The temporary truce that collapsed early Friday followed seven weeks of fighting in Gaza sparked by simultaneous attacks on southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.
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A protester is in critical condition after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured.
The twice-extended cease-fire held long enough for Israel to secure release of more than 100 hostages seized by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack. In exchange, Israel freed hundreds of jailed Palestinians.
Israel's military said it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired Friday, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire.
The secretary of state said the U.S. is committed to seeing the release of all hostages held by Hamas. And gunmen killed three Israelis in an attack on the outskirts of West Jerusalem early Thursday.
U.S. and Israeli officials are in Qatar working on a new cease-fire extension. At least 30 Palestinians in Israeli jails and 10 hostages held in Gaza by Hamas are likely to be freed on Wednesday.
Under an extension of a temporary cease-fire, Hamas freed 12 more hostages on Tuesday, including 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals, Israel's military said. About 160 hostages remain in captivity.
Israel says it has already received a list of Israeli hostages Hamas proposes to release in exchange for Israel freeing more Palestinian prisoners. But possible signs of a fraying truce are emerging.
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Hamas released 11 Israelis and a bus with Palestinian prisoners arrived in the West Bank after the two sides announced a continuation of their temporary cease-fire to facilitate more exchanges.
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Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy.
The announcement from the Islamist militant group came after a third hostages-for-prisoners swap with Israel in which 17 captives and 39 Palestinian prisoners were released.
The Islamist militia group yesterday put the hostages-for-prisoners swap on hold for several hours, alleging that Israel had violated the terms of a four-day truce.
