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Father of Edan Alexander hopeful son is alive • Turkey hosts high-level Hamas talks • Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US, including over arming Israel, Gaza concerns

A Ukrainian official said on Saturday that Russian forces were continuing to open fire on Ukrainian positions despite Putin's proclamation of an Easter ceasefire.

US strikes multiple Houthi targets • Hezbollah chief refuses to disarm • US and Iran hold direct nuclear talks

Gantz: 'Israel must remove prospect of Iranian nuclear capabilities' • Hamas: Consultations regarding response to Israeli proposal 'nearing completion'

The IDF said on Wednesday it has attacked 1,200 targets and killed 350 Hamas fighters since renewed hostilities on March 18-19.

Hamas kidnapped American-Israeli Edan Alexander on October 7, 2023 and has been held in Gaza since.

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto also called for Israel to acknowledge its mistakes and urged accountability.

"We have decided not to move these captives from those areas and to keep them under strict security measures - but their lives are in extreme danger."

Though the answer to the conundrum is far from clear, knowledge of Doha’s and Cairo’s modus operandi and ideological and political drive is essential to understanding the situation.

Israel said on March 29 it conveyed to the mediators a counter-proposal in full coordination with the US, after Hamas agreed to a proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators.