Hamas decided not to respond or engage with Israel's counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official told Reuters on Wednesday, affirming it is committed to the mediators' plan instead. Israel said on March 29 it conveyed to the mediators a counter-proposal in full coordination with the U.

One month since Israel closed all crossings to Gaza for goods, all UN-supported bakeries have closed, markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and hospitals are rationing painkillers and antibiotics.

Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off.

An anti-Hamas protest in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025. Contributor Demonstrations against Hamas erupted on March 25 in the northern Gaza Strip and spread since then to other parts of the territory.

Palestinians hold signs at a protest against the war and Hamas in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in a rare show of public anger against the militant group that rules the territory. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones.

At least 19 people are reported killed in Jabalia as Israel's defence minister says it is expanding ground operations.

Israel’s defense minister says the country's military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory.