A woman and child walk down a commercial street, in Doral, Fla., April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
There was no immediate Israeli comment on the strikes. A separate statement said that the military had killed dozens of fighters while dismantling an “underground route” in northern Gaza.Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday night in Tel Aviv, some holding photos of Palestinian children killed in Gaza, with others demanding a deal to end the war and bring all hostages home.
“Let me be crystal clear. All of Israeli society, left, right, secular, religious, stands united in calling for a hostage deal. To miss this moment for a deal would be a betrayal of history, a stain that will never fade,” Dalia Kushnir-Horn, sister-in-law of hostage Eitan Horn, told the crowd.Gaza is in the third month of an Israeli blockade with no food, water, fuel or other goods entering the territory of more than 2 million people. Food security experts say Gaza will be in famine if the blockade isn’t lifted.Earlier this week, a new
that has U.S. backing to take over aid delivery said that it expects to begin operations by the end of the month, after what it described as key agreements with Israeli officials. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation identified several U.S. military veterans, former humanitarian coordinators and security contractors to lead the effort.A Palestinian man killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza Strip is brought to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Palestinian man killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza Strip is brought to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Many in the humanitarian community, including the U.N., said that they won’t participate, because the system doesn’t align with humanitarian principles and won’t be able to meet the needs of Palestinians in Gaza.Putin said that reconciliation with Ukraine was “inevitable.”
Russia and Ukraine, however, remain are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a ceasefire is possible “even from today” if Moscow is serious about ending the war.
Speaking Sunday at a joint news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel, Zelenskyy noted that Russia has ignored a U.S. proposal for a full ceasefire for 54 days and thanked the Czech Republic for backing Ukraine’s call for a 30-day ceasefire.“Putin is very eager to show off his tanks at the (Victory Day) parade,” Zelenskyy said, “but he should think about ending his war.”