Israel strikes Hamas launch system in response to incendiary balloon attack - army - TASS

A jet fighter of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck military compounds and a missile launch system of Hamas in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Friday in retaliation to the launch of balloons with flammable materials and explosives attached to them which were meant to cause fires, the IDF press service reported.

Israel to allow transfer of Qatari funds to Gaza via UN - AA

Israel has found a new mechanism for transferring Qatari funds to the Gaza Strip, Israel’s Channel 12 reported Thursday.

European Envoys Summoned over No Votes to UN Resolution on Israeli Abuses - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Palestine summoned four European ambassadors over their countries' "no" votes to a resolution at the United Nations to probe Israeli abuses, including during the recent aggression on Gaza.

Palestinian groups slam UNRWA director’s comments on Gaza attacks | Al Jazeera

  Palestinian civil society organisations have condemned comments made by a senior figure at the UNRWA about the 11-day Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as “misleading and dangerous”.

Owner of Gaza media building lodges complaint with ICC - RTE

The owner of a Gaza building housing international media that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike is lodging a complaint with the International Criminal Court, his lawyer said.

Biden: US will aid Palestinians in Gaza after bombings | Al Jazeera

United States President Joe Biden said he told Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Palestinians in Jerusalem must be respected and humanitarian aid must be delivered to Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

5 bodies found, about 10 survivors rescued in Gaza tunnel: officials | THE DAILY STAR

Emergency workers on Friday recovered five bodies and rescued around 10 survivors from the rubble of what appeared to be a tunnel in Gaza hit by Israeli bombardment, medics and witnesses said.

Terrorist supply route or humanitarian lifeline? Israel is targeting tunnels under Gaza | DW News

 

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 Israel says one objective in its Gaza airstrikes has been to destroy an underground tunnel network used by Hamas militants. 

Gaza, ONU inerte. Iniziativa francese per un cessate il fuoco

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Operation against radicals in Gaza to continue for several days, Netanyahu says - TASS

Israel’s operation against Palestinian radicals from the Gaza Strip will continue for at least several more days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

208 dead, at least 1,500 injured in week of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities: UN - China.org.cn

UN humanitarians said Monday that 208 people were killed and at least 1,500 injured in a week of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities.

Bundesregierung zur Zerstörung zahlreicher Medienbüros: "Israel hat Recht auf Selbstverteidigung"

 

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 Die israelische Armee (IDF) hat gezielt vier Wohn- und Bürokomplexe zerstört, in denen ein Großteil der in Gaza arbeitenden internationalen Medien untergebracht war. 

Any ceasefire in Gaza will be on Palestinians’ conditions, says Hamas spokesman - TASS

Mediatory efforts towards a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have been failing so far as any ceasefire will only be possible on conditions of the Palestinian resistance rather than of Israel, deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau abroad Moussa Abu Marzouk said on Sunday.

IDF strikes Hamas intelligence compound in Gaza - The Jerusalem post

The IDF struck a Hamas intelligence compound in Gaza, according to military a statement.

Israeli airstrike flattens Gaza media tower as violence spirals | DW Special Report

 

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Egyptian delegation leaves Tel Aviv following failed ceasefire talks - source - TASS

A delegation of Egyptian mediators that established contacts with Palestinians and Israelis with the aim of reaching a ceasefire has left Tel Aviv, having failed to convince the Israeli leadership to establish a ceasefire, an informed source in Cairo informed TASS on Friday.

Israeli army denies launching ground operation in Gaza - AA

The Israeli army avoided early Friday repeating its previous statement on the launch of a ground operation in Gaza, instead saying attacks were continuing.

US objects to U.N. meeting on Israel, Gaza on Friday -diplomats | THE DAILY STAR

The United States has objected to a request by China, Norway and Tunisia for a public, virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss the worsening violence between Israel and Palestinian militants, diplomats said.

Israeli ground offensive in Gaza 'on table' as rocket barrages continue - The Jerusalem Post

As the Israeli military intensifies its strike on Hamas, plans for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip will be presented to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi for approval later on Thursday.

UN Security Council may meet on Palestinian-Israeli confrontation on May 14 - source - TASS

Tunisia, Norway, and China have submitted a request to hold an open meeting of the UN Security Council in the near future to discuss the escalation of tensions in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a source in the Security Council told TASS on Wednesday.