Battles Rage as Chances of Gaza Peace Talks Improve

Published on July 5, 2024

Israel and Hamas are inching closer to resuming Washington-led peace negotiations as fighting intensifies both in Gaza and on the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on July 5 reported it was making military progress against Hamas—the terrorist group controlling Gaza—both in Gaza City near the Gaza Strip’s north end and in Rafah in the south. The previous day, the White House had announced a breakthrough on talks that had been stalled for weeks. The IDF said it had eliminated about 100 terrorists in the Shejaiya sector of Gaza City, dismantled more than 100 Hamas infrastructure sites, and located large amounts of weapons....

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