Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposal

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 9:06 AM CDT, March 24, 2025

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed more than 60 Palestinians, including women and children, the Gaza Health Ministry said Monday, nearly a week after Israel broke its ceasefire with Hamas with a surprise bombardment.

Meanwhile, officials say Egypt has introduced a new proposal to try and get the Gaza ceasefire back on track.

Hamas would release five living hostages, including an American-Israeli, in return for Israel allowing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and a weekslong pause in the fighting, an Egyptian official said Monday. Israel would also release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

A Hamas official said the group had “responded positively” to the proposal, without elaborating. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media on the closed-door talks.



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[Bayard]

1. I think the genocide in Gaza has fallen off most people's radar now

But, I'm sure trump keeps a careful eye on Netanyahu's progress to clear the land.

[nowforever]

2. Yes

It was effective GOP tool to message that Biden is both antisemitic and a killer Palestinians. So now we have Trump designing a Gaza resort and applauding the ongoing slaughter.

[maxsolomon]

3. It hasn't fallen off mine.

Israel has no other ideas than violence and deprivation for forcing Hamas to release hostages, Hamas has no other ideas than holding on to their remaining bargaining chips.

50,000 dead out of 2,300,000 Gazans is 2% of the population in a year and a half. That's a really slow Genocide.

There is no resolution on the horizon.

[Mosby]

4. No one really knows the total casulties.

But fwiw the IDF claims to have eliminated 20,000+ Hamas fighters.