August 26, 2024

*) Hamas rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza talks Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that it is sticking to a July 2nd Gaza ceasefire proposal and rejects new Israeli conditions for a ceasefire. Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official, told media that the talk of an imminent deal is false. The resistance group said that Hamas' negotiating team left Cairo after reviewing the results of the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel. *) Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza City, Khan Younis Meanwhile in Gaza,Israel has killed several Palestinians and wounded others after it bombed two homes in Gaza City and Khan Younis. Eyewitnesses reported that warplanes targeted homes in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis city. The victims were transported by medical and civil defence teams to the Gaza European Hospital *) Israeli families of hostages accuse Netanyahu of 'thwarting' swap deal The families of Israeli hostages in Gaza have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “systematically thwarting” the swap deal with the Palestinian factions. The families held a press conference in front of the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israeli media reported. They said that since early July, a deal has been ready for signing, but Netanyahu's new conditions, particularly the Philadelphi Route, are blocking it. *) Belarus 'concentrating' troops on border: Ukraine Ukraine has accused its Moscow-allied neighbour Belarus of "concentrating" troops on the countries' shared border and warned Minsk against "unfriendly actions". The statement came as Kiev mounts an incursion into Russia's Kursk region and as Russia continues its advance into eastern Ukraine. Belarus had allowed Russian troops to use its territory as a launchpad for their attacks in Ukraine. And finally…. *) France extends detention of Telegram founder Durov French judicial authorities have extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram, Pavel Durov. He was arrested at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular messaging app. According to a source the detention of Durov was extended beyond Sunday night by the investigating team who is handling the case.