Israel Intensifies Gaza Assault as Hamas Offers New Ceasefire Proposal

Israel has escalated its assault on Gaza, while Hamas has reportedly submitted a new ceasefire plan to mediators. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned that Gaza’s civilians are trapped in a “cycle of deadly violence and deprivation,” calling for the immediate lifting of Israel’s siege, which has blocked humanitarian and commercial aid since March 2. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed they fired a hypersonic missile at Israel’s Nevatim Air Base, although Israel reported intercepting a missile from Yemen earlier. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces tightened restrictions in the Jordan Valley and Qalqilya, increasing fears of wider escalation. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported a surge in child burn victims in Gaza amid medicine shortages, with many children enduring unbearable pain due to the lack of adequate medical supplies. The humanitarian crisis deepens as nearly 2 million Palestinians remain displaced, and concerns grow over call