Hamas announced Monday, 18 August, that it has accepted a new ceasefire proposal from Arab mediators, even as Israel signaled no shift in its position. The development comes as Gaza’s health ministry reported that the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has climbed above 62,000.

Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Families of hostages held in Gaza are stepping up their campaign to secure their release by holding a strike across Israel.

Fearing an imminent Israeli ground offensive, thousands of Palestinians have left their homes in eastern parts of Gaza City, now under constant bombardment, for points to the west and south in the shattered territory.

Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev The Egyptian Foreign Minister said that any mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza was a "red line" in a Monday interview with CNN.

Amid reports Hamas has given a positive response to the latest ceasefire proposal, Minister Israel Katz says the threat of an IDF operation in Gaza City allowed diplomacy to resume.