A Gaza ‘Cease-Fire’ or a ‘Pause’? Even World Leaders Are Confused.
Experts say neither term is defined under international law.
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Experts say neither term is defined under international law.
Palestinians walked, drove and rode on donkey carts as they fled Gaza City and other parts of the northern Gaza Strip for the south.
Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would be at risk of another major attack if it did not remain engaged in the Palestinian enclave.
Hundreds of thousands of people are still in the region, despite Israel’s bombing, ground invasion and evacuation directive. Many say the trip to the south is too dangerous.
Hundreds of thousands of people are still in the region, despite Israel’s bombing, ground invasion and evacuation directive. Many say the trip to the south is too dangerous.
Ron Dermer sits in Israel’s five-member war cabinet and is a crucial liaison to the Biden administration, including U.S. officials he clashed with when he was ambassador to Washington.
Israel’s military surrounded Gaza City as the enclave plunged into another communications blackout, sowing panic among relatives fearful of the fate of loved ones who remain there.
The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, said Monday that 89 employees of UNRWA, its agency aiding Palestinian refugees, had been killed since the war began.
They have grown more vocal about urging measures to mitigate civilian casualties in Gaza, but supporters of a cease-fire are few and far between.