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Hamas says Israel 'continues to renege' on Gaza truce deal

Hamas accused Israel on Monday of reneging on a ceasefire deal that halted the war on Gaza, as Israeli negotiators were due in Qatar to discuss a potential extension.

"The (Israeli) occupation continues to renege on the agreement and refuses to commence the second phase, exposing its intentions of evasion and stalling," Hamas said in a statement, after the initial phase of the truce had expired with no agreement on subsequent stages that could secure a permanent end to the war.

Over 15,000 arrested in occupied West Bank since 7 Oct 2023

Since 7 October, 15,640 Palestinians have been arrested in the occupied West Bank - the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society revealed.

The Israeli army arrested 762 people in February alone, where most of the arrests took place in Jenin.

Israel freeze threatens 'food shortage' for Gaza: Germany

The German government said Monday that Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries and cut off the electricity supply to Gaza could prompt a fresh humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.

Referring to the decision to stop aid, foreign ministry spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer said Gaza was "again threatened with a food shortage" and that cutting off of electricity was "unacceptable and not compatible with (Israel's) obligations under international law".

Orgs in Wales calls on Wales Pension Partnership to divest

A coalition of Welsh organisations are calling on the Wales Pension Partnership to divest from companies tied to Israel over "violations of international law and human rights abuses against Palestinians".

Research from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign revealed that £1.1 billion of Welsh local government pension funds are invested in companies associated with illegal settlements, apartheid infrastructure, financing and arms manufacturing.

PSC and activists will be lobbying the WPP meeting on Wednesday, calling for divestment.

48.467 killed in Gaza since October 2023

Over 48,467 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October 2023, while over 111,913 others have been injured. The toll does not include the almost 14,000 believed to be under the rubble, that the Gaza Health Ministry deemed dead - making the toll to over 61,000.

Medical sources reported that nine bodies arrived at hospitals across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including five bodies that were recovered, four killed Palestinians and 16 civilians injured - Wafa reports.

Albanese warns of genocide in Gaza as Israel cuts supply

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories, said Israel's cutting off Gaza's electricity supply is a warning of genocide.

"GENOCIDE ALERT! Israel cutting off electricity supplies to Gaza means, among others, no functioning desalination stations, ergo: no clean water," Albanese wrote on X.

The rapporteur also highlighted the lack of sanctions and arms embargo against Israel which is "AIDING AND ASSISTING Israel in the commission of one of the most preventable genocides of our history".

Hamas: Israel cut to electricity 'unacceptable blackmail'

Hamas accused Israel of "cheap and unacceptable blackmail" over its decision on Sunday to halt the electricity supply to war-ravaged Gaza to pressure the Palestinian militants into releasing hostages.

"We strongly condemn the occupation's decision to cut off electricity to Gaza, after depriving it of food, medicine, and water," Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas's political bureau said in a statement, adding it was "a desperate attempt to pressure our people and their resistance through cheap and unacceptable blackmail tactics."

Hamas says it awaits outcomes of mediators' talks on truce

Hamas said on Monday that it is showing flexibility in talks with mediators and is awaiting the outcome of efforts from Egypt, Qatar, and the United States in negotiations with Israel.

Israeli negotiators head to Qatar for Gaza truce talks

Israel is due to send a delegation to Doha on Monday for a fresh round of talks on extending a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.

The first phase of the truce ended on 1 March with no agreement on subsequent stages that could secure a permanent end to the war, but both sides have since refrained from resuming full-scale fighting.

There are still significant differences over the terms of a potential second phase of the truce.