(13 Aug 2025)
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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip – 13 August 2025
1. Various of smoke rising following an Israeli strike
2. Various of cloud of smoke seen from distance
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A big cloud of smoke rose over the city of Deir al-Balah following an Israeli strike in central Gaza on Wednesday.
Israel’s army operation continues across the Palestinian enclave, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to widen its military offensive against Hamas to the areas that it does not yet control, and where most of the territory’s 2 million residents have sought refuge.
Those plans have sparked international condemnation and criticism within Israel.
Netanyahu on Tuesday hinted that ceasefire efforts in Gaza are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages all at once, rather than in phases.
Arab officials told The Associated Press last week that mediators Egypt and Qatar were preparing a new framework for a deal that would include the release of all remaining hostages in one go in return for a lasting ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
The long-running indirect talks appeared to break down last month.
But a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks on Tuesday, Egypt’s state-run Qahera news channel reported, a sign that efforts have not been abandoned after 22 months of war.
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