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Netanyahu Orders Intensified Strikes as Hostage Talks Collapse

Israel escalates its Gaza offensive, rejecting a ceasefire while Hamas refuses disarmament and hostage deal terms.

Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack.
Signs and a photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, stand outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel/File Photo
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Overview

  • Israeli airstrikes have killed over 90 Palestinians in the past 48 hours, including women and children in designated humanitarian zones.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to increase pressure on Hamas, reaffirming the goal to destroy the group and free all hostages.
  • Hamas has rejected Israel's proposal for a temporary truce, demanding a permanent end to the war and a full military withdrawal from Gaza.
  • The humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, with severe malnutrition reported and 90% of the population displaced under a six-week blockade.
  • The fate of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander remains uncertain after the death of his guard in an Israeli airstrike, according to Hamas.