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| Hamas says new Gaza talks have begun, hours after Israel launched major offensive | Hamas says new Gaza talks have begun, hours after Israel launched major offensive |
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| A man carries a child to the hospital following Israel's fresh offensive in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip | |
| Hamas says its negotiators have opened a new round of talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza, hours after Israel launched a major offensive. | Hamas says its negotiators have opened a new round of talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza, hours after Israel launched a major offensive. |
| Taher al-Nounou, an adviser to the head of Hamas, told the BBC a new round of negotiations had officially begun in Doha on Saturday. There were no preconditions from either side, and all issues were on the table for discussion. | Taher al-Nounou, an adviser to the head of Hamas, told the BBC a new round of negotiations had officially begun in Doha on Saturday. There were no preconditions from either side, and all issues were on the table for discussion. |
| Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, said Hamas negotiators were returning to indirect talks in Qatar to seek a deal on the hostages. | Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, said Hamas negotiators were returning to indirect talks in Qatar to seek a deal on the hostages. |
| Katz called the move a "departure from the recalcitrant position they had taken up until that moment". | Katz called the move a "departure from the recalcitrant position they had taken up until that moment". |
| It came after Israel's military said on its Hebrew X account that troops had been mobilised for "Operation Gideon's Chariots" to seize "strategic areas" of Gaza and free hostages. | It came after Israel's military said on its Hebrew X account that troops had been mobilised for "Operation Gideon's Chariots" to seize "strategic areas" of Gaza and free hostages. |
| In similar posts on its English-language X account, it said it would not stop operating "until Hamas is no longer a threat and all our hostages are home", and that it had "struck over 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" in 24 hours. | In similar posts on its English-language X account, it said it would not stop operating "until Hamas is no longer a threat and all our hostages are home", and that it had "struck over 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" in 24 hours. |
| The Times of Israel said that "Gideon's Chariots" - a reference to a biblical warrior - would see the IDF take and control territory, move civilians to the south of the Strip, attack Hamas, and prevent it from taking control of aid supplies. | The Times of Israel said that "Gideon's Chariots" - a reference to a biblical warrior - would see the IDF take and control territory, move civilians to the south of the Strip, attack Hamas, and prevent it from taking control of aid supplies. |
| Thousands of Israeli troops, including soldiers and reservists, are expected to enter Gaza as the operation ramps up in the coming days. | Thousands of Israeli troops, including soldiers and reservists, are expected to enter Gaza as the operation ramps up in the coming days. |
| Israel imposed an aid blockade on the Strip in March after the breakdown of a two-month ceasefire. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that "a lot of people were starving" in Gaza. | Israel imposed an aid blockade on the Strip in March after the breakdown of a two-month ceasefire. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that "a lot of people were starving" in Gaza. |
| Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu's plan risks dividing Israel, killing Palestinians and horrifying world | Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu's plan risks dividing Israel, killing Palestinians and horrifying world |
| 'My children go to sleep hungry,' Gazans tell the BBC | 'My children go to sleep hungry,' Gazans tell the BBC |
| Rescuers from the Hamas-run civil defence, Gaza's main emergency service, said Israeli attacks have killed over 300 people since Thursday. | |
| Reuters news agency reported at least 146 Palestinians had been killed over the past 24 hours and many more injured, citing local health authorities. | |
| Residents in many parts of northern and central Gaza have been told to leave their homes or places of shelter - an order aid workers say is almost impossible because many have already been repeatedly made homeless during the war. | Residents in many parts of northern and central Gaza have been told to leave their homes or places of shelter - an order aid workers say is almost impossible because many have already been repeatedly made homeless during the war. |
| Smoke rises after an Israeli attack on Tel al Zaatar, Gaza City on 15 May, 2025 | |
| Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month said that Israel was preparing an "intense entry into Gaza" to capture and hold territory. | Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month said that Israel was preparing an "intense entry into Gaza" to capture and hold territory. |
| His government said it would not commence until Trump had completed a tour of the Middle East. The US president left the region on Friday. | His government said it would not commence until Trump had completed a tour of the Middle East. The US president left the region on Friday. |
| UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was "alarmed" by Israel's latest offensive in Gaza. | |
| "I reject the repeated displacement of the population – along with any question of forced displacement outside of Gaza," he said on X. | |
| UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk echoed the condemnation, adding that Israel's operation is "tantamount to ethnic cleansing." | |
| Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani both called for a permanent ceasefire to stop the killing in Gaza on Saturday. | |
| Israeli tanks have been pictured near the Gaza border in Israel. | Israeli tanks have been pictured near the Gaza border in Israel. |
| Victoria Rose, a British reconstructive surgeon working at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that her team were "exhausted" and staff had lost a "considerable amount of weight". | |
| "The children are really thin," she said. "We've got a lot of youngsters whose teeth have fallen out. | "The children are really thin," she said. "We've got a lot of youngsters whose teeth have fallen out. |
| "A lot of them have quite significant burn injuries and with this level of malnutrition they're so much more prone to infection and they've got so much less capacity to heal." | "A lot of them have quite significant burn injuries and with this level of malnutrition they're so much more prone to infection and they've got so much less capacity to heal." |
| A UN-backed assessment published on Monday found Gaza's population to be at "critical risk" of famine. | A UN-backed assessment published on Monday found Gaza's population to be at "critical risk" of famine. |
| The Israeli government has repeatedly rejected claims there is a food shortage in Gaza. | The Israeli government has repeatedly rejected claims there is a food shortage in Gaza. |
| Israel launched a military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the group's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. Hamas still holds 58 hostages. | Israel launched a military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the group's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. Hamas still holds 58 hostages. |
| At least 53,000 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. | At least 53,000 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. |
| Watch: Ros Atkins on...how world leaders are responding to Israel's blockade of Gaza | Watch: Ros Atkins on...how world leaders are responding to Israel's blockade of Gaza |