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A Palestinian man carries belongings in Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip on May 4, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Talks to reach a Gaza truce resumed Sunday, a Hamas source said, but public disagreement between the Islamist movement and Israel intensified over demands to end their seven-month war.The Hamas delegation had begun meeting with Qatari and Egyptian mediators, the source said.
Gaza’s bloodiest-ever war began following Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. The Palestinian civilian toll has strained ties between Israel and its main military supplier and ally the United States.
Netanyahu, on trial for corruption charges he denies, leads a coalition which includes religious and ultra-nationalist parties. Hamas chief Haniyeh said Netanyahu wanted to “invent constant justifications for the continuation of aggression, expanding the circle of conflict, and sabotaging efforts made through various mediators and parties”.
Continuous appeals from aid groups, the United Nations and world leaders for greater access have, according to the UN, led to some improvements.
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