As the Israeli army announced the expansion Friday evening, Palestinian media and an internet watchdog noted a complete "collapse of connectivity" in communications within Gaza.
After a Hamas delegation met Russian and Iranian officials in Moscow Thursday, Washington responded with a second round of sanctions against Hamas and IRGC entities.
As the Israeli army announced the expansion Friday evening, Palestinian media and an internet watchdog noted a complete "collapse of connectivity" in communications within Gaza.
Two Israeli hostages held by Hamas were released on Monday, Al-Monitor has learned. Qatar and Egypt have been engaged in mediation efforts with Hamas since Oct. 7.Rina Bassist, Adam Lucente, Ezgi Akin, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Jack Dutton, Beatrice Farhat, Jared Szuba, Ben Caspit and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza contributed to this blog.