Over 1,600 academics in North America have signed an open letter condemning Israel’s destruction of the education system in Gaza over the past six months, with most major universities in Gaza now destroyed or damaged due to Israel’s genocidal assault. Watch in for more details!

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he was hopeful Hamas would accept an "extraordinarily generous" offer to halt Israel's Gaza offensive in return for the release of hostages. Watch in for more details!

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Israel reopened the sole crossing on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip for the first time since it was destroyed by Hamas on October 7, allowing aid trucks to pass through the Erez checkpoint following US demands to do more to get aid into the Strip. Watch in for more details!

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Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send troops into its far southern city of Rafah. Watch in for more details!

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Israel’s foreign minister said on Saturday that a planned incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be suspended should a deal emerge to secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Watch in for more details!

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Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel. Watch in for more details!

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The Israeli military said on Wednesday Israeli fighter jets and artillery had hit 40 targets linked to Hezbollah fighters around Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon. It said the targets included storage facilities and weapons and other infrastructure. Watch in for more details!

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Israel's war on Gaza entered its 200th day with fears mounting of an Israeli ground assault in the overcrowded south of Gaza. Israeli strikes has intensified across Gaza with some really heavy shelling in weeks. The army has ordered fresh evacuations in the North of the strip warning civilians that they are in a dangerous combat zone. Watch to know more!

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The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli invasion in the overcrowded south of the besieged Gaza Strip amid calls for hostages to be freed. Watch in for more details!

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<p>Hamas on Wednesday (Apr 10) rejected a US proposal for a Gaza truce deal and hostage release, saying it would release its own plan instead, the Washington Post reported.</p>

<p>The report said that Hamas is insisting on adding a reference to the permanent end to the war in the said proposal. Hamas will now formulate its own proposal by the end of this week.</p>

<p>The earlier offer was a multi-staged deal that would see Israel release prisoners for some hostages, withdraw some troops from Gaza and also allow access to displaced Palestinians in northern parts of the strip.</p>

<h2><strong>Earlier media reports</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier, Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Wednesday that Hamas could agree to a ceasefire deal, which could see the militant organisation release some hostages without the commitment of a permanent end to the war.</p>

<p>The newspaper, quoting “sources involved in the ongoing negotiations,” said that Hamas has told Qatar and Egypt that it is not interested in any further discussion unless its conditions are met, claiming this is the same stance it presented in the last round of talks.</p>

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<p>The report also added that Hamas was willing to release all captives over three 42-day stages.</p>

<h2><strong>Whereabouts of Israeli hostages</strong></h2>

<p>Meanwhile, Hamas has indicated that the whereabouts of at least 40 Israeli hostages are not known, as per Israeli officials. This could mean that more hostages might have died in Hamas’ captivity than earlier known.</p>

<p>According to a CNN report, Hamas has told international mediators – which include Qatar and Egypt — it does not have 40 living hostages who match those criteria for release.</p>

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<p>It must be noted that the majority of the above 100 hostages still in Hamas’s captivity are believed to be male IDF soldiers and men of military age.</p>

<h2><strong>Israel willing to let Gazans return to north</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier in ceasefire talks, Israel reportedly agreed to let at least 150,000 Palestinians return to northern Gaza. However, Israeli officials complained that Hamas was not willing to strike a peace deal.</p>

<p>More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed since the Israeli offensive began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, with most of the 2.3 million population displaced and much of the enclave laid to waste.</p>

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Hamas on Wednesday (Apr 10) rejected a US proposal for a Gaza truce deal and hostage release, saying it would release its own plan instead, the Washington Post reported.

Hamas on Wednesday (Apr 10) rejected a US proposal for a Gaza truce deal and hostage release, saying it would release its own plan instead, the Washington Post reported. The report said that Hamas is insisting on adding a reference to the permanent end to the war in the said proposal. Hamas will now formulate its own proposal by the end of this week. The earlier offer was a multi-staged deal that would see Israel release prisoners for some hostages, withdraw some troops from Gaza and also allow access to displaced Palestinians in northern parts of the strip. Earlier media reports Earlier, Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Wednesday that Hamas could agree to a ceasefire deal, which could see the militant organisation release some hostages without the commitment of a permanent end to the war. The newspaper, quoting “sources involved in the ongoing negotiations,” said that Hamas has told Qatar and Egypt that it is not interested in any further discussion unless its conditions are met, claiming this is the same stance it presented in the last round of talks. Also read: Netanyahu says no force in the world can stop Israel`s military operations in Rafah The report also added that Hamas was willing to release all captives over three 42-day stages. Whereabouts of Israeli hostages Meanwhile, Hamas has indicated that the whereabouts of at least 40 Israeli hostages are not known, as per Israeli officials. This could mean that more hostages might have died in Hamas’ captivity than earlier known. According to a CNN report, Hamas has told international mediators – which include Qatar and Egypt — it does not have 40 living hostages who match those criteria for release. Watch: Israel-Hamas war | Israeli Govt: IDF doesn't use AI in it's targeting systems × It must be noted that the majority of the above 100 hostages still in Hamas’s captivity are believed to be male IDF soldiers and men of military age. Israel willing to let Gazans return to north Earlier in ceasefire talks, Israel reportedly agreed to let at least 150,000 Palestinians return to northern Gaza. However, Israeli officials complained that Hamas was not willing to strike a peace deal. More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed since the Israeli offensive began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, with most of the 2.3 million population displaced and much of the enclave laid to waste. (With inputs from agencies)

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