Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad hostages were recently featured in a video pleading for their release, while NetBlocks reported a blackout of internet and cellphone service in parts of the southern Gaza Strip. This follows a video released by Hamas yesterday of three elderly male Israeli hostages, as the hostage situation between the two groups continues to be a complex issue.
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The U.S. has determined that a deadly blast at al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City was most likely caused by a misfired rocket from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Egypt has allowed limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, but it is unclear if it will be enough to prevent further casualties. Joe Biden is visiting Israel in hopes of preventing a wider conflict in the Middle East.
At least 200 people were killed in an explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, with the US assessing that it was likely caused by a misfired rocket from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The incident has been met with shock and sorrow from around the world, with the UN calling for an independent investigation and the US urging both sides to de-escalate the conflict.
After five days of intense fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire has been agreed to by both sides, starting at 10 p.m. local time on Saturday. The conflict has resulted in the deaths of 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel, and hundreds of thousands of Israelis and more than two million people in Gaza had been largely confined to bomb shelters. Despite a last-minute burst of rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes, the cease-fire brings a sense of relief to the region, though it remains to be seen how long it will last.