Palestinians in Gaza could be out of clean drinking water in a matter of days after Israel cut off its electricity supply to the territory, which drastically slashed operations at a water desalination plant. CBC | World News
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Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and Israel dismiss $53B plan endorsed by Arab states to rebuild Gaza, prevent mass displacement
The United States and Israel have both rejected an alternative plan to rebuild Gaza after it was adopted by Arab states at a summit on Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel blocks aid into Gaza as ceasefire standoff escalates
Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire extension after phase one period expires
Israel has reportedly said it will adopt a US proposal to extend the first phase of its ceasefire with Hamas for the Ramadan and Passover period Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hamas reports ‘no progress’ on 2nd ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel
The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel sends negotiators to Cairo to extend 1st phase of Gaza ceasefire
Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza’s future. CBC | World News
Read More »Hamas returns bodies of 4 hostages to Israel
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, the last such exchange agreed to as part of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel ‘terror attack’: Police investigate ‘explosions of several buses’ in Tel Aviv
Police in Israel raced to the scene of a series explosions involving multiple buses. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel mobilizes reservists ahead of Saturday deadline for Hamas to release hostages
Israel’s military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages and a nearly month-old ceasefire breaks down. CBC | World News
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