Current:Home > MarketsLive updates | Temporary cease-fire expires; Israel-Hamas war resumes -FutureFinance
Live updates | Temporary cease-fire expires; Israel-Hamas war resumes
View
Date:2025-04-18 22:00:37
A temporary cease-fire deal that lasted seven days has expired without word from mediator Qatar on an extension. Israel’s military said Friday morning that it has resumed combat.
A total of 83 Israelis, including dual nationals, were freed during the truce, most of whom appear physically well but shaken. Another 24 hostages — 23 Thais and one Filipino — have also been released, including several men. Israel says around 125 men are still held hostage. The 240 Palestinians released so far under the cease-fire have mostly been teenagers accused of throwing stones and firebombs during confrontations with Israeli forces.
The deal ended after a week and multiple extensions, despite international pressure for the truce to be upheld as long as possible. Weeks of Israeli bombardment and a ground campaign have left more than three-quarters of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million uprooted, leading to a humanitarian crisis.
More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed — roughly two-thirds of them women and minors — according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. Some 1,200 Israelis have been killed, mostly during Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war.
Currently:
— Wartime Israel shows little tolerance for Palestinian dissent.
— Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians.
— A friendship forged over 7 weeks of captivity lives on as freed women are reunited.
— Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages freed by Hamas.
— Find more of AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war.
Here’s what’s happening in the war:
ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASE-FIRE EXPIRES, RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF RENEWED FIGHTING
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — A temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war expired Friday morning, without immediate word from mediator Qatar on an extension, raising the possibility of renewed fighting.
The truce expired at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) Friday. The halt in fighting began a week prior, on Nov. 24. It initially lasted four days, but was extended for several days with the help of Qatar and fellow mediator Egypt.
During the weeklong truce, Hamas and other militants in Gaza released more than 100 hostages, most of them Israelis, in return for 240 Palestinians freed from prisons in Israel.
veryGood! (54378)
Related
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- 'Oppenheimer' looks at the building of the bomb, and the lingering fallout
- The EV Battery Boom Is Here, With Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
- Russia says talks possible on prisoner swap for detained U.S. reporter
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Vanessa Hudgens' Amazon Prime Day 2023 Picks Will Elevate Your Self-Care Routine
- Surprise, you just signed a contract! How hidden contracts took over the internet
- Leaders and Activists at COP27 Say the Gender Gap in Climate Action is Being Bridged Too Slowly
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Shein steals artists' designs, a federal racketeering lawsuit says
Ranking
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Women are returning to the job market in droves, just when the U.S. needs them most
- Countries Want to Plant Trees to Offset Their Carbon Emissions, but There Isn’t Enough Land on Earth to Grow Them
- 'Wait Wait' for July 22, 2023: Live in Portland with Damian Lillard!
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- KitchenAid Mixer Flash Deal: Take $180 off During the Amazon Prime Day 2023 Sale
- California Just Banned Gas-Powered Cars. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
- Deep in the Democrats’ Climate Bill, Analysts See More Wins for Clean Energy Than Gifts for Fossil Fuel Business
Recommendation
FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
Why government websites and online services are so bad
'Wait Wait' for July 22, 2023: Live in Portland with Damian Lillard!
8 mistakes to avoid if you're going out in the heat
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Deep in the Democrats’ Climate Bill, Analysts See More Wins for Clean Energy Than Gifts for Fossil Fuel Business
Q&A: Robert Bullard Led a ‘Huge’ Delegation from Texas to COP27 Climate Talks in Egypt
Is Threads really a 'Twitter killer'? Here's what we know so far