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Hamas on March 22 confirmed it has accepted a second-phase ceasefire roadmap for the Gaza Strip, urging international pressure to ensure serious implementation. The plan focuses on stabilizing humanitarian conditions, expanding aid access, and moving toward a lasting truce, with unresolved issues like prisoner exchanges still looming.
Hundreds of demonstrators in Germany and South Korea marched over the weekend against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, urging a ceasefire and civilian protection. In Berlin, 500 rallied near the Brandenburg Gate, while in Seoul, crowds waved Palestinian flags and condemned airstrikes.
In Gaza, a simple lighter has become one of the most scarce and valuable items, with new ones costing up to $33 amid the Israeli blockade. Families share lighters, repair old ones, or go without fire for cooking and warmth. The shortage has even spawned a new trade of lighter repairmen.
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya is set to meet Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo on Sunday, ahead of a U.S. envoy Jared Kushner's visit to the region. The talks come as Israel continues its strikes in Gaza and Netanyahu rejects a proposed peace plan.
A senior police official in Gaza City was killed in an Israeli drone strike, as deadly attacks resume following the breakdown of a tenuous ceasefire. The Israeli military claimed the target was a Hamas commander, a charge denied by Gaza authorities.
Human rights groups report that Israel is conducting a large-scale operation to crush, mix, and haul millions of tons of rubble out of the Gaza Strip, raising concerns about the destruction of war crimes evidence and reshaping territorial boundaries. The operation, involving heavy machinery and daily truck convoys, may also serve to prevent Palestinians from returning and to erase forensic evidence of atrocities.
An Israeli airstrike on a tuk-tuk in Beit Lahiya killed one person and wounded five, marking the first bombing after a week-long lull. The victim was a municipal maintenance worker returning from repairing a water well. Israeli forces said the strike targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks.
The war in Gaza has devastated the lives of autistic children, destroying their therapeutic environments and cutting off essential medications. Many now suffer severe behavioral crises, with specialists warning of long-term damage to their development.
Tens of thousands of Gaza women widowed by the war are struggling to raise their children alone amid displacement, deprivation, and insecurity. With over 50,000 widows registered, they face daily survival challenges and need urgent financial and psychological support.
