking on situation of anonymity, advised Reuters that Egypt additionally put ahead a bridging proposal, however Hamas had but to reply. The reliable declined to offer main points of the plan, which he stated was once into account.Two Egyptian safety resources stated Egypt had instructed surroundings a timeline for the discharge of the remainder hostages along a time limit for a complete Israeli pullout from Gaza with U.S. promises.The resources stated the U.S. had signalled preliminary approval whilst Hamas’ and Israel’s responses had been anticipated afterward Friday.A primary segment of the truce ended at first of this month, however Israel and Hamas may just no longer agree on phrases for launching the second one segment. Hamas behind schedule additional hostage releases and Israeli army motion then resumed.After two months of relative calm, Gazans had been once more fleeing for his or her lives below Israel’s new, all-out air and floor marketing campaign, accompanied via every other halt to assist deliveries.Katz stated the longer Hamas refused to loose last hostages, the extra territory it will lose. Of the greater than 250 other folks at the start seized in Hamas’ October 2023 assault on Israel, 59 stay in Gaza, 24 of whom are regarded as alive.US BLAMES HAMAS FOR RESUMPTION OF ISRAELI ONSLAUGHTIsraeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed greater than 400 Palestinians, one of the crucial deadliest days of the 17-month-old conflict, and there was scant let-up since.On Friday, 13 other folks died. This incorporated 11 other folks, amongst them six youngsters, killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes within the Tuffah district of Gaza Town within the enclave’s north, native well being government stated.Two other folks had been killed via tank hearth in Abassan close to Khan Younis within the south, in step with Palestinian medics.Hours later, the Israeli army stated it had intercepted two projectiles from northern Gaza after signals had been activated within the Israeli town of Ashkelon.Hamas’ armed wing claimed the assault, pronouncing it was once responding to Israeli “massacres towards civilians” in Gaza.Israel’s army reported it additionally intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after caution sirens sounded in a couple of spaces of Israel.The Israeli army stated it had killed the pinnacle of Hamas army intelligence in southern Gaza on Thursday. There was once no quick remark from Hamas.America advised the U.N. Safety Council that Hamas was once responsible for the deaths since hostilities resumed.”Hamas bears complete accountability for the continued conflict in Gaza and for the resumption of hostilities. Each dying would had been have shyed away from had Hamas permitted the bridge proposal that america presented ultimate Wednesday,” appearing U.S. ambassador Dorothy Shea advised the council.The United International locations’ Palestinian reduction company UNRWA, one of the crucial greatest suppliers of meals support in Gaza, stated it simplest had sufficient flour to distribute for the following six days.”We will be able to stretch that via giving other folks much less, however we’re speaking days, no longer weeks,” UNRWA reliable Sam Rose advised journalists in Geneva via video hyperlink from Gaza.The humanitarian scenario in Gaza was once as soon as once more alarming, UNRWA stated.”Six of 25 bakeries that the International Meals Programme had been supporting needed to shut down,” Rose added.”That is the longest length because the get started of battle in October 2023 that no provides in any respect have entered Gaza. The development we made as an support gadget during the last six weeks of the ceasefire is being reversed.”Israel’s blockade has driven up costs of gas and crucial meals, forcing many to ration their foods.The conflict started after Hamas militants attacked Israeli communities close to the Gaza border on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 other folks, in step with Israeli tallies.Greater than 49,000 Palestinians had been killed within the resulting battle, in step with Gaza’s well being government, with a lot of the densely populated territory decreased to rubble.(Reporting via Jana Choukeir in Dubai and Nidal al Mughrabi in Cairo; further reporting via Ahmed Shalaby in Cairo, Olivia Le Poidevin in Geneva, and Michelle Nichols; modifying via Mark Heinrich, Kevin Liffey, Cynthia Osterman and Diane Craft)
